Mother’s day the saddest day

May 11, 2008

one
grieving mother

diminishes
the multitude of smiles

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2 Responses to “Mother’s day the saddest day”

  1. clancyjane Says:
    May 15, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    watching This Week With George’s in Memorium segment, i thought of those soldiers’ mothers and what the day must be like for them.

    your line break is particularly effective.

  2. qazse Says:
    May 15, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Yes, it has got to be crushing…

    Thanks for your comments

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