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Second Mother's Day without my sweet mother and I'm surviving. One day at a time and sometimes one moment. Let peace enter your heart and begin to heal as I've done. It's so hard, but I'm getting there and for those out there that have lost their sweet mothers or other women in their lives...let the healing begin. Pull out old pictures, laugh at the sweet memories shared and smile because you had a loving mother. May peace be with you.
White Candles
White candles burn
Sweet aroma throughout my house
Vanilla, gardenia, jasmine and white rose
Cleansing as it leaves a calm that was lost months ago
Glow from the flame gives my spirit light
Ancestor’s are lifted
Flickering in the still of the night
Crackling sounds of the wick is all I hear through the dark
White candles give me peace and hope like a dove that flies through the sky
On my knees praying as I place white flowers next to the smiling faces in pictures of those lost
Remembering them through the gift of light of my burning candles
I soon reminisce about lessons learned
Mother taught me to never yearn for the dead
She said instead light beautiful white candles
Talk to those gone and they will be your listening ear
She also told me, “When I’m gone I’ll always be near to hear and guide you.”
I believe her and know that the light is shining through me as it burns
Symbolizing purity and peace
Something I never thought I would feel again or at least
For a long time to come
Simple things have helped me grieve
Although you had to leave
I will always talk to you day and night
Promising to you that one day I’ll feel joy
Calmness is building inside me
And one day…I’ll even feel as bright as the color white
My passion will be on fire again like the wick that burns
I promise you…one day…I’ll feel like those white candles
Written By: Serena T. Wills
Dedicated to My Sweet Mother Marguerite "Sauti" Wills May You Rest In Peace
On this Mother's Day This is Also Dedicated to All the Grandmothers, Mothers, Aunts and Women That Have Passed Away and Touched Our Lives. We Love and Miss You!
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