Friday, May 9, 2014

Poem - Mother of the Bride

Today I would just like to say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms.


Years ago I went to the wedding of the daughter of one of my best friends. I stood and watched my friend cry as her daughter left in the car with her new husband. I went home and wrote this poem and I would like to share it with you today.


I hope you enjoy it.




Mother of the Bride


 


Yesterday my infant lay upon my arm and slept.


Today I realized she was gone, and silently I wept.


 


Yesterday she drooled and cooed as she crawled ‘round the floor.


Today I knew that I would never see that anymore.


 


Yesterday she laughed and played with children on our street.


Today, her place at the table bare, I couldn’t even eat.


 


Yesterday her piano playing drove me up the wall.


Today the silence deafened me so, I couldn’t hear at all.


 


Yesterday when she was sick, I tired playing nurse.


Today I cannot play that role, and I feel so much worse.


 


Yesterday I worried as she went out on her first date.


Today I’d love to sit and watch for her to come home late.


 


Yesterday she graduated high school with straight “A”s.


Today I browsed her yearbook, and my mind was in a haze.


 


Yesterday she said she’d met the boy of her dreams.


Today I can’t believe how very long ago that seems.


 


Yesterday she showed her ring, and said that she would marry.


Today the thought of losing her is oh so sad and scary.


 


Today her father walked her down the aisle, and gave her away.


I lost my child as she became a lovely woman today.


 


Janice Austin Bates


 

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