Happy Mother's Day - A Gift From Mama

[Tinker]

A Gift From Mama
🌼🌼🌼

She didn't want to go
to Nonnie's house to recoup,
it was musty, old,
and Nonnie would fuss,
but she didn't want
to hurt her feelings either.

We laughed as we secretly
planned for me
to come down and care
for her in her home.
We had it all plotted out.
What she would say when released,
me arranging time off work.
We got silly scheming
our skulduggery, giggling away.

Then she reached over
and touched my arm
and said,
"loving is a requirement
of motherhood, but I want
you to know, I am also proud of you,
and I really like the woman
you've become."
Shortly after, it was time
for me to leave.

I never saw her again.
She died the next day
in the musty spare bedroom at Nonnie's.
She was released a day early,
they settled her into the creeky
old bed and an hour later
she took a deep breath and was gone.
                                          ~~Judi Van Gorder
 

[Terry A]

Heartfelt. Condolences on losing your Mother, and happy your memories are so fond.  A marvellous gift your Mother gave you before she passed, the best. The simple way you have of telling this, is testament, not to poetry, but to what can be read between the lines. Love can be like that.

[Tinker]

Thank you Terry,   I lost my Mom almost 50 years ago.  I was 33 at the time.  Sometimes i wonder about my story telling style of writing. it isn’t metaphoric or mysterious as is a lot of poetry. it’s just telling my story in lines. 

~~ Judi