For Mom

On Mother's Day,
flowers will be given,
hallmark cards will be read,
children will make breakfast for moms
well deserved.
I will think of you,

under the sand ,

under the stone we erected,

announcing to the world that

you were a great wife,

mother,

grandmother,

great grandmother.

A throphy for all your sleepless nights,

and heartache.

I placed a heart 

shaped stone

 in your grave

before they covered you.

I cried, my heart broken.

Life is fleeting you said,

surround yourself with beauty you said.

You gave love with warm kisses,

and embraces,

sweet words.

You were flawed,

but beautiful.

Fragile but powerful.

I believed in miracles,

I believed that you would go on,

that you would overcome the heartbreak,

of losing the love of your life.

In the rehab room,

you saw him even though he was gone,

you saw him smile.

You no longer cared about life,

I tried to awaken your spirit but

your eyes were vacant

with only endless sadness

that invaded your being. 

He was your other half,

he was your life.

I saw you wither,

I saw you disappear in front of me.

I fed you orange pudding,

the way you fed me when I was a child.

You followed me with your eyes,

but you no longer smiled,

the stars had disappeared from your eyes.

You melted into the bed,

and my words could not move you nor lift

your spirit.

I didn't want to let you go,

I didn't want to say goodbye.

When you took your last breath,

my heart stopped,

my pain raw and unbearable.

I hold you in my heart,

I wear the wedding ring my father gave you,

I hold you in my dreams,

and every day I think of you,

I miss you so.

This is dedicated to my mom. She lost her will to live when my father died. They were together for almost sixty years. I miss them both every day. My father passed away on Mother's Day, so Mother's Day will never be the same for me. I have gratitude in my heart that I had good parents and I have gratitude in my heart that my children celebrate me on this day. Please meet us here http://dversepoets.com/ where we share our thoughts and our hearts.