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I Will Never Forget

mother
your arms that held me pressed
and your kisses on my cheek
your voice singing me a lullaby so I could sleep
your tears of love when I was sick or sad
and how you kissed my hurts away
when I fell at play
or when my heart was broken
always my safe harbor
you forgave me every stupid thing
(and there was a lot)
you accepted me with unconditional love
always stood by me with pride
your door was always open
your home always mine you said
you were the best mother a girl could have
so when you became sick, oh so sick
when you were dying, mother
it was I who pressed you to my heart
and kissed your cheek
with unconditional love, love and pride
my hands tried to soothe your pain away
but I could not
so I stayed by your side for days
and shed tears until your last breath_


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May 13, 2020


Poetry/Free Verse/I Will Never Forget
Copyright Protected, ID 20-1251-872-03
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Written for I Will Never Forget
sponsor, Silent One

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 5/18/2020 5:25:00 PM WOW!!!!! Congratulations on your win. Your pen wrote love. It is a beautiful write. Enjoy your win and day............ Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 5/18/2020 1:14:00 AM Constance, such a tender full-circle tale of love returning to the one who first taught you what love is. Felt even more by those of us who have buried a mother... loved "always my safe harbor", this describes my mother perfectly. Thank you for committing your sadness to poetry and sharing with others who can benefit from shedding a communal tear. Bless you, my friend, and congrats for your win. Warm hugs ~ John Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/18/2020 9:32:00 AM John, thanks for your kind words, there is no greater pain than losing one's mother (to me anyways) my mom died so young, it was unfair that such a beautiful and kind person had to suffer, not a day goes by that I do not press her memory to my heart, thanks for the congrats , appreciate _Constance

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 5/17/2020 4:23:00 PM Congrats on your win and empathise with your terrible loss, a vaccum that can never be filled. Kind regards Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/17/2020 6:26:00 PM Krish, thanks for the congrats and kind words, it was a difficult time for me _Constance

Sam Kauffman Date: 5/17/2020 12:55:00 PM What a beautiful and loving tribute to your mother, Constance. I really love the way you took this poem - your mother's love and how you had the chance to "mother" her because she taught you about a mother's love. Congratulations on your first place win! Blessings to you. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/17/2020 6:27:00 PM Sam, thanks so much for your compassion and congratulations _Constance

Aditi Mishra Date: 5/17/2020 8:39:00 AM This tribute to the memories of your mother would touch anyone to the core. I hope you always carry her essence with you and remember her through the smiles she shared and the person she made you. God bless you. Congratulations. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/17/2020 9:43:00 AM Aditi, thanks for the congratulations and your kind words, this is a pain I will keep and never forget _Constance

Silent One Date: 5/17/2020 7:49:00 AM A beautiful dedication to your mum.. We never forget those who loved us and cared for us unconditionally... sad, but beautiful poetry.. Congratulations on your first place in the contest.. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/17/2020 9:44:00 AM Silent, thanks for the contest and my awesome placement, I am happy you could read the deep love and deep grief in my words _Constance

Joyce Johnson Date: 5/14/2020 12:35:00 AM This poignant, sad and so loving. A lovely Mother's Day poem. Thank you for your kind words on my poem. Love, Joyce Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/14/2020 5:37:00 PM Joyce, thanks for visiting my poem, yes I have great sadness and love for my mother gone above _Constance

Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/13/2020 5:50:00 PM Longing to hug the stuffings out of you. We share but a bit of your heart, the part you are wiiling for us to see. Hugs...Kim Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/13/2020 6:15:00 PM Kim, thanks so much for your compassion, people have told me I have sad eyes, I hold a lot of pain within and only through poetry can I let it go _Constance

John Hamilton Date: 5/13/2020 3:59:00 PM A very touching write Constance, should do well in the contest! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 5/13/2020 6:16:00 PM John, thanks for the encouragement, well we never know what a sponsor will think of a poem but I do hope Silent can feel the true pain within my words _Constance