Bride and her mother hugging right after the ceremony. Carol Cizauskas and Gene Cizauskas. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013. Photo by Lindsey Naima Hemphill, owner of Naima Photography.
Your hands speak of love
As you hold your daughter close
After the wedding.
Twenty years ago
A mother who lost her child
Tried to kill herself.
Now this Mothers’ Day
Death lurking in the doorway,
Eager for her mom.
Cross a continent
To get to mother’s bedside:
Not even possible.
Purse-strings holder: “No
Funds to see Mom before death.”
Why such cruelty?
Writing the letter
About Mom’s impending death.
And now the waiting.
Bride and her mother, Carol and Gene Cizauskas. Photo by Lindsey Naima Hemphill, owner of Naima Photography. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Saturday, 12 October 2013.
Holding the wrong end
To her face, Mom’s voice muffled
In the long distance.
Email’s voice is cold,
Attaching Mom’s living will,
Bringing her death near.
At his sister’s wedding, Rich Cizauskas hugs Gene Cizauskas, their mother. Saturday, 12 October 2013. The Plumas House, Reno, Nevada. Photo by Thomas Cizauskas, another brother of the bride.
Angel light of love
Shines over mother and son.
Such sweet devotion.
Cherry Hill Park, Falls Church, Virginia – Friday, 21 October 2011
Joy dissipates fog
Of age for mother whose girl
Is about to wed.
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