Flowers For A Mother

 

The old folks use to say you should present flowers, while one is still living This is my way of giving you your flowers for all that motherly giving I know you don’t think I remember, all the hard days you went through  But I do, and for all of that, I very much love you   I remember the days you wondered, worried, and prayed how to make a way I remember the long walks to the store, on a cold windy day I remember the time when we had no money, but you believed God would come around I remember the day walking, along comes a wind, and on the ground money was found   These things and much more stay in my mind, for eternity’s time  I know sometimes we don’t see eye to eye, but the love you had makes me kind   I am always reminded of how you raised me, not to let others provoke me Because of you my childhood was happy, and full of glee   Money we had little of, but a mother full of care and love This made all the difference in the world, protected in your motherly glove A lot of times I didn’t understand, why your standards were so high  But now that I am grown, on my own, I see why   Everywhere I go, when told how well I have become I tell them it was you, daddy, and God from whence the goodness comes from God blessed me with the best raising I could have had For you being my mother I am very glad   With Love, Your Son: Chris 5-13-00