Mum 2 Poem by Ted Middleton

Mum 2



Mum 2

I remember long ago
You'd hug me close and I would know
The love a mother gives her son
To calm his fears as day is done

I remember many times
You'd sit and read me nursery rhymes
And I'd get comfort as you read
Then fall asleep there in my bed

I remember when unwell
The words of love to me you'd tell
How you would nurse me well and then
Tell me of your love again

I remember all those times
The hugs, the love, the nursery rhymes
If I could only let you know
How much I love and miss you so


Ted Middleton

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I was very close to my mum. She probably knew our dad didn't show
any affection he had for us and she had some making up to do.

I can describe the respect and regard I had for my father, but the
love, encouragement and comfort affect my mother had upon me can
only be appreciated by me and is impossible for me to put into
words.

To say my mother was feisty was an understatement, but as anyone who
knew her would tell you, she never minced words, she always said it
as it was and it was comforting to have a friend who was so open
and genuine.

There was never a time in my life that I thought mum was holding
something from me and that's why probably, I have never - and will
never know anyone as unique as my mum. Being her son, similarly
afflicted, its probably why I have so few friends - but if that's
what it takes to maintain honesty and dignity - I'm with you mum.

I wrote this the night of my mum and dads funeral - the words
came easily.........30/11/2000
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