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08/11/2003 Entry: "Poem: Across the Miles and In My Heart (Nov. 10, 1999)"

ACROSS THE MILES AND IN MY HEART

It's a Wednesday and my thoughts today and often
Travel across the many miles
From Orlando, Florida to a precious mama
In her room in Greenville, Illinois.

The picture in my mind is a lovely sight
That my heart holds dear in its center.
She is what has made me...
She is what has made our family;
She is our daily blessing.

It's a Wednesday and memories Speak
Of years past... shared laughter and love and joys
That wrapped us in a package
Called "LIFE"...
That named us "Bea's children".
With pride, we carry a part of her within ourselves.

I look around my own room and see her gifts;
I look within my own life and feel her presence.
There is a breadboard...clean now;
No dumplings or noodles or bread upon its surface.
What was her working tool
Has become my treasure...
Just as she has been for me all thru my life.

Nov. 10, 1999

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