Seasons Mom Poems

The mirror reflects a lifetime etched upon my skin; a canvas of stories whispered through maturity. I stand before it, middle-aged and exposed, my nakedness...

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In spring rains, I’d find my shoes a ‘leaking.
I'd feel that leak until pay-check weekend
because “Wait and see, son,” is what I’d hear.
It seems money...

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I knew what love is from my mom, my first sensation
Before I could grasp its meaning, I sensed that emotion
I enjoyed it in breadth and...

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Baby Mine

I found today that I am not alone. 
The Lord has given me a great gift. 
There is life inside my body. 
I can...

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This day would come,
of course, I knew
that seasons passed,
not how they flew.

My sons grew tall
how can that be!
I want them back
upon my knee!

I want to...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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A dying woman's suicide note. 

While writing,
I am trying to find a reason to live.
Amidst this chaos of heartbreaks, 
A coward have I become!

I have...

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Don't be sad Mother,
you're a diamond in the making,
pressure and heat transform you
like the seasons that come and go

Don't be scared Mother,
all these detours lead...

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Weather tested
     Time worn
     Annoyed because
     It is not yours.

   ...

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And so, life's race faithfully run, you each passed the baton to us with
one soft, final breath. Your lives were established in the steadfast,
consistent use...

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In Loving Memory
Of
Phyllis M. Welch
March 8, 1923-July 3, 2003
By
Robert Welch
February 19, 2013


I know it’s been quite some time 
Since we said good-bye.
The seasons change with...

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Mother, O Mother

You were so sweet and gentle; so warm and so caring
You were drenched with heavenly drops of sweet honey.
Even when our lives were...

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Lift your gaze upwards daughter of the sun,
Feel its enveloping warmth upon your ivory skin,
Allow the melting star shine to wash over thee,
And be at...

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SUPER MOM

Every body has heard of wonder women,
This fearless lady who guards America,
Riding around in her invisible jet, with
A rope of truth tied around her...

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The shore is what I have seen since I was little
     when I grew up it was so far in the...

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