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For Mom


I was your first born.

The nurse announcing, with a smile, that you had given birth to the Gerber baby.

A 7 pound cuddly girl full of spunk and sugar and spice.

How unprepared you were for colic and sleepless nights.  Nighttime being (and still is) your little angels time to shine.

Each afternoon we traveled over the rainbow to faraway places as you read to me.  Your love of books, passed down from your mother, now imparted to me.

Late afternoon found us walking hand in hand to the corner store for treats of Brach's stars and chocolate covered peanuts.  Your homemade cookies, fudge and caramel corn could bring a smile to my worst day.

As dolls and jump ropes gathered dust our bond softened as I grew wings and learned to fly.

Adult years found two strong individual women admiring and drawing strength from each other.  As equals you were my rock and I was yours.  The parent/child role less rigid and defined as, at times, I played your role and you played mine.

I emerged from your body and am still evolving into my own uniqueness.  I recognize (with smiles) the parts of me that were nurtured and guided by your love and wisdom as they bring your sweet spirit to mind.

As private spirits there is much we have yet to share and most likely never will.  With words unspoken our hearts speak of the loneliness and emptiness we keep hidden from the world.

Your goodness, strength, patience, faith and prayers are the gifts you give to me daily.

That I could give to you any more than my heartfelt love and devotion seems highly inconceivable.

I'm thankful and blessed for each day that God allows us to share this earth.

Your loved me before I was
And I will love you after you were.

I Love You Mom
Happy Mother's Day

Written By: ColoradoDreamin 05/10/08
Posted by ColoradoDreamin on 2008-05-10 21:11:15 | Rating: n/a | Views: 78


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Posted by
trevorjohn
on 2008-05-11 00:24:45
 
You really wrote that? WOW is all I can say!
 
 

Posted by
Hollis
on 2008-05-11 16:56:38
 
oh how wonderful. I hope your mom just loved it...You are such a wise woman that any mother would be proud to have...Thank you for all your thoughtful comments and now I see a little more of you coming out...
 
 

Posted by
ColoradoDreamin
on 2008-05-11 19:01:04
 
Yes, TrevorJohn I really wrote it. While hosting a new construction open house the idea came to me and I scribbled the words down on a legal pad. Thanks for stopping by for a visit.
 
 

Posted by
circe
on 2008-05-11 23:12:21
 
Beautiful, what a sweet tribute to Mom
 
 

Posted by
EndlessThreadsbyAnnie
on 2008-05-12 14:54:15
 
A beautiful tribute to your mother, you are blessed...

Annie O.
 
 

Posted by
roe
on 2008-05-12 20:17:56
 
Oh brachs stars and fudge, this is truly a sweet poem! It really moved me.
I was going to ask you why you cant share some things, since your mom is still alive, but then, I thought of my relationship with my mom, and I think I understand.
 
 

Posted by
HungryHeart
on 2008-05-13 00:39:53
 
Thank you for sharing these parts of yourself that you keep so guarded. By doing so you enrich all our lives.
 
 

Posted by
mizrabl1
on 2008-05-15 15:11:34
 
It was a fantastic tribute to your mom. Keep up your wonderful writing and you will soon have your own newspaper column.
 
 


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