My Mother's Song
My Mother’s Song
She would sing to me the times that I cried,
She would hold me til my eyes were dry.
Simple words meant to soothe and succor,
Words so sweet, sang by my mother.
“Hush my child, don’t you cry.
I will care for you til tomorrow’s nigh.
Let your problems flow from you to me.
Relax, feel them go, feel them flee.
All will be well, everything’s alright.
I have them now, they are gone in the night.
They can’t return, no longer a concern,
Banished now, never to return.
I have you my child, I love you so,
I’ll love you forever, that you know.
Sleep my son, no need to weep.”
My eyes drifted closed as I fell deep asleep.”
Those simple words took away my fears,
I knew I was safe when she was near.
No matter what my troubles were,
I knew I could always count on her.
Throughout my life I remembered that verse,
They carried me through when times were adverse.
Softly I’d sing, my mind drifting away,
Remembering my youth, those precious days.
Time has flown, now I care for her.
She’s old, infirm, most things are a blur.
I hold her close, whisper soft in her ear,
She hears my voice, and knows I am near.
“Hush my child, don’t you cry.
I will care for you til tomorrow’s nigh.
Let your problems flow from you to me.
Relax, feel them go, feel them flee.
All will be well, everything’s alright.
I have them now, they are gone in the night.”
They can’t return, no longer a concern,
Banished now, never to return.
I have you child, I love you so,
I’ll love you forever, that you know.
Sleep my mother, no need to weep.”
Her eyes drifted closed as she fell deep asleep.
Jim Dorrell
9/2/17
Copyright © Jim Dorrell | Year Posted 2018
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