Silent toys, no more joys

the sound of laughter & child’s play are gone

Silence is quietly playing her song

I’ve often waited for this day

Now that its here, I’ll not stay

He’s all gown up & on his own

I now find myself all alone

I couldn’t wait for this day

now I wish it would go away

The house is so quiet & still

the silence here is oh, so real

I miss the noise & all the laughter

Then cleaning the mess the morning after

Soon he’ll be married & have a home

then have some children of his own.

Then one day he’ll have a son

Then once again I’ll have someone

to come and visit everyday

to make the quiet go away

Then one day he will know

what his mama said was so

“Enjoy your kids,” that’s what she said

Dear sweet mama, now is dead

She meant so very much to you

She loved you very much, that’s true.

You thought that mama would never die

“Now, now boy, don’t you cry,”

your sweet mama would gently sigh.

But mama now is safe & sound

Six feet under the cold hard ground

You come to see her everyday

but not for long will you stay

There are days you don’t know what to do

just remember the last thing she said to you

while she was lying in her bed

just minutes away from being dead.

She put her hand upon your face

& mustered up her charm & grace

Then she looked you straight in the eye

& softly said, “Go ahead and cry.

Cause son, soon I’ll be leaving this place

& I’ll never see your sweet face,

I just wanted to let you know,

how much I love you & I am telling you so.

Now you be strong & you be brave

tell the kids I said behave . . . “

Then she gently squeezed your hand . . .

But the look upon her face

had suddenly lost all life’s trace

You slowly turned & walked away

How you always dread that day

The day your mother passed away

That day really broke your heart

The day you & your mother had to part.