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May 9, 2015
By OurVoices PLATINUM, Merrimac, Massachusetts
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"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are" - e.e. cummings

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A packed lunch

A peace of mind

A presence of strength and love

and happier times.

 

A bed made

A dinner cooked

A sentence spoken

within just one look.

 

A strong woman

A loving wife

A great mother to look up to

every day of my life.

© Elizabeth C., Andover, MA

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A poem I wrote for my mother on Mother's Day

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