Dedicated to my precious Mom

When I was small and could not lift my head,
So helpless that I needed to be fed,
And could not help myself out of my bed—
Dear Mama, you were there.

When I couldn’t match my skirt and top aright,
Nor tie my hair up in a pony tight,
And when I did not know twixt wrong and right—
Dear Mama, you were there.

And when I walked through many painful strifes,
And had so many questions about life,
Then one day gave my vow to be a wife—
Dear Mama, you were there.

With all your heart and love so full and true
You led me, showed me, taught me all you knew:
I know I need not fear a path that’s new—
For Mama, you are there.

I wish in years of waiting, days of pain,
And times when all we see is rain,
That all your faith, and hope, and love remain—
For Mama, God is there.