Nostalgia To Me.......... Poem by Kaila George

Nostalgia to me....

Is when mum and dad were alive?

As they sat in their chairs in our living room at home

They sit in their own places

Mum in her chair

Dad on his couch

Mum weaving or crocheting

Dad reading the news and races

Just lounging about

And in between their relaxing time

They talk to each other

About family life

These were the times

I loved the most

When mum and dad

Were alive and well

The soft chatter that they often shared

Made me smile and wonder at what they use to say

They never spoke in English…they spoke in their mother tongue

Alas I failed to learn my mother tongue

But they laughed and smiled as they chatted along

Sometimes it was intense and other times they laughed

Every now and then, they would let me in on their secret chats

And translate to me, exactly what they said

They made me laugh, they made me cry

Oh how I miss their wonderful chats

Their laughter, their jokes

Their telling me the does and don’ts

Their wise words of wisdom

Of being both mother and child

I sit in mums chair looking into the night

Rocking and thinking of our special time

Glancing around the room

So much has changed

The only thing left are the pictures on the wall

And my mother’s recliner chair

My father’s couch long gone

As I rock to and throw

How I miss them so

I shall always remember them

In my heart and in my soul

Because that’s how much I love them so

©Kaila George 2013