Where Love Resides
Copyright (c) 1994, Tamara
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Where Love Resides
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Quietly the darkness reigns
under her watchful care
evening shadows linger
erasing childhood's fears with
nurturing hands.

Making the best of life
and love with what she had, she was
ready to face the 
challenges of each new day
every moment that passes, her
love and laughter ring thru my mind
lingering to remember her
always.

Lively conversation
awaited all who came near
unpretentious and genuine
even to the end.
nestled in her arms
bad dreams once slipped away
escaping this dream called life
returning home.  Home - to
golden gates...or pearly ones?

written by Tamara 11/16/94

I read this at the memorial service for my mom who died on the 9th - 
the poem contains her name, and I hope - her spirit.  I only wrote one 
poem for her while she was alive.....it was heartfelt, but not very 
good and I found it ten years later still on her dresser as I was 
cleaning up.  Took me a week to write this....