Mum

 

One year has passed

And another year has begun,

There is not a single day

We do not think of Mum.

 

On the last day of March

In the early watch of that day

Sweet adorable Mama Russell

Was whisked away.

 

None of us could be there

To see her breathe her last,

COVID-19 made sure of that

As alone she passed.

 

Her graduation ceremony

Was less than she deserved,

Just a little gaveside service

Before she was interred.

 

Over ninety-two years

She had been given to us

And just like she had lived,

She left without a fuss.

 

Our hearts still ache

Though not like before

As we give thanks for the memories

Of her life more and more.

 

God must be praised

To have given us such a mum,

Whose life was a sterling example

In a race well run.

 

 

We still celebrate her!

It is like we have no choice-

Every last one of us will do so

As long as we have a voice.

 

Stewart Russell © March 31, 2021

 

Remembered by many including her children, grandchildren, relatives, in-laws and numerous friends.