Mom

~ MOM ~

I remember that first flower I brought to you
That I stumbled upon along the forest track
Happily accepting it as a rose though you knew
It was just a dandelion I had hidden in my sack

I remember you said wait til it turned to grey
I could blow it's petals like wishes into the wind
Into the air to fly like feathers on a windy day
To return as a dream some day you grinned

I remember falling and scraping my knee
You treating it with iodine making it burn
Said it was a BooBoo and you'd fix it for me
Kiss it away you did, your magic I'd soon learn

I remember that first scary day of school
When you got me to laugh away my fears
And taught me how to use laughter as a tool
You, always helping me to get thru those years

I remember your friends you introduced to me
The Donald, Mickey, Jack and Giant up a stalk,
Alice, Pam an Poo, in books just for me to see
You opening up a world for me, to read an talk

I remember others, like Santa, in a mall seen
And Xmas cookies, boy do I love those cookies
A Bunny with colored eggs, and our Halloween,
Family traditions passed on for many holidays

I remember seeking your console as i grew,
The many problems I brought that you solved
Quite often with a few tears along the way too
Thanks for the sins an infractions you absolved

I remember seeing the pride in your face
When I left home to continue my education
And a worry when I fell a bit behind the pace
You wondering what could be the distraction

I remember once bringing a distraction home
And the uncertainty and questions in your look
As if I had asked you to decipher a heavy tome
But forgot you could read me like an open book

I remember that today is your day to celebrate
But for us all it's a shared happiness a symptom
Of all the good things motherhood can create
An I remembered to tell ya, "I LOVE YA MOM"

By the Irish Warlock

Copyright © 05-2006 Irish Warlock, All Rights Reserved.

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Image scanned from an old book

~ Edited by Dreamweaverfla ~
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