Happy Mother's Day Requiem

Rik Merchant

If I could lay a thousand roses at your feet

And weave a crown of golden stars about your hair.

If I could lay soft sweet kisses against your cheeks

And hold you in a long embrace against my heart,

Then I would never have to cry a million tears

Or recall I was not with you for your last breath.

And you would sing and dance with me, my mother dear,

Instead of with God's angels, in heaven afar.

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  • JerseyNana5/14/2010

    She is gone but not forgotten! Remember you will be together again some day!

  • Shirley A. Mandel5/14/2010

    Oh so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)

  • T. Hillukka5/14/2010

    Very sweet...nice job!

  • Janet Hunt5/13/2010

    I lost my mother too... This touches my heart!

  • Karen5/12/2010

    How beautiful! This expresses my feelings exactly for my late mother. Thank you so much for putting those feelings into words.

  • Orchiolum5/11/2010

    I know the feeling. And on down the path, after we too are gone, someone will find our mothers, their photos, and the words we wrote in tribute.

  • Bridget Ilene Delaney5/11/2010

    Maybe I'll get done returning comments before we go to Conroe, TX on Thursday (and then I'll probably have tons more after that!)

  • Angel Vee5/11/2010

    Aww this was so lovely!

  • Jennifer Bove5/11/2010

    that was beautiful

  • Ron McQuade5/10/2010

    Thanks, Sandy.

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