We Cherish The Memories of You© By Allen E Kroger III I lost someone I love today To express my loss, there is no way The only thing that I can do Is to always cherish the memories of you So long ago, on our first day I heard your voice and turned your way Those faithful words I longed to here “I’m your mom, so have no fear I’ll keep you warm and safe and sound And I will always be around So lay your head upon my chest And know that I will do my best I’ll teach you how to walk and talk And push your stroller around the block Then take you to the park to play And hug and squeeze you everyday And if you fall and skin your knee At your side is where I’ll be For no one can love you like I do Cause their’s some of me inside of you I’ll give you baths and wash your toes And cook and clean and fold your clothes I’ll always love and care for you Because that is what us Mommies do I’ll teach you all the golden rules Then get you dressed and off to school And we’ll walk together hand in hand You’ll grow so smart, won’t that be grand And when your sick, I’ll nurse you well So you can go and give them hell And I will be so proud of you I’ll revel in your triumphs too Then you’ll grow up and take a spouse And buy yourselves and fancy house I will come and visit you And marvel in the things you do Then soon you’ll have kids of your own And I’ll have a joy I’ve never known I’ll get to be a grandma too And in their faces, I’ll see you To think that all of this will pass I hope it doesn’t go too fast But I will love you every day And help you out in every way Cause I’m you Mom, this much is true And that is what us Mommies do Our new adventure has begun So trust in me my precious one” It seems like only yesterday I heard my loving mother say Those words to me with love and pride They made me feel so good inside And since then, we’ve truly had a ball Thru birthdays and holidays, we’ve loved them all The drives to the beach and swims in the pool And food so good, it would make you drool From the chili cook offs and the barbecues To the summers in Spokane and Twin Lakes too The Family reunions full of laughter and fun We’ve had some pretty great times, when all is said and done And keep her promises, she kept them all She’s helped me grow up strong and tall And I am who I am today Because my Mom loved me in every way But through the years, I’ve watched her age and battles she has had to wage for kidney, heart and now her lung I wish from this suffering, she could be sprung I sit with her and hold her hand And wonder why this is God’s plan To make her suffer in this way I can’t stand to watch it one more day My mom once strong, is fading fast I’m not sure how long she will last I hold her close and squeeze her tight And hope and pray with all my might And as I feel her slowly slip away I lean in close and start to say “You’ve done your job, it’s time to rest We thank you for always giving us your best But even thou you leave us here And many will be shedding tears You lived and loved and had such fun And shared your joy with everyone So off to heaven where you’ll see Your long lost friends and family Thou we’ll grieve and miss you too We’ll always cherish the memories of you!” We love and miss you Mom! In loving memory of Dolores Withers