Mothers

A special friend
let her mom free herself
from these earthly ties yesterday.
The emotions are always mixed.
We know they are pain-free, worry-free
and in a glorious place.
We also know we are lost without them.
Mothers are magic.
Mothers are mighty.
Mothers are masterful.
Mothers are mystical.
Mothers are marvelous.
Mothers are magnificent.

This mother, however, was all those things
and more.
She mothered all of her own
and then some.
She was my mom away from mom
in my younger days.

To my friend,
I hurt for you.
I ache for you.
I cry with you.
And I also rejoice with you.

You've got an Angel to watch over you.