The word for the day was "gem" I wrote this:
My mother's initials
GEM
What is a gem? - "a precious or semi-precious stone
especially when cut and polished."
cut and polished:
the pain of losing her 8 year old child.
the hardships of being a good southern wife
the struggles in day to day life.
She was so kind and good to me
She loved me through it all.
She learned to accept my clean-faced look
my lack of spit and polish.
GEM
What is a gem? - "a precious or semi-precious stone
especially when cut and polished."
cut and polished:
the pain of losing her 8 year old child.
the hardships of being a good southern wife
the struggles in day to day life.
She was so kind and good to me
She loved me through it all.
She learned to accept my clean-faced look
my lack of spit and polish.
my stubborn streak for social justice.
my giving up a kidney.
She shone more brightly when I was near
watching her shows on TV
Being there - sitting alongside her.
And so did I.

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