Saturday 10 March 2018

REMEBERING MUM:

Tomorrow here in the UK we celebrate
"Mother's Day"
Above is a photo of my mum on the left
with hsuband and mother-in-law.
REMEMBERING MUM:
You were a mum in a million,
One with a heart of gold.
Your first priority was your family.
Your memory will never grow old.

Although your life was very tough,
You taught me right from wrong.
You set me a good example,
Your love made me strong.

I thank you for so many things.
You sacrificed for me.
Yes, life was very hard for you.
Dad died when I was just three.

Throughout my life you were always there,
When I needed you.
The roles were reversed many years ago
 As  I spent your last day with you.

As I sat and held your hand,
As you passed from one life to another.
With tears in my eyes, I said my goodbyes,
To a lady I was proud to call mother.

Copyright Yvonne Lewis,
From the book
"Negative V. Positive 2008:

17 comments:

  1. Great tribute to your mother indeed.

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    2. Thanks Pat, sorry about the deletion above wrote the wrong reply.
      Yvonne.

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    1. Yes Alex, mum was a very strong person.
      Thanks for coming by.

      Yvonne.

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  3. lovely poem tribute. No doubt a strong woman for the times. They don't make 'em like that any more. Take care

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    1. Thank you Joanne, yes mum was strong.

      Yvonne.

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  4. It sounds like your mother went above and beyond for you.

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    1. She was a wonderful mother Diane. Thanks for coming by.

      Yvonne.

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  5. What beautiful words. They show a loving relationship between you and your mother. Happy Mother's Day to you and to your mother.

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    1. Thank you Beverly, yes we did have a great mother/daughter relationship. She is sadly missed.

      Yvonne.

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  6. What a fine tribute Yvonne. Mothers can never be replaced!

    Hank

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  7. Greetings Yvonne. A nice tribute to your late Mother. She sounds like she was an inspiration to you being the nice person that you are. I enjoyed reading. A well-written poetic-piece. Blessings to you.

    Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.

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    1. Many thanks Andrew, yes mum was a special person in my life.

      Enjoy your Sunday.

      Yvonne.

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  8. I miss my mother too. I used to call her nearly every morning and we'd talk about all sorts of things. She'd keep me up on family and hometown news. Funny how that cycle of life goes round and we who can have a lot of time with our mothers are fortunate.

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

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    1. Thanks Lee, I wish my kids would remember me.
      Lovely to hear from you.
      Take care.

      Yvonne.

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