To A Lost Mother Poem by Lone Dog

Long years have passed without your smile,
The touch of one who cared,
But still remember well, do I,
The moments that we shared.

The happiness of heart I had
As you, from work, came home.
Remember how I waited in
The alley all alone?

Your voice was so, so comforting,
A lullaby, it seemed.
As fingers danced the ivory keys
I, on your shoulder, leaned.

One day when on your bed you lay
In tears, I knew not why,
I told you how I'd care for you
Not knowing you would die.

As illness sapped your strength away,
I did not understand
How God, in all his wisdom, could
Forget his fellow man.

Then Death stopped by! And now you're gone,
A remnant in the ground.
And all I have are memories and
A poem that I've found.


(*the poem that I found is listed in the Contents as 'Untitled')