She said she wanted a poem about her mother, who died in October at the age of 90.
She painted a compelling portrait of a mother who loved glitter, high heels, and jewelry, while living on a dairy farm. Clearly, her mother was beloved and still very much alive for her.
Listener Poet Katherine Gekker
Inova Schar Cancer Institute
March 2020
What I Loved About My Mother
Her beautiful voice ––
Her singing ––
Her laugh ––
(Her laughing at herself.)
Her 300 pairs of high heels ––
(She put them on,
even when getting up
in the middle of the night,
wore them even when gardening.)
Her 500 brooches ––
(She loved glitter,
her red lipstick.)
She was gallant, brave.
It was an honor to be with her.
I learned so much from her.
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