mother
if only
you had lived
purrs licks
tail wags meows
surrounded by love
sitting on my
turtle bench
surprised by
two yellow tulips
mother’s days past
phone rings
mother jumps
caller id shows
telemarketer
hope plummets
survived
another mother’s day
how many more
Your best poem yet. I wiped away tears when I finished it.
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thank you so very much! I wrote them all separately but obviously they go together. Have another one from today that will go up on today's posting, but I think I'll also add it here, thanks to your comment, as it is the closing haiku: survived / another mother's day / how many more //
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damn awesome emotional pull ... perfectly written!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Jim! I appreciate your comment and thanks for stopping by!
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