I came first in a series of four_
Had you known who was knocking
you may not have answered the door.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember when I was little you
held me so tight,
Also the hours we sat on the bank
waiting for fish that didn't bite.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember you spreading sliced
apples on a sheet of tin.
I remember trying to catch a
duck legged hen.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember you turning milk into
butter,
Washing the grime from ol'Bossy's
Udder.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember the chocolate pies you
use to make.
The tea cakes and sand tarts you
use to bake.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember the flower seeds you
use to sow _
You caught me looking at my bosom
and you said "Don't worry they'll
Grow."
Do you remember Mama?
I remember kids telling me what a
pretty Mama I had.
I was so embarrassed but secretly
glad.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember a man trying to proposi-
tion you by the side of the road.
I remember you showed me how to
make a house for a toad.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember you bribing me to take
Castor Oil,
Using string to pull the core from
an ugly boil.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember your encounter with my
piano teacher, Old Mr. Penn.
I knew on that day I had a true
Friend.
Do you remember Mama?
I remember riding my horses
and Lassie jumping the fence_
I remember you letting me sleep
with Danny Boy and Prince.
I don't remember being as happy
since.
Do you remember Mama?
I could go on remembering over the
Span of years_
But to do so would reduce me to
tears.
I sometimes wonder what happened to
that pretty woman and that skinny
little tow-headed kid.
All the wondrous things they said
and did.
Love rides a pale horse far into
the night,
But one must grow old to appreciate
what was right.
All these little remembrances are
so precious to me_
I go back to them often in an attempt
to set my soul free.
We get so caught up in every day
caring_
We forget how wonderful it was just
sharing.
by
Mary S. Hymel
Copyright © 1982-2001
All rights reserved
Written for my Mama
Henrietta Strickland
Mothers Day 1982
This background set was made and copyrighted
by Lady Care.
Song~Irish Mountains of Mourne
