Oh Mother!

 If only photographs could speak your name,

Life's been uncertain since you went away.

Your gentle smile still shines within the frame—

The same that dried my childhood tears each day.

"Don't worry, love," your eyes seem still to say,

"Let go your fears, I'm watching over you."

Though time may steal so much, it can't take away

The memory of your love, forever true.

Oh welcome vision, though it breaks my heart,

To honor you with these imperfect lines—

A mother lost, yet never to depart

From where your legacy in memory shines.

When death took you, did you feel my grief?

Perhaps you kissed my forehead as I wept,

Your spirit bringing comfort and relief—

That knowing smile says yes, while angels kept

Their watch. The school walks, bedtime stories told,

The morning treats before I left for school,

Your gentle hands, your love that never grows old—

All this remains, time's most defiant jewel.

If I could bring those precious days once more,

Would I? My heart wants yes, but wisdom knows

You've reached at last that bright and peaceful shore

Where pain can't touch you, where pure love just glows.

Like ships that find their harbor after storm,

You've found your rest where no dark winds can blow.

While I drift still, your memory keeps me warm—

The greatest gift a loving heart can know.

My proudest claim's not wealth or earthly prize,

But this: I am the child of one who flies

Among the blessed. Though you've traveled far,

Your love remains my North, my guiding star.