Mother's Day 05/13/12 A Mother's Promise Dedicated to Esther Uhler & Mary Frank

A Mother’s Promise

By Ellen M. McCauley

She promised she would never leave

You asked how that could be

She put her arms around you tight

Said listen close to me.

You’ll hear my laugh at happy times

When everything is bright.

I’ll be there too when times are tough

And hope’s as black as night.

I’ll come to mind through little things

The smell of just baked treats

 Homemade sauce, hot casseroles

The feel of fresh washed sheets.

When you have to choose from right or wrong

You’ll think what I would do.

Then pray to God like you were taught

And the answer will break through.

Sometimes an old familiar song

Will give you a good chill

And I’ll be the breeze upon your brow

When you are old and ill.

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Nothing can separate you from my love

It will always be us two.

Not time, not death, not anything

For I’ll live inside of you.