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Autumn Leaves

volume 5 number 6

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Mother's Love

by Connie Marcum Wong

My children, though grown now,
Still remain at the core of my being
Their happiness brings waves of joy
That flood over and through me

Their sorrow becomes mine
As we remain psychically connected
Their inner and outer beauty
Lights my life with such brilliance
That only another mother who has been
So blessed, could comprehend

As I watch them share their love along
Life's road, I marvel how the seeds of
Wisdom I planted in each have grown
To outstanding heights, grown in
Directions I could never have imagined

As I stand here surrounded by their shadows
I am not as proud as I am grateful,
Grateful for the divine guidance, without which
I could not call myself "Mother"

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