It is one year ago that my Mom went home to Heaven

This is a photo of my mom, Margaret Nelson.

This was taken a few months before she died.

She passed away one year ago today.

I wrote a poem when it happened but my feelings were too raw

and close to the surface to share then.

One year later I want to share it now.

Our Mother Died Today

Our mother died today-

for us it is a sad day-

Words hushed to a whisper in reverence,

an empty place

where she has always been

Tears brushed away from

already dampened cheeks

Our Mother died today-

For her it is a happy day-

Glad reunion with those gone on before,

Husband, mother, father, brother

Relief from pain

Release from a body no longer useful.

Our Mother died today-

And yet more alive than ever

Hearing now the voice only heard by faith before,

"Well done, Good and Faithful Servent."

My two brothers, Mark and David and my sister Carole and myself miss her a lot.

She was a good person but more than that she was a good Christian.

We were Blessed beyond measure in having her as our Mother.