Selected Words and Poems

By Helen Caulton-Harris

Elizabeth Howard Caulton, my mother, was diagnosed with Leukemia in 1991 and came to live with me the last year of her life. I watched as she struggled with the pain of that devastating disease. After her death, when we went to the funeral home to view her body, I felt she was at peace and her pain was over. That is when I wrote “DEAR MOTHER.” As the years have passed, I realized that while her suffering had ended, ours as a family was beginning.

DEAR MOTHER

A peaceful rest is yours today

Pain and suffering are gone away

On your face there is a glow instead

A crown of gold adorns your head

God has chosen to set you free

From earthly bonds and misery

Your loving smile and tender touch

Will be missed by those who loved you very much

Your warmth and caring can be replaced by no other

We will always love and miss you Dear Mother.