I don’t come back often enough
\nand it’s been too long
\nsince the last time
\nI sat beside her
\nand we talked<\/p>\n
She doesn’t say much these days
\nbut, she’s a good listener
\nand she’s patient
\nas I ramble on
\nin our familiar way<\/p>\n
So here’s the latest news, Mum
\nabout who’s doing what
\nto whom and why
\nand how things are
\nworking out for me<\/p>\n
Passersby catching my soliloquy
\npolitely smile my way
\nand snatch fragments
\nof our one-voice
\nconversation<\/p>\n
Mother doesn’t say much at all
\nnot even when I caress
\nher faded image
\none last time
\nbefore next Mother’s Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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