MOTHER
Graceful grays
and time honored wrinkles,
these are the sparkles in my eyes
when I look upon her face.
Weathered hands
kissed by seasons passing,
once held her children
to her full bosom
now sift stars of friends long gone.
Fragile bones,
once upright pillars of Amazonian temples
now stand in gentle defiance
in a garden of her labors,
abundant with fruits of wisdom;
these are the reflections
of my thoughts
when I look upon her weary body.
Memories now blush her ashen skin
with dancing lines and knowing smile,
such as they color my own,
with brush strokes of shadow and light
to paint a portrait of a proud life lived well.
She has outgrown her future,
surpassed a need for their far reaching dreams,
preferring instead
the present breaths that surround her
and the company of past ghosts;
these are the embraces
of my heart
when I look upon her silhouetted journey.
She looks up to the stars
and a tear
and a smile
dance in their light.
Comments
I “love” what you have written. You have so much happiness and delight in your writes. Awesome.
Breathtaking , stirring , touching , a true tribute …with masterly skill
She has outgrown her future,
surpassed a need for their far reaching dreams,
preferring instead
the present breaths that surround her
ha ha , have just been having a conversation with Hamper, which has lead me to come to this knowledge of myself , it is not my future ,nor my past , but the me at this moment in time . Too Cool , Cosimo
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww beautiful man, beautiful son…
cherished Mother…
this I know and share with you, my dear friend…
xoxoxox
OH my Cos.
I have read this a few times and I so want you to record this and post here. This is the ode of all to honor the mother we have or had or would want to have me thinks.
Such pure heart expressed here, it was such an uplifting read for myself who is also a mother and daughter. xoxoxo
A deeply beautiful and heartfelt write Cosimo. A wonderful tribute of love. :-) xoxo
A caring and compassionate man you are Cos, deep evocative words…
LOVELY WORDS AND THOUIGHTS OF YOUR SPECIAL MOTHER WELL DONE COS lIZ
Oh Cos, this is so beautiful! Thank you for your words, they mean so much to so many of us!
Beautiful, lovely sensitive write. Great job!