Within Her Arms

The love of a mother is so strong,
  not to be compared to anything else.
She prostrated to the ground 
sobbing, 
 trying to swallow the bitter truth
  of her only child,Annette.
Within her Arms she held her tightly,
 and in her eyes you could see 
 pain,sorrow and emptiness
 of a mother losing her only child.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Pennell  Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 11:22 AM
very sad mums should always out live daughters stephen
Daniel Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 9:33 AM
Very true, Roselyn, nothing like mother's love and no greater pain than losing a child :( This is a beautiful "free verse":)
Wanjohi Avatar
October 30, 2016 at 10:27 AM
Thanks Daniel.
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