Saturday 7 May 2011

let it be forever

tiny shaking shakes me out
the capsules on the floor tell me a tale
she who is ramrod straight
despairs in the midst

I sit with her on the floor
embrace her to me
she gives in
but only for a while

her voices soothes me
her arms hold me
she is again the strong mother
I am again the daughter

"forever, let it be forever, 
although that isn't enough either"

30 comments:

  1. let it be more than forever. forever ever after :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Great to see a picture of you and your mother and your poem stood well

    ReplyDelete
  3. Wonderfully expressed.
    And a wish of every child too...

    ReplyDelete
  4. It's so hard to watch them change from the strong mom ,to us feeling like that's our role. It happened with my mom and it was sad. I miss my mom today,she passed away almost two years ago.

    ReplyDelete
  5. no forever is not enough...moving trib to moms....

    ReplyDelete
  6. oh this was moving - holding her while on the floor and feeling again how it was in all the change - beautiful and also a lovely pic of you and your mom

    ReplyDelete
  7. wonderful Gautami...thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  8. And it is forever. Lovely poem, Gautami.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love the expression of mothers strength in this piece. Beautiful ~ Rose

    ReplyDelete
  10. So Lovely! Indeed, it is never enough. S many tears this morning...

    I miss my daughter and my mother...

    ˙·٠•●♥ Hɑppɣ Møtɦɛяṡ Daɣ ♥●•٠·˙

    ReplyDelete
  11. Its never enough & there will never be anything like it... great piece

    ReplyDelete
  12. A lovely piece. great tribute.

    ReplyDelete
  13. forever is never enough...a lovely, well expressed poem ~ beautiful! :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. How remiss our Mother's arms!

    ReplyDelete
  15. I've been in this place your poem speaks of. It rings true.

    ReplyDelete
  16. its sad when we become the parents

    ReplyDelete
  17. Beautifully expressed. Loved it.

    ReplyDelete
  18. This beautiful poem really touched me.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Forever is never enough, I agree.

    ReplyDelete
  20. I understand the idea of mother and daughter changing roles. My Mom and do this a lot. Especially since the death of my father. Who ever is the stronger is the Mom today.

    ReplyDelete
  21. A gorgeous expression of tender moments and the sometimes necessary swapping of those roles.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Tender and beautifully expressive.

    ReplyDelete
  23. prayers.
    let it be lasting for good.

    lovely piece.

    ReplyDelete
  24. After reading this, I can't help but think that it is forever. And that love is reciprocal. And that love can be hard.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Very touching indeed.
    Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  26. Those of us lucky enough to be mothers of daughters know we are part of an endless unfolding of love, caring and re-birth.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Yes. The love of family. Beautiful.

    ReplyDelete