Dean, Condolences on your loss. You didn't say anything on Facebook. This is obviously a very hard time for you. Sounds like your Mom had a good handle on her place in life and her family. Jaimie Vernon, President, Bullseye Records 1-800-JOE-RADI(O) // 1-800-563-7234 CDs: http://www.bullseyecanada.com MP3s: http://www.bullseyesongs.com RADIO: http://www.radiothatdoesntsuck.com SWAG: http://www.cafepress.com/bullseyecanada TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/bullseyecanada MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/bullseyecanada Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/ PERSONAL - http://www.myspace.com/jaimievernonsmovingtargetz - http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Jaimie-Vernon BLOG - http://verminator.livejournal.com FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/jaimievernon > Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:41:22 -0700 > From: deansmilkco@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: [klaatumail] Re: My Mom the Poet > To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > I wasn`t going to post anything about this here, but I just can`t > resist. My mom discovered that she had stage four lung and brain cancer > last April and passed away from it last Thursday. But that isn`t the > reason that I`m posting this. Over the course of her life she wrote > many great poems and even got some of them published in various places. > I was hoping to be able to read one of them at her funeral yesterday, > but couldn`t do it without freaking out. I even find it difficult to > read to myself. > > It is called "A Mother Reflects" > > How will they remember me > When my journey ends > Those five thet were my babies once > And then became my friends > > Will they resent the years when we > Were forced to count each penny > Or were they rich in happy times > I hope that there were many > > When they made choices unlike mine > Did I just let it be > Or did I try to mold each child > Into another me > > Will they feel I was too harsh > When they did something wrong > Or will they know that in my heart > I loved them all along > > I see them now......mature adults > I view each with delight > If I helped make them what they are > I sure did something right > > Lois Thut ------11/14/32--8/6/09 > > > I`miss you mom. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive email from all of your webmail accounts. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid?71356