My beautiful, angel mother is home.
Forever.
For good.
I'm so deeply glad for her.
Obituary and funeral info here.
What do you give to the lady who has given
All her life and love to you
What do you give to the reason you are living
I could window shop the world
Before I'm through
Mama, a rainbow
Mama, a sunrise
Mama, the moon to wear
That's not good enough
No, not good enough
Not for Mama
Mama, a palace
Diamonds like door knobs
Mountains of gold to spare
That's not rich enough
No, not rich enough
Not for Mama
Mama, a life time crowded with laughter
That's not long enough
Not half long enough
What can I give you
That I can give you
What will your present be
Mama, young and beautiful
Always young and beautiful
That's the Mama I'll always see
That's for Mama
All her life and love to you
What do you give to the reason you are living
I could window shop the world
Before I'm through
Mama, a rainbow
Mama, a sunrise
Mama, the moon to wear
That's not good enough
No, not good enough
Not for Mama
Mama, a palace
Diamonds like door knobs
Mountains of gold to spare
That's not rich enough
No, not rich enough
Not for Mama
Mama, a life time crowded with laughter
That's not long enough
Not half long enough
What can I give you
That I can give you
What will your present be
Mama, young and beautiful
Always young and beautiful
That's the Mama I'll always see
That's for Mama
With love
From Me
15 comments:
The best gift of all is you! Love you. Love your angel mama!
Oh Lori. I'm so sorry. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. What a beautiful poem.
Love these words that so beautifully reflect your sweet mother.
My thoughts and prayers are with you
What a beautiful reunion that must have been with Wes. I only met her once, but she must have been an amazing woman to have raised such an amazing daughter. Love you. We are praying for you and your dad.
Thinking and praying for you and your family! What a great woman she must have been (and still is)!
I thought of her yesterday and silently prayed for her and you. And, now I know why. Love you Lori! The veil is getting ever increasingly thin for you.
I am so so sorry.
I am standing by the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze
and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,
and I stand and watch
until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says, ‘There she goes!
Gone where? Gone from my sight – that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight
to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,
‘There she goes!'
there are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:
‘Here she comes!’
My sincere condolences to you and your lovely family.
Oh Lori, I am so sorry for your loss. That portrait is simply beautiful. I only know your mother through your blog, but feel somehow familiar with her warmth and generosity. I'll be thinking of you a lot in the coming days and weeks and months. Saying goodbye to a mother is difficult indeed. Much love to you.
I equate your mama with mother Eve. Maybe not the mother of all living. But the mother of all she ever met. And we all love her and you.
I equate your mama with mother Eve. Maybe not the mother of all living. But the mother of all she ever met. And we all love her and you.
Amen Amy Jean!
I never knew your sweet mother, but I can tell by you, your life, and your words about her that she was a superlative lady. My prayers are with you and your family!
Beautiful. We love you Lori!
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