Love that reaches

beyond the heavens

deeper than the

trenches of the oceans

No one knows the ache

of that love

but she who bears it

She prays and hopes

that all she does

is right

She fed them

and prayed with them

and sent them to bed

when what she really did

was send them back to

God

for she could not

bear the ache

any longer

Others ponder

pass judgment

criticize and punish

There but for

the grace of that

God

go I

For I have known

hurt and despair

And I plumbed my heart

trying to reach

beyond the heavens

deeper than the

trenches of the oceans

I saw the gifts I had been given

and loved with all of my

God-given heart

For He named me

Mother

and asked me to take care of them

So I fed them

and prayed with them

and sent them to bed

to live the joy of

many days

 

Eve Remillard

6/13/2015