100th Birthday [missed By 'Mom'] ...... [short; My Mom; Death; Serious But Not Sad] Poem by Bri Edwards
100th Birthday [missed By 'Mom'] ...... [short; My Mom; Death; Serious But Not Sad]
Well Mom missed this day by almost nine years.
At ninety-one(?) we escorted her from this “veil of tears”.
But no tears I had the June day she passed.
Her will was NOT to live just in order to “last”.
She’d actually tried to end her life three years before,
but by bad timing and stomach-pumping she missed Death’s Door.
Then again she found herself in a hospital, ailing, in 2005 (?) .
My sister and I pushed a “morphine drip” till she was no longer alive.
Rest In Peace, dear Mom. [December 30,1913-June 20(?) ,2005(?) ]
(December 30,2013)
interestingly enough, i lied a bit. i did shed some tears that day, BUT not for my mom's death. later in the day i watched Robin Williams star in the movie Bicentennial Man, and i cried at the dying scene at the ending when...well i won't spoil the ending for you. bri :)
The poem commemorates the passing away of your mom, the greatest personal loss. Though, 'Her will was NOT to live just in order to “last”.' -yet her journey to eternity must have left the family in grief. My condolences. May she rest in peace!
Bri i am glad your mum is at peace.Its the hardest thing in the world losing your mother. You obviously loved her very much sometimes letting someone go is the best gift you can give. Lovely tribute from you. Well done I give it a ten
My mom's comes up in 2220, and dad's in 2015. That recent movie, 'The Railway Man', elicits a tear as well, Bri
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 10:38:06 PM # 1.0.0.1119
The 4th line of your eulogy is the essential truth: HER WILL WAS NOT TO LIVE JUST TO LAST. She acted through that WILL when she attempted to take her life. What courage she displayed! You and your sister can be proud to have had such a parent. Shedding tears is cathartic, they can help us cope with grief. But they're not necessary, and sometimes our grief is too deep for the surface display of tears. Remember Hamlet's assertion about his father's death: I HAVE THAT WITHIN WHICH PASSETH SHOW, and be at peace with yourself.