My Beautiful Mother

Amid this world there is no other, I love so dear as my beautiful mother, It seemed to me an endless time that she would be here to see me through life, But one winters day while rain was our guest, In unconscious slumber she fell into rest, all of forever in pain I moaned, a pain my seared heart had never known, My childhood hours from me were taken, and from sheer sorrow I could not be awaken, All of earth’s flowers drooped in sadness, from the depths of my soul ushered anger and madness, I roamed day to day bound for no place, when it hit me she's gone, and I fell upon my face, Horrible throbbing and pain in my head, sighing and sobbing my mother is dead, In my gloomy room I slept nevermore, without fear I'd never see her, all the nights of that year, I remembered my faith that the dead shall arise, with that I felt strong and became somewhat brave, I then set my sights to face her name on a grave, Swiftly my knees bent, in an instant I fell, my eyes heavy with tears beginning to swell, I knelt with my face to the ground where she lay, I cried and cried and cried and wanted by her to stay, I’ve only memories now, left for a time, so to all in her behalf, I have written this rhyme, Somehow I feel comfort, In the faith she displayed, and how in many ways, she was truly brave, For this I was glad that I cry in her place, So the death of a child she never will face, There has never been, nor ever will be a day, I fail to recall what she meant to me, Feeling her love, as baby at her breast, til the day came, when she was taken in death, I shall never forget and her loss always regret, the woman I love and miss as no other, who nobly bears alone, the beautiful name of my mother In Memory of: Ramona Jane Hamilton 1933-1979 "I love you Mom"....many many tears :(

DADDY

Where are your big hands daddy, So skilled and miserably taught, You held seven tiny ones in them and cherished each one you brought, You stood so tall and strong at once, like a snow capped mountain stood, You fought and worked hard all your life, for what you thought was good, Til one day death made it's repeated unwelcome claim, Into our family once again, and now for you it’s came, I sit often daddy pondering, over thoughts of you an mom, of days when I was growing up I tearfully recall, I sit on this chair in deepest thought, imagining you here to sit, and look to God and read his word to comfort me a bit, Where are your big hands daddy, I continually picture there, and the memories of you never tire, as I sit here in my chair, I remember too the dreams you had, how you worked and bought that house for mom, She was so tickled you owned a home with that beautiful green grass lawn I thought those days would never cease, that all in life was true, The dreams you had your wishes daddy, I wish them all for you, Now as I go through life without seeing you again, I never will forget you daddy, You and your big hands, And the memories, well, they will never fade nor from me ever part, but always dwell deep within, the depths of my broken heart. "I Love You Dad" In Memory Of John J.Hamilton 1933-2004

Babies

Who is deemed worthy
to have a small child
one solely helpless
full of kisses and smiles
Such tiny little fingers
and tiny little toes
so sweet soft and cuddly
with a tiny little nose
Fussy murmurings
happy and gay
echo from the carriage
where baby does lay
For one so helpless
who chuckles and coos
It’s a wondrous thing
how the family they fuse
Precious little baby
new to this world
cuddly little dimple cheeks
fairy tales and curls
You cannot understand
how loved that you are
nor the joy that you bring
to others by far