I Miss you Mom

Subject: I Miss you Mom Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:17 pm

Today would have been your 75th Birthday.
I would give anything to have you for this one.
Anything.....
Instead, I will have to let the Memory of
So many past Birthdays, and joyous celebrations
Suffice, and hold me up.

I never thought there would come a day, when you
Would be gone from me.
A child never does...
And yet, we all grow up,
We start new families
We grow old...
And eventually we die

It's just hard Mom...
You know?
A part of us never really loses
That need for our parents.

So on your Birthday, so far away,
I want you to know, how thankful I am
For all things you gave me,
While you were here.

For the "knowing" that I could do anything
I set my mind to
For the safety in your arms, that the child in me
Never wanted to give up
For the strength of character to face
My inadequacies head on
For the unconditional love
That never, never died....even now, I feel it.
For the faith, it has taken me to
Survive even your death,
And reach out to others,
As I have seen you do countless times

Happy Birthday Mom
Aleta Tannlund
Born
January 28th 1929
Angel Wings
October 11th 2003

You are So Missed,
And I am Blessed to
Have been your daughter,

Subject: Re: I Miss you Mom Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:51 pm

This one made me tear up. Beautiful poem. I miss Grandmama too.

Subject: I Miss you Mom Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:10 am

That's beautiful.