She sings in a soothing voice
Asking me yet again; “child what hurts?”
The elusive presence of mama.
She speaks softly
Asking about my day
Wondering about my dreams
The elusive presence of mama.
“Child cry not” she says…
Comforting my weary heart
The elusive presence of mama.
“Take my hand child…”
She asks
I do just that
In the elusive presence of mama.
“Find a star in the dark…my child”
Those are her words
In the elusive presence of mama
I tag along without a care
With mama
My mama
The elusive presence of mama.
By Susan McMillan
Rhythm In Life 
This is lovely.
Thank you Cassandra. Hugs
As always, your writing is amazing. I had a very pleasant reading. Have an awesome weekend, my friend!
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Interesting use of the word elusive. It makes me wonder whether you are thinking primarily of the evasive sense of the word(she came and went) or the hard to remember sense of the word(my memories of her come and go) or both.
Thank you Elizabeth. “Elusive” is literally related to most of my childhood as I tried to make memories of my mama. In actual sense, my only memory of her is her laying still in a casket. I think it’s because in my culture back where I grew up, the body stayed in the home for 3 nights for every one to pay their last “respects”. As i grew older, I tried to erase that memory but also when days got really hard, I would wonder what my mama would have said or perhaps wanted me to do.
That adds a lot to my understanding of the poem. Thank you for taking the time to explain.
Thank-you Elizabeth❤. In most of my poetry, I try to lay out a real life lived. Growth, love, pain, Faith, healing and on….
Loved this.. Reminded me of my mum’s perpetual presence in my life
Hugs my dear.
Beautiful and touching
Kathy
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