Across the Ocean and other poems

28 Years

I had my mother for 28 years

that is not enough time

She taught me to crawl

and she taught me to walk

she taught me to laugh

and she taught me to talk

She bought me a bike

and she taught me to ride

she taught me to face my fears

and never to hide

She taught me to read

and she taught me to write

in life's little things

she taught me to delight

When I grew old enough

she taught me to drive

She taught me to count on her

for as long as she's alive

When problems arose

that I did not understand

she taught me to be

A good and strong man

She taught me to learn

something new everyday

she taught me the value

of work and of play

She taught me to explore

to discover, to create

she taught me when to rush

and when to wait

When my son was born

she taught me to be a dad

she taught me to stay steady

in good times and in bad

When I was lost and

could not find my way

she taught me to kneel

and she taught me to pray

She taught me so many lessons

I can never repay

I don't know why the lord

had to take her away

I had my mother for 28 years

God, that is not enough time

A/N..........No need to get all teary eyed. My mom isn't dead. This came about when my mom was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She was at the hospital to have it shrunk by a thing called a gamma knife. I started thinking about what if it didn't work and you know, the worst happened. So I ended up writing this.