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being with you that day
\nmy muse
\nin Deep Creek
\nwhile standing
\nin the parking lot
\nof the United Methodist Church
\nto snap a picture
\ncapture this reminiscent
\ntype image
\nof the old Intermediate School
\nacross the street
\nwhere your mother
\nattended
\nwhen young
\nwas for me
\na spectacular moment
\na true honor
\nan unforgettable experience
\nI will always hold close
\nwithin my heart
\nas dear\u2026..<\/p>\n
\u2018cause
\nfor me
\neven though
\nI may seem
\nsilly at times
\nsuch a simple act
\nthrough the lens
\nof my Smartphone camera
\nbrought tribute
\nto a woman
\nwho was
\nan essential part
\nthis invaluable exemplar
\nthis teacher
\nso to speak\u00a0 ~\u00a0 who helped shape
\nthe very essence
\nthe core character
\nthat would
\nlay the foundation
\ninspire the spirit
\nof who I am today
\nway\u00a0 ~\u00a0 way back when
\nyou and I
\nmy muse
\nwent to school
\nin another small place
\nsimilar to Deep Creek
\ncalled Freeland\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n
yes \u00a0~ \u00a0my muse
\nthe same
\nwoman
\nyour mother
\nafter not seeing her
\nfor 38 years
\ncared to remember
\nwhen greeting me \u00a0~
\nI used to have
\nlong flowing
\nauburn colored
\nhair
\nand had not forgotten
\nmy mother was
\na beautiful woman\u2026..<\/p>\n
it is the magnificent her
\nthat sparkles within you
\nblended with the lessons
\nyou\u2019ve been taught
\nwhile fervently participating
\nin the school of life \u00a0~
\nis why in older years
\nI see you as
\nthis spectacular being
\nwho has
\nnow become
\nmy muse\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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