Mother Love
As if she could read my heart
she held me at night one minute longer.
As if she knew I wasn't ready to say
goodbye she waited til today to part.
As if my letting her go meant that she
would really leave me alone.
As if all the hello sweeties that
comforted me are gone.
As if letting go meant she was
not still my mommy forever.
As if she never left.
NJG
Snapshots of a Funeral
Expecting unbearable aches
I arrived too early in the day
at the mound of earth only to
smile imagining this my mother's
garden.
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| Puja to Mama Love |
She would be the spring bulb and
the summer dahlia rooting deep
to blossom again. My heart was
freed dreaming of her growing
to heaven bearing fruit for us all.
NJG
Underneath
Dirt everywhere weighing down the bones of grief's heart.
Barren moments waiting for the phone to ring hello sweetie.
How utterly sad to be confused with someone she lost.
I am your daughter I yell til my tears flow across time.
Underneath the earth's tomb she holds tightly to my hand
hearing my heart.
NJG
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