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Empty Mother's Day

Cry empty heart; a lonely tear that I have always shed. Through wake of poetry I write and pray this yearning's fed. My desire above all is a reachable impasse. a hunger starved in childhood gone and memories I passed. I wonder if she calls my name, the daughter - one of four. The one who brought grandsons to life and still her eyes ignore. It's on this day that my heart aches and one I labor of. Although a woman I've become, I crave my mother's love.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 3/31/2009 10:44:00 AM
deep and deeper still writes the poetess.jhloving iii
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Date: 3/9/2009 6:51:00 AM
This is so heartbreaking to read. Our children are our most precious gifts, so this goes beyond my understanding. My heart goes out to you, in this well written but very sad write. Love, Shar
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Date: 3/3/2009 2:18:00 PM
I hope she reads this poem, Celeste...It choked me up. Love, daver
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Date: 3/3/2009 1:30:00 PM
Heartbreaking. Your mother's loss if she ignored her daughter. You write with your heart. Vince
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Date: 3/3/2009 12:40:00 PM
This is such a heart breaking poem...each one of us has a need that goes way back to our childhood...we never stop needing that assurance that we were loved...no matter how old we become. ~ Carrie
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Date: 3/3/2009 7:34:00 AM
This makes my heart hurt. Tomorrow, the 4th is my son's birthday. He has been gone these ten years but still so missed. Thank you for your comment on my "sated" Joyce
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