A secret has been mine forever to keep
In a deep dark void a place of no sleep,
I bury the longing for my mother’s love
She left me quite early and ascended above.
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I stumbled through life without her touch
Wondering and yearning if I resembled her face,
Hoping and wishing she’d help me find my place
Always longing for my mother’s love.
***
My own children have come and gone
Left me for their own dreams in the sun,
I find through the years the ache is still there –
I still long for the touch of my mother’s love.
~*~
Mother’s Day is a celebration of the love between mothers and their children. It is also a time when we must remember those who never knew their mothers or those who have never had children. Their pain is real and never goes away. Instead, it dulls and remains a hungering ache to surface at certain days of the year.
I send you peace and love.
Happy Mother’s Day, Colleen 🙂
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Thank you, Lady Lee. ❤ Same to you. Aside from my own children, I have been a mother to many children from other mothers, dogs, cats, birds… A mother's love knows no boundaries. ❤
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Hugs, peace and love x
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Thanks, Al! I have only recently embraced these feelings. ❤
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Hi Collen,
I love reading these sweet rhyming verses. Happy Mothers day and may this day and every day bring lots of joy for you (:
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Thank you, Madeeha. Happy Mothers Day to you also. 💖💖💖
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It really is complicated, this thing we have with/about mothers. A lovely post. Happy Mother’s Day to you, Colleen. 💖 Hugs.
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Ah, Van. Thank you. You always get me. Happy Mothers Day, friend! 💗💐
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your poem beautifully illustrates the truth that some voids cannot be filled
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Thank you, Bernadette. How true! ❤️
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I wish you great joy of this Mother’s Day Colleen. I’m sure your own mother had watched over you many times and sent you happiness.
xxx Sending you Massive Hugs xxx
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Thank you for your kind words, David! You have filled me with joy! Hugs back to you! 💖💖💖
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Missing my mother too…Happy Mother’s Day! (K)
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Happy Mothers Day, dear. 💖
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What a beautiful rhyming poem this is! Loved it…it speaks of the ache and yearning of those who miss their mothers on the Mother’s Day…
Happy Mother’s Day, Colleen… 🙂
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Thank you, Maniparna! ❤️
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Beautifully written and so touching.
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Thank you for your kind words! 💖
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Colleen, what a beautiful and heartfelt poem. Happy Mother’s Day. Hugs.
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Thank you, Michelle. I never knew my mother. Sometimes, I find the enormity of that fact overwhelms me. ❤
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Very sweet! A lovely post Colleen. Hope you had a wonderful & special day.KL ❤
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Thank you, KL! I had a marvelous day of writing! My husband spoiled me with a fabulous dinner! ❤️💐
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Yes. So true. ((💗)) Thanks for sharing. And Happy Mother’s Day. 🌷
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Thank you, Sarah. Your hugs are the best! ❤
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