Mother's Day

Dear Mama we used to bring to you,
Flowers or a gift or two.
Perhaps we'd take you out to dine,
You didn't care, each gift was fine.

You were not ever hard to please,
You wanted all to be at ease.
You judged no gift against the other.
We all claimed you as perfect mother.

Now that you're not here any more,
We see what we'd not seen before.
The finest gift to have ever been,
Would have been to be together again.

How many years did we let go by,
With your fondest wish did not comply?
'Til the day we came from everywhere;
A bit too late, you weren't there.

We're sorry Mama, we didn't try
To not let so much time go by
Between those days of love and joy,
All gathered around, each girl and boy.

We loved you Mother and held you dear,
But distance and cash would interfere.
If we could we each would find the way
To be with you, this Mother's Day.

By: Joyce 5/08/04