Yearly

Each year
emotional,
unable to work out
how to celebrate without her
presence.

05/12/2019

Mothers Day Weekend

Activity
taking place today
at East Ridgelawn.

Cars line the
parking area as

People bond with loved ones;
at the plot next to Mom's,
a family redecorates

Their matriarch's resting place,
planting lovely florals.

Across the way, some children
run to greet a relative,
their father keeping watch.

I spend a few moments
with Mom, realigning a brick
that slipped out of place.

I say my prayers for her,
and communicate,

Memories taking me back
to my mom's house,
conversing during visits.

Always soft-spoken,
yet listening to every word.

So valuable were those moments;
fleeting, yet precious.

05/11/2019

One Week Away

These few days leading
up to Mother's Day

Are usually approached
with trepidation,

Memories of her love
now takes the place

Of phone calls and visits,
still painful many years later.

Even knowing
that she is never far

Still brings sadness,
since our thread

Of communication
is silent.

05/05/2019

Many Roads

Reaching
out to family
and friends while honoring
my dear mother who passed nine years
ago.

05/13/2018

Blessed

A day
of feeling blessed
for the loved ones in my
life, since they show me every day
patience.

05/14/2017

Afternoon

A fun
afternoon with
my grandparents and niece,
also honoring my mother
with love.

05/13/2017