If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give to
her, my mom
A heated
toilet seat
A walk in
bath
A massage
every night
For her tired
aching feet
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give
to her, my mom
A kiss every
hour just because
A hug each
time I entered and left
Her room
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give
to her, my mom
Warm blankets
all day long
Warm slippers
for the nights
Warm pajamas to
soothe her well used body
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give
to her, my mom
Long Loving
looks into her eyes
And say
Thank you…
Thank you
every time
My skin
brushed her's
I would say
thank you
Every time I
drew a breath
I would say thank
you
Every time a
tear fell
Or a gush of
laughter burst forth
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give to her, my mom
More appreciation for
Every feather
Every ribbon
Every button
Every rubber
band
Every paper
clip
Every piece
of saved paper “just in case”
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give
to her, my mom
Praise just for
being my mom
Instead of
being upset because she was not like me
And every
moment of everyday
I would thank
her for the all of me that is
Just like her
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would give
to her, my mom
More Prayers upon my knees every night and
At each dawn
Thanking God
for her, my mom
If I could
turn back the hands of time
I would bring
her back - my mom
Photo of Eleanor Ormsby Hughes Finley, my mom
Poem by
Maryanne Mesplé April 17, 2016
