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.
.
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.