Mom I Miss You.................

July24Lioness
July24Lioness Posts: 2,399 Member
edited September 2024 in Chit-Chat
Mom, it was 17 years ago today that I got that call. I love you and miss you each and every day.

It’s been some time, since you’ve been gone
I thought by now, I would be strong
I think of you, and shed my tears
I wonder who, will still my fears.

Your memories remain, inside my heart
My soul it seems, to be torn apart
You told me secrets, I hold so dear
I only wish, you would be near.

I still miss and love you, can’t you see
I wish to hold, and talk with thee
So many things, I could not say
And now you’ve gone, so far away.

You taught me to, in God believe
You said he would always, take care of me
So take my hand, and guide me there
And save a place, one day to share.


In memory of Mary Jane Hill Pelker (July 23, 1955 - April 3, 1993)

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  • Jamie_Moy
    Jamie_Moy Posts: 40
    I just wanted to let you know, that I thought that was very beautiful. I too miss my Mother.

    Thank you for sharing.
  • AmandaB4588
    AmandaB4588 Posts: 655
    This is beautiful! My best friend lost her mother almost 2 years ago, and I will definitely share this with her. I know she is going to love it.
  • aml0484
    aml0484 Posts: 425
    Thank you for sharing this.
  • smilogirl
    smilogirl Posts: 30 Member
    thank you for sharing your love...
  • starrlette
    starrlette Posts: 38
    I miss my Mother everyday... Sometimes when there is pain in our hearts we hold things in and try hard to forget and sometimes it's the very things we should be embracing and clinging onto. Thank you for sharing <3
  • Darkraven
    Darkraven Posts: 43
    What an amazing poem. I lost my Dad three years ago this month. Thank you so much for sharing. <3
  • guidosgal
    guidosgal Posts: 581 Member
    Beautiful :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • weaklink109
    weaklink109 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Beautiful sentiment, Lioness..so sorry for this sad anniversary.

    Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself.
  • fooja
    fooja Posts: 451 Member
    aww...she died so young......nice poem. i wish my mom would take care of herself and her health so she wont be dying anytime soon. thanks for sharing!! :flowerforyou:
  • audiophile
    audiophile Posts: 70
    That was a beautiful poem...
  • FabiolaEnvy♥
    FabiolaEnvy♥ Posts: 730
    very very beautiful.

    im gonna show this to my sis in law when she wakes up.

    made me remind me of my grandma... that i barely knew... :(
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
    Thank you for sharing. I lost my mother 7 years ago to cancer and I still miss her every single day. I know where she is and I know she is safe. I even still believe she's watching out for us. I'm lucky to still dream of her when things are going on in my life. It's like having her close until the day I see her again.
  • suziblues2000
    suziblues2000 Posts: 515 Member
    awww, I loved that! Thank you for posting it.

    My mother has Alzheimer's and I am her caretaker. Alzheimer's is such a horrible thing. She is like a shell of my mom, like somebody who kinda looks like my mom, but really is not. She has lost the ability to talk, which is the saddest thing because she used to love to talk! She'd talk my ear off! Now all she says is "HEY!".

    Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting your beautiful poem.
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,293 Member
    That was beautiful. Thank you. I lost my dad in August.
  • Breckgirl
    Breckgirl Posts: 606 Member
    Much love and huges to you my dear. My dad died 17 moths ago of a brain tumor and I still cry everyday. A parents love run deep and is miss much.
  • LifeAfter50
    LifeAfter50 Posts: 38
    Thank you so much for sharing such a beautiful poem.... :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Your Mother's love will always be with you...:heart::heart: :heart:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    awww sweerty.....c'mere for a hug:cry:

    Maybe she and my mom are dancing with Elvis.....:flowerforyou:
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    I loved that poem. My Mom died almost 5 years ago and it hurts my heart everyday. Whoever said "time heals all wounds" was full of crap. :ohwell:
  • kwardklinck
    kwardklinck Posts: 1,601
    Mothers are particularly hard to lose because they love us so deeply and completely. We don't have to do anything to earn her love. We just have it. It's a very hard thing to live without. However, I do know that she still loves me as much as she ever did, in a way I still have her with me, and I will happily be reunited with her again.
  • xchrysalisx
    xchrysalisx Posts: 101
    The tide recedes but leaves behind
    bright seashells on the sand.
    The sun goes down, but gentle
    warmth still lingers on the land.
    The music stops, and yet it echoes
    on in sweet refrains.....
    For every joy that passes,
    something beautiful remains.


    I miss my mom dearly and there is not a day that goes by that i don't think of her. It's been 5+ years since I lost my mom and it hurts as much now as it did then.
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    Ok.........so here is my poem. I cannot write it without crying

    To one who bears the sweetest name
    and adds a luster to the same
    who shares my joys
    who cheers when sad

    the greatest friend I've ever had

    Long life to her
    for there's no other
    Will take the place
    Of my dear Mother.

    ~~unknown~~

    She bought a plaque for her mom in 1950 with this poem. I them bought her a cedar box in 1976 with the same inscription.

    She did not have a long life, but she packed a lot of love into the years He gave her.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
    The tide recedes but leaves behind
    bright seashells on the sand.
    The sun goes down, but gentle
    warmth still lingers on the land.
    The music stops, and yet it echoes
    on in sweet refrains.....
    For every joy that passes,
    something beautiful remains.


    I miss my mom dearly and there is not a day that goes by that i don't think of her. It's been 5+ years since I lost my mom and it hurts as much now as it did then.

    That's beautiful too!!
  • July24Lioness
    July24Lioness Posts: 2,399 Member
    Thanks everyone for their words of support.

    My sister and I drove down to the cemetary and put flowers on both sets (maternal and paternal) grandparents and my mom's grave too, who is buried right next to her parents.

    After 17 years, it doesn't get any better. I still remember that Sunday morning when I was in the Army and I was on 24 hour duty that day. I had went home to grab some movies that I rented and that is when I got the call from my brother and sister...............
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