I thought of you as the sky turned gilded-rose
and brightened from indigo to azure–
you’d be wearing pink to match the dawn,
a white jacket to keep you warm,
your hair a silver halo.
We’d sit and talk, our voices like bird chatter.
The generations of fledglings grown would flitter
setting food before you, salty and sweet—your eyes would glitter.
“There’s more for them that wants,” you’d laugh,
and we’d laugh, too, the sound of spring mornings and love—
dove-winged it flies, circling from above,
to land just there within my heart.
Mother’s Day 2018 That laugh! “I don’t know whose glasses they are.”
Yeah, I went straight for the sentimental today. Remembering my mom. ❤️
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
Beautiful
Thank you.
Not sentimental but heartfelt and beautiful. My thoughts are with you on what must be a difficult day.
Thank you very much, Ingrid! 💙
“and we’d laugh, too, the sound of spring mornings and love—
dove-winged it flies, circling from above,
to land just there within my heart.”
Yes. ❤
Thank you so much, Ken. 💙
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Wonderful 👍🤝
Thank you.
Beautifully written and cheers to her smiles still being alive. Happy Mother’s Day to you.
Thank you very much, Frank!
What a difficult day for you, yet how lovely the remembrance. Yes, the smiles and memories live on, mine since 2014. ❤
Thank you, Marian. I appreciate your kind words. ❤️ I know you had a hard time with your mother, then your aunt, and your brother, too. Today wasn’t that hard, just different. Certainly not like last year.
….And what a lovely way you did so.
Huge Hugs
Awww–thank you, David. Hugs back to you!
I cried my way through this one, Merril. A lovely tribute to your mother. 🌸🌸🌸
Aww–Thank you, Colleen! ❤️
So beautiful, Merril, so heartfelt, a lovely remembrance of your mom.
Thank you very much, Marie!
A lovely tribute, Merril
A belated Happy Mother’s Day, Merril. I know (because I miss my mother, too) this had to be such a difficult one for you. This is a beautiful tribute to your mother and her smiles. ❤
Thank you very much, Robin. It wasn’t so difficult, just different, and not as awful as last year. I hope you had a great Mother’s Day. ❤️
And beautifully. (K)
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“There’s more for them that wants” is an expression my Great-Grandma used! You always think of her in terms of the colours she painted with. Means you’ll see something of her every single day 🙂
That’s so funny that your great grandma used the same expression! And I love that thought. Thank you!💙
There are already so many connections. We shouldn’t be surprised at one more 🙂
That’s true. It’s just an odd expression for them both to have said–and it’s really one my mom used to say at every gathering.
It’s the expression of matriarchs when they’re watching their brood eating food they’ve prepared, making sure everyone is stuffing themselves 🙂
Yes–but an old-fashioned phrase.
Very 🙂
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Lovely poem! Belated Mother’s day greetings! 🙂
Thank you! And the same to you. 😀
I was thinking about you yesterday, Merril. Your poem is a loving tribute to your mother with genuine sentiment.
Aww–thank you so much, Liz. I hope you had a wonderful day.
You’re welcome, Merril. My daughter and son-in-law Facetimed me for Mother’s Day, which was very nice.
That’s very nice. Modern technology can be wonderful.
It was Sunday just yesterday… sigh.
Beautiful, Merril! xoxo
Thank you, The days pass quickly. 😀
They do!