In my last show of “Mister, This Is Going On Your Permanent Record!” I read a short
poem my mother wrote on the occasion of my leaving for college. It is a poem about loss.
Here is a two-minute video that fills in the details.
poem my mother wrote on the occasion of my leaving for college. It is a poem about loss.
Here is a two-minute video that fills in the details.
“My mother died with her music still in her.”
The gentle woman you called “Honey”
Your dad we all called “Sir.”
You have a talent Rick
for speech, the pen, and photo.
From whence it came?
Perhaps wrapped in a mother’s love,
encouragement without criticism
acceptance begetting courage
Those talents
are the music within you.
A Honey of a legacy
Thank you for sharing the poem, Rick.
Thank you for sharing your mother’s story about loss.