Dear Mother
Dear mother, I have not come for awhile,
and got lost in the rows searching for you;
and can sense your laugh and smile !
Things I must tell- are long due;
let's read my letter under a sky blue !
I want to thank you for being the best,
because growing up I was often bad;
I was truly a girl blessed !
But, you said words too when mad;
and being confused . . . that just made me sad !
We hold a special true bond together,
I lost a sister and you lost a child;
when Sue left like a feather !
(I was quiet ... she was wild;)
but, her death we have never reconciled !
And in my darkest days you held my hand,
death of my love . . . baby . . . left me ice-cold:
with me- you would always stand !
(Oh, why is there fungus mold!)
Mother, I thank- love you a millionfold !
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April 18, 2023
Poetry/Quintain (English)/Dear Mother
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1541-289-18
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, Letter to My Mother
sponsor, Anoucheka Gangabissoon, Judged 05/16/2023
Third Place
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