I ran away from my mother in the end.
a powerful force in our family
the Dragon Lady

but I came here to sit and read your
poem...Every mother is different
maybe I can learn from this poem
what I could have done better!

Fear too kept me away
Not fireworks
but of the explosive nature
of words to put people down

Each culture is different
in respect and care of
elders.present..illness
and in passing

the plaintive narrative
of voice in this
for me lends a sympathetic
ear

the last line works very well
in aspects of desire and
wish to the passed mother
to "come back"
a youthful desire
wish

but there are no more
words

I was meaning to see
my aging father in
the spring and he
died of a stroke in
winter

it was said he
mourned not seeing
me

Come back...yes..

Thank You!

and very well written
we all can relate to this, i am sure ... i would think everybody has at one time or another wished they' d visited someone before they died... I know i do my grandfather....

nice to meet you katrina
love judy
xxx

Nice to meet you Katrina.
Upfront, I don't much care for verso libre, but often something works and entertains me. This is depressing, but still emotionally written.
If you're interested in getting more involved in NeoPoet, consider joining our new workshop: Critique and Criticism. It will be interesting and your insights would be welcome.

We always think that we should be there at the passing of our Mother or Father, but it cannot be most times, it is then so hard to accept that they have left .
It is according to what you believe, so fill that space with all the happy things they gave you no matter how small and rejoice that they chose you to be their child.
Lovely to see you back here again I hope to see you join in, time permitting.
Take care and come walk with us a while,
Yours Ian