Bj Legros Kelley Poet Rhyme

Lil' Mama

My Lil' Mama

                                  Like a Guardian angel, 
                                    you stayed beside
                                         my tiny bed,
                                  To me and Little Johnny
                                      you wore a halo
                                      round your head
                                  Lil' Mama, my big sister
                                 You took us by the hand
                                   Reading us sweet bedtime
                                        stories pointing
                                    to the promised land
                                Thank you for the sunshine
                                 and all your precious love
                                 For all the walks and our
                                           long talks
                                Beneath the clouds above
                            When sorrows came like comets
                              And crashed our dreams apart
                                Though only six years older
                                  You gently held my heart
                              When my golden two-foot Goldie
                                locks fell on the Barber's floor
                               You said I looked like Twiggy
                                   As we stepped outside
                                             That door
                                    I was your little sister
                            But you were like a mom to me
                                The sweetest Lil' Mama
                               That there could ever be
                                Our harmony of voices
                          Would ring out neathe' the stars
                           And they are ringing still I bet
                                 In the universe of ours
                                 Today is a big birthday
                                 Your seventy years old
                               Little Mama I just wanted
                              To bless your heart of gold
                               But Mary Anne dear sister
                                   I find it hard to say
                                 Just how much I hope,
                            And wish, and definitely pray
                       You're blessed with waves of much
                             Joy and blessings on this                                        
                                      Precious day
                           Your love has so impacted me
                             In your loving gentle way
                                Though miles separate us
                           And years have grown between
                             From days of golden hillsides
                              And gentle meadows green
                          As I contemplate sweet memories
                                Those sun filled days of
                                       Ocean breeze
                         Filled with all the songs we've sung
                              You are to me forever young
                             I love you so; I hope and pray
                                         Your blessed 
                                With joy on your birthday



                                Written for my Lil' Mama
                                        Mary Anne
                                     From her Jetty Bo
                                        AKA Twiggins

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Deb M September 7, 2022 at 12:12 AM Oh BJ….how very lovely is your poem. How very lucky you both were to have each other. So much sweet love written in your words. Love the Title and love the poem. Happy birthday to Lil Mama…..Debx Bj Legros Kelley September 7, 2022 at 1:35 PM Hello Deb my sweet friend, thank you for your visit and precious words! I know I felt incredibly lucky, I cannot imagine what my life would have been without my Lil' Mama <3 My very first memory is of her face and my cousin Johnny's faces looking at me from over the side of my crib, both with angelic smiles of love. She is a precious soul, and truly was like a guardian angel to me. She use to make popcorn and lemonade and my little sister and I would have a lemonade stand in our front yard, the proceeds purchased small pieces of remnants of fabric, and she would make us clothes. She took home ec at school, so she had learned to make very pretty outfits for us. She babysat us a lot, and made our lives such a joy!

Anna Marie Kaianah September 6, 2022 at 11:09 PM Love this! A beautiful poem dedicated to your sister. <3 Happy birthday to your 'Lil mama' ~Anna Kaianah Bj Legros Kelley September 7, 2022 at 1:27 PM Thank you, Anna, <3 She's a sweetheart, and such an amazing sister, and lady. She is still adventurous, and if anyone ever 'walked in love' it is her to be sure <3 Thank you for your visit and kind comment Anna! :) <3

Andrea Dietrich September 6, 2022 at 4:11 PM oh my gosh, how sweet this is. So was she born sept. 6 then? She is Virgo like me! I love the part where you cut off your hair and she said you looked like Twiggy, a great compliment!!! (hopefully I am back again for commenting as much as I am able) Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 4:51 PM Yes, today is her birthday! I loved Twiggy, she put 'Twiggy' eyes on me when our parents were gone, I loved it when she was in charge :) <3

Bill Baker September 6, 2022 at 1:40 PM Beautiful tribute to your Lil' Mama, BJ. The memories are sweet I'm sure. Smiles ~ Blessing Bill Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 4:53 PM Yes, they are so very sweet. She is a beautiful woman with such joy radiating from her lovely smile, and her laugh is contagious. She is an angel on earth! :) Thank you for dropping by with your kind uplifting words :)

Joe Maverick September 6, 2022 at 11:41 AM You have enriched my evening B J, So good Learning of Mary Anne's great imput in your Life ' Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 4:57 PM :) Thank you Joe, she had an enormous impact on me, my cousin Johnny who was like our brother since he lived with us, and to my little sister. She is such a sweetheart, and I love her so much :)

Sara Kendrick September 6, 2022 at 11:13 AM Ahh!!! How wonderful to have a family that loves like that. It is good that you can praise your mom and your sister in such a kind way. Thank you for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 5:02 PM My sister was like a mom to us, our mother had a lot of kids and couldn't cope with so much between cooking, cleaning, shopping, and the myriad of things she did...Mary Anne filled in with the nurturing, fun, advice, making us clothes, taking us to the zoo, the movies, teaching us to sing...oh my goodness that sweet girl! Happy Anniversary again Sara, how wonderful to be so blessed with such a long love :) <3

Janice Canerdy September 6, 2022 at 9:01 AM BJ, this lovely, touching, descriptive poem really resonates with me. I am seventy, and I have a little sister I "mothered" when we were kids! Janice Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 5:06 PM That is so sweet Janice, a kindred spirit to my sister :) I'm glad this poem blessed you! Your siblings are so lucky to have had you, and that is a priceless gift to have a nurturing heart to share. Mamas get tired and sometimes the real love and nurture that a child needs will come from siblings, and we were also blessed with an aunt who truly blessed us as a second mama. Thank you for dropping by, your comment is so touching to me. I will be over to read some more of your poems soon <3 :) Hugs to you <3

Vijay Pandit September 6, 2022 at 5:49 AM This is so heartfelt--every line expressing love of family in endearing sentiments, BJ. I am sure your sister still adores you-- and she will treasure these words of adoration you wrote. Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 5:13 PM Thank you, Vijay, I'm glad I could put to pen some of how I feel about this sweet dear sister. I know she still loves us dearly, she can only love, I don't think she has a mean bone in her, I don't think she could ever hate anyone, but boy her family truly are blessed. She is sort of a joyful version of Mother Theresa to us her younger siblings, but has a remarkable resemblance to Sally Field :D <3 She has children and grandchildren of her own now, busy, busy lady :) <3

Andrew John September 6, 2022 at 3:14 AM Nice picture of your sister/mom mom (we'd be saying "mum" here in UK, but I kind of prefer "mom", actually). This is a good read, BJ. Bj Legros Kelley September 6, 2022 at 5:19 PM Our Great Grandfather came from England, and our mother and at least one aunt called our grandma 'Mum', but this generation I guess has now been a bit further away from the Mother Land and I suppose they wanted us to speak more like Americans, I think 'Mum' is adorable :) One thing that lingers in our dialect is the expression of bloody, like "Mmmm! This is so bloody good!" or "That was so bloody sweet!" We realized nobody else says this beside our family, lol, its ok, Grandpa lives on in a way :D