Tuesday, 20 September 2022

20th September 2022

 
watercolour sky
over the morning garden
dog barks

© Rachel Green September 2022

for the first time in years
I remember my mother's birth date
and wonder why I ever forgot.
This woman was such a big part of my life
but alive for less than a quarter of it.
I wish I could have known her as an adult
and ask the things I want to ask.
Forgive me, Mother, for I have sinned.

© Rachel Green September 2022


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