mum’s eightieth
she smiles . . . but her eyes
are light years away
Tom Staudt
visiting mum
at the hospital—
all the other mums
Rob Scott
the late light
sails an ebb-tide sea
Jan Dobb
lost
behind my mother’s smile—
the paths we used to travel
Lysa Collins
my mother asks
if I am her sister . . .
entry to the maze
Maureen Sexton
wild geese circle
a setting sun
her last quilt
Maurice Nevile
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