formymom

For My Mom

She was forty-five when I was born
and to me .. she was the world
She showered my childhood with song and laughter
She gave me the love of reading, which opened up whole
new worlds to explore and treasure
She taught me to dance..
to feel the rhythm of life...
to let the music take you away.
She taught me to take pen in hand..and to put words to paper when i couldnt find them in my mouth.
She taught me to embrace every moment of life..
because you never know if there will be a tomorrow.
She showed me the beauty in the world around me
and to me.. her face was the most beautiful face
I had ever seen
She was sixty-three when my child was born
She taught me about motherhood
She told me to be strong for my daughters
as she'd always been for me
She told me to find humor in every situation
for laughter keeps us young
She taught me that it was all right to cry
for in tears we find healing and forgiveness
She taught me that being a mother didnt mean
I had to lose the me inside
that it was good to give as much as I could to my children
and yet keep a part of myself for me.
and at sixty-three her face was the most beautiful
I had ever seen.
She was eighty-three the year she left me
and even in her deathbed she was teaching
She taught me to pray...
to give myself to God's care and forget about the burden.
She taught me about grief..
the day I said goodbye to her
She taught me that even after grief there is life
that we go on and perservere
and that everyday is a gift from God
that should be embraced and treasured.
And in death.. I saw the smile of an angel
A face lined by age...
shadowed by love...
and touched by God
and it was the most beautiful face I had ever seen.