I cannot write
the kind of lines
that rhyme in
glossy greeting cards
with cheesy
sentimental fluff
about how much you mean
but you, my mum
deserve some effort here
for all the years
you’ve listened
helped
and worried
when I’m far away
for care you took
when I was small
to let me know
that I was loved
and housework
could be left to wait
’til we had finished
play
for sharing love
of books and nature
accepting my
wildflower bouquets
returning
to the library
time
and time
and time again
for working hard
to scrimp and save
so we could learn
in better ways
away from those
who were not friends
for being loyal
supporter
and cheering me
when I have doubts
for building values
for my life
and yet
accepting choices
I have made
though they’d not
be your own
so I thank you
from my heart
for being there
for being you
for simply
being
my
mum
Bloody brilliant, Suzy. Just bloody brilliant
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Better than a rhyme, wonderful.
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very beautiful peotry
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Wonderful tribute. Cuts through all the cheese and fluffy stuff! 🙂
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I bet she loved this!
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This is precious and perfect!
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Wonderful tribute, Suzy. She sounds like a great mother!
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I think every single child on this plant should read this. So marvellously rendered, Blue. So perfect.
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