On The Day That Mum Died

The weather was wintery on the day that Mum died The cold winds of February blew across the countryside For years ailing of lung cancer her end painful and slow Of suffering in her life she surely did know Back in nineteen sixty six that is going back in time When I was a few years short of my life's prime Since then many Seasons have come and have gone But memories of that day in me living on Not one leaf to be seen on any deciduous tree On that sad day for Dad and my siblings and me Though we'd never see her in the flesh again Her life's struggles over she was free of pain The heavy gray clouds were pregnant with rain And only sad memories of that sad day with me remain.