I wrote this elegy years ago for a funeral program. Maybe it can comfort those who lost a loved one before upcoming Mothers Day.
MATERNAL JOURNEY
Doctor’s nod began a pairing’s lasting journey
Nature’s call to plant a seed to sprout inside
She commits firmly from that day forward
Care and custody she’s chosen to provide
Two fated souls the giving stars arranged to meet
Her strength spent from labor renewed by wonder
The fisted fingers, pursed pout, and seeking eyes
Convinced she’ll never face any miracle greater
Years follow of nurturing and witnessing growth
Comfort and safety supplied as best she knew
Every success and setback tattooed in memory
Sharing values to shape an upbringing of virtue
A lifetime produces moments happy to sad
In glory her cheer roars as your loudest fan
With hurt and regret she aims to soften grief
Her concern cushions pain like a soothing hand
Living carries on with others in everyday spaces
As tears burn with reluctance to surrender her
Hold tight the reassuring feeling in your heart
The surviving love from no other but Mother
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