There is nothing like a Mother's hug
To make the boogiemen disappear
And comfort me when I am sad
Her arms holding me so near



She held me in the rocking chair
And sang lullabies to me
When it was time to go to bed
So I could gently fall asleep



The long, loving hug she gave me
On my very first day of school
She must have guessed that I was scared
But there were tears in her eyes too



The sadness of the hugs we exchanged
When my family and I moved away
Cramming so much love in that good-bye
Saying all we could think of to say



She fell asleep and quietly slipped away
Three months after I last saw Mother
We had been there for a family visit
Not knowing there would never be another


  
When my life on Earth is over
And the Judgment I shall face  
I hope to be held once again
In my Mother's warm embrace

Kathleen McCoy Eldridge©
June 28, 2007
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