At eighty-four <br />she is not old. <br />Though she denies <br />some salient facts, <br />I had just called her <br />to say Hi, <br />and also Happy Mother's Day, <br />when, with an edge <br />within her voice <br />did want to know <br />about her life <br />with us, <br />her children. <br />'Was it acceptable, <br />and did I do <br />what could be called <br />a loving job <br />for all of you, <br />what do you think? ' <br />I could not run <br />so quickly said <br />'Most of the time <br />most certainly.' <br />It was an answer <br />she had needed.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mother-s-day-4/
