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Nigel Astell

Yes Mum

Sunday 27th March 2022 5:19 pm

Cradled kindness

motherhood in abundance

Open mind

whatever the wrongdoing

Gentle touch

our hearts connect

Without you

life becomes non-essential

Recognizable voice

abrupt harsh tone

Stop snivelling

pull yourself together

Just because I

have moved upstairs

Does not mean

I have stopped - - -

Loving you son x x x

🌷(7)

Comments

Mon 28th Mar 2022 09:57

Thanks for all your likes
Stephen G
Ursula
Holden
Aviva
Clare
Stephen A
and
John B.😊

Mon 28th Mar 2022 09:55

Thanks Ursula and Stephen G

Saying hello
card place
poem read
special day
love shared
teardrops dry
smiles remain.

<Deleted User> (32907)

Sun 27th Mar 2022 18:49

That voice never leaves us, Nigel! Lovely😊

Sun 27th Mar 2022 17:58

Genuinely moving, Nigel. Thanks.

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