Mother

Mother

As I sit here listening to the radio, just before mother's day, I feel that you're very close to me even tho you're a long way from me. Altho my writing is not perfect, it what's in my heart. Happy Mothers Day.

You cared for me when I was small,
You picked me up when I would fall,
You taught me to dress and comb my hair,
And taught me love so I could care.

When it was cold you kept me warm,
And you kept me safe when it would storm,
You taught me how to read and write,
And tucked me into bed each night.

Then I grew and became a man,
And had to leave your helping hand,
But when I fall or when it storms,
Your prayers will keep me safe and warm.


                            Alonzo Gene Tillery Sr.
                              May 11, 1985