Tag Archives: Mom
Poem Friday On Saturday – Happy Mothers Day Mom
This woman, a Mother Of three
Was the responsible for the increase of the Mackie Family tree
A Grandmother,and Great,and Great great Grandmother
29 is the number and one other to come, a grandchild to my Brother
We had a reunion of all the Grandchildren bar two
Mum in the middle, So many she could only remember the name of a few
My Brother Barry whom I believe would have been looking down
My Mother survived my Brother, and his memory remains with all of his Grandchildren running around
This is a photo of Mom my brother Frank and me
All her Grandchildren from us three
If you are interested I am the one with the blue shoes
Hey look at Mums face, this whole procedure did not amuse
My Mom is looking pretty good though at 95, as you can see
Actually in years to come that could look like me
So Mom love you and that day was great for all of us
Lots of kids, great food, lots of laughs and not a great fuss
Without you Mom we would not be on this Planet Earth
Without you Mom all these kids, they would not have been given birth
With Respect and Love, the beautiful woman you have become
Have a great day and I wish you a Happy Mothers Day Mom
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Poem Friday 04/17/2015 – They Would Put Me In Jail
At the races and only just in their 20’s how fabulous they look
My Mum and Dad so young and happy, great times together they took
They could never have imagined what the future could bring them both
My Dad died rather young my Mum with Dementure no sign of improvement or growth
For those loved ones who were close and have passed this way
Watch over my Mum. May she join you? She is in a place she does not want to stay
She says “I am trying to be brave but my heart hurts so much”
With a mountain of tears she sobs on my shoulder, for goodness sake Dad come get her, she needs your strong touch
Like many, in this world Dementure takes a hold
To a home they are sent – “they will take care of you she is told”.
They lose their home, their identity and in her case her dog
They give them drugs to ease the pain, so their mind is calmed into a fog
Yep my Mum she has lost her dog the one thing she holds dear
My beautiful Mum says “I never dreamt in my lifetime I would be in a place like here
Mum is now going 95 and wishes to die each day
Surely we have the right to decide for ourselves, how and which way
I feel her pain, her emptiness, her loss of pride
A home of many vacant minds, there is no place for her to hide
Why is it that the law will not bend?
Because society decides, with no quality of life, we must live right to the end?
She is now not safe, within a few weeks, to be on her own
The length of her future or the quality is surely not known
God show mercy and bring her some peace
Help her hurt go away, make it cease
She asks – “Is this purgatory for me here right now?” I don’t know
Not being a Catholic, I know you are a great person Mum so Heaven is where you will go
So when you get there give my Dad my Brother a big hug and you can from me say hello
“Can you give me a pill that could put me asleep permanently and not fail”
“Mum I so would but its illegal and they would put me in Jail”
The great pain I feel for her and the many tears I shed
I think we all need to consider for us what lies ahead
They say we choose our parents before we enter this earth
Well we should have the right to leave as we chose our birth
Well Mum I am no longer with you in person and I know you are lonely and becoming frail
Euthanasia is an illegal option, my dear Mum I would if I could but they would put me in jail
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Been Away For A While Now I Am Back
Got an urgent call this year on the 21st of November
My Mom is sick, packed quickly, forgot more that I remember
Flew to New Zealand, the ‘land of the long white cloud’
Just one bag that was all I was allowed
Did not call my neice for her birthday
Hope she had a good one, I am sure she will forgive me anyway
Happy birthday Donna I did think of you
Hope you had a good one, Love to both of you two
I had plenty of sun in Australia as you can see
If you love the water there sure is no better place to be
Well back to Mom we thought her breaths would be few
Suffered much pain but with tons of medication her chances to survive grew
She is now ringing from the hospital “Lesley come get me and bring me home I am not staying here”
Yep she is back to normal, demanding and giving the nurses plenty of grief I fear
Patience I will need although I have been known to lack
But will keep in touch, Been away for a while and now I am back
Lesley
Who Is Your Favorite? – LOL
I just love this, obviously Mom was not around at the time and Dad was making the most of it.
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Great Tip – Making A Template
I know I have been neglecting my blog lately. Excuse is I am in NZ looking after my Mom, Love her but boy she is a handful. Will be more diligent in the near future.
This is a pretty good tip I believe. Some people are so clever.
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Poem Friday – 08/09/2013 – Privilege And My Pleasure
Privilege And My Pleasure
Author: Lesley Voth
My Brother and his wife went off on a trip
I hope they realize that not like New Zealand you need to tip
They are off to Europe for about 3 months or more
Exciting for them a great adventure in store
England, Scotland, France, Turkey and Spain
I hope they get great weather, plenty of sunshine and no rain
So while they are away, to my Mothers place next month I will stay
She is now going 96 young, memory at times goes a little astray
So for two months in New Zealand I will be looking after my Mom
Good for her, she loves a wine and she is partial to a little coke and rum
It is time that I enjoy as it is now a precious treasure
They say we only have so many breaths on this earth, she only has a few to measure
So I can always say time spent with her is all my privilege and my pleasure
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