A MOTHER'S DAY POEM

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COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>within the darken skies;</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>you see the same reflections there</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>that danced in Mother's eyes.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Always with a gleaming glow</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>and smile upon her face,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>and everyone adored her so</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>with love and warm embrace.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>And Mother had a zeal for life</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>without some selfish greed,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>and eased the pain of other's plight</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>by serving those in need.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>So herein lies the words I feel,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>and thoughts I share with you;</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>that strength of will she came to yield</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>a courage brave and true!</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>For the illness that befell her</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>in latter days gone by;</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>only showed her faith and trust</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>in mighty God on high.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>The silence that surrounds me,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>I'm bound to understand;</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>that everything that's meant to be</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>will end in God's own hand.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>And how I love and miss my Mom,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>I know she's free from pain,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>and someday in the great beyond,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>I'll be with her again!</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>* * * * *</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#663300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>William E. 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