One day I wake up
And go to visit Mother
Who passed this morning
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I scream to Father
Asking him if this was true
We cry together
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Burying Mother
How painful it was for me
Saying my goodbye
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Mother loved the sun
How bright and bubbly it is
The birds flying high
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Mother loved pumpkins
There is something about them
Something magical
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The sun shines brightly
Under the big willow tree
At my mother's grave
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The Story Behind the Slipper
PoetryWe all know the classic story of a girl who lost her glass slipper running away from her dreams, and racing back to her sad reality of being a peasant maid for her own step-mother and step-sisters, the only family she has left. Yes, this is a story...
