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Premature death denied
innate need to provide
maternal love, temporal direction
helping her children
love themselves
learn to express their affection
finally, teach them self sufficiency
although severed earthly connection
mother managed the tasks from heaven
placing good women along my path
with precise intuitive frequency
thus she still mothers by proxy
Jan and Cecilia
angelic nurturers sent first
mothers of good friends
while reaching adolescence worst
when living with family
came to forced end
these ladies opened heart and home
saved my soul from being alone
Gene, my wise, compassionate,
dad-vetted, landlady
In whose house I rented a room
shew much patience
through brief rebellions bloom
my days of experimentation
for one day while she was working
In her living room I smoked
four cigars, without ventilation
thus curing my desire for smoking
T’was Madeleine
who put me back
on the straight and narrow
I met her at the hardware store
where we were both employed
a feisty little middle-aged lady
whom when we first met
she seemed rather annoyed
we shared the same faith
we soon discovered
It was then she became
my surrogate mother
Influencing course correction
Instilling a sense of great worth
providing to me the vision
that helped me make
life changing decisions
Bless my mother’s team of great women
without whom I’m not sure I’d be living
Published 12th Apr 2021
Author's Note
NaPoWriMo Competition 2021 #11
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12th Apr 2021 5:56am
Dear GW,
Amazing! On many levels amazing! A network of earthly angels. An outstanding write of love and appreciation and self awareness. Your gratitude for these angel-moms is evident in every word you’ve written. Stunning write. H🌷
Amazing! On many levels amazing! A network of earthly angels. An outstanding write of love and appreciation and self awareness. Your gratitude for these angel-moms is evident in every word you’ve written. Stunning write. H🌷
12th Apr 2021 6:09am
Thank you so much, dearest Honoria❣️❣️
I was touched and inspired when in your last comment you wrote, " it would appear your mother is with you." I know that is true and I used that beautiful thought as the basis for this poem. Thank you🙏🌹
I was touched and inspired when in your last comment you wrote, " it would appear your mother is with you." I know that is true and I used that beautiful thought as the basis for this poem. Thank you🙏🌹
12th Apr 2021 8:48pm
14th Apr 2021 2:52am
Your love and humble respect for women shines here....the world needs more men like you.
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6th May 2021 3:15am
Thank you so much, Lady K🙏🌹I have indeed been blessed to have been taught and cared for by many exemplary women and you are one of them💘
