In Memory of My Mother
I do not think of you reposing in the earth
of a cemetery, quiet and still; I see
you working in your garden among the flowers
humming a happy tune; I think of us together
walking through shops and markets in town
and I think of us in the kitchen sipping tea
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December 17, 2021
Poetry/Free Verse/In Memory of My Mother
Copyright Protected, ID 12-1413-543-17
All Rights Reserved, 2021, Constance La France
Written for the Standard contest, Bite Size Poem #30
sponsor, Line Gauthier, Judged 12/29/2021
Honorable Mention
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