She sits in her rocking chair
A faint smile on her face
She's remembering another time
Another day,  another place
I can only see my mother
As she was when I was a girl
Now she's all wrapped up
In her own silent world.

I wonder if she thinks of me
In her own private way
Does she think of the happy times
It seems like yesterday
Now she is only a shell
Not the Mother I have known
All the hugs, all the talks
All the sharing , it is gone

The walls are so high
Separating her from me
I long to bring back
My Mother as she used to be
Is she as lonely inside
As she seems to appear
Do I see at times
The glimmer of a tear

Mother, Please come back
This plea comes from my heart
Break down the barrier
That keeps us apart
I miss the beautiful times we had
The memories that we shared
There were moments in my life
When you were the only one who cared

My childhood years, our happy times
Are locked somewhere in memory
And only YOU dear Mother
Unknowingly hold the key.
Where does it all go, Mother
All my childhood years
Is it lost in the shadows
Along with my tears

How can I lift the veil, Mother
How can I make you see
Is there anything I can say
To help you remember me
I can only see my mother
As she was when I was a girl
Now she's all wrapped up
In her own silent world.

(C) Linda Hill





Please pray for all the wonderful people that Alzheimers has robbed their mind of such precious memories.  It not only affects the women/men involved but their families, too.