dear mr postman
send my mothers day card to heaven
cos i lost the most important woman in my life
she died when i was 37

she really was amazing
a good mum and wonderful wife
she grew me like a flower in her womb
she blessed me with a life

50 years have floated by
like a feather on a summer breeze
so take my mothers day gifts to heaven
postman wont you please

i think of her so often
i miss her more than words could say
and without my mother by my side
it wont feel like its mothers day

i look back fondly on my childhood
and the love my mother gave to me

the tears she dried
the the plasters she applied
the food she fed
the stories in bed

the advice she gave
for being my slave
for teaching me the rules
walking me to my schools

for my college fees
my first house keys
for the loving care
for always being there

i,m eighty seven now
and i still fill with sadness and gloom
but i know i wont live forever
and i,ll be in heaven soon

to sit by the side of my mother
to share on her special day
to thank her for the life that she gave me
and wish her a happy mothers day