For My Mother Rose (1929-2014)
She didn’t care for bed time stories
She knew the price of milk and eggs
Her favorite day was Christmas Morning
She wasn’t one to plead or beg
She was the strongest person
On planet Earth
A force of nature
Since birth
Never sat on the lap of luxury
Her family her treasure trove
She made her way without a partner
She had no license when she drove
She did not like swear words
She loved a good ice cream Sundae
From dusk to dawn she worked it seemed
Monday through to Monday
She raised two unruly young ones
Did all of it mostly alone
She bought cars, and bought a house
She gave us comfort, she made a home
Life will not be the same
Without her
There’s an emptiness
That won’t ever be filled
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