The Grief Of A Mother Poem by Francis Duggan

He was the only offspring that she ever had
The son she raised without any help from his dad
He had a fast car which he used to drive fast
The car and by far sadder it's owner are now of the past
His car left the roadway and crashed into a big tree
It is said he did not suffer he died instantly
A young man near his prime he had just turned twenty three
How tragic and sad for his mum it must be
She will not be a grandmother and she will grow old on her own
Such heavy crosses in life this poor woman has known
He drew his last breath six years ago today
By a tree near a bend on a narrow roadway
His fifty five year old mother remembers him in tears
The grief of loss is still with her despite the passing of the years.