Sunday, May 14, 2006

A Mother's Lullaby


I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health
And more than wealth
I wish you love


Happy Mother's Day.
Miss you. Still

(Posted by Portia)

7 comments:

spd rdr said...

That was quite beautiful, Portia.
Thak you, Mother, for who I am.

Cassandra said...

I'm sure she misses you too. Moms always have speical place in their arms that remembers where each baby once rested, Portia :)

Cassandra said...

Even when they can't type worth a darn.

I am tired today :)

camojack said...

Actually, I'm at my mother's now, for Mothers Day Weekend, etc.
(In Colorado)

She moved out West in '89...

spd rdr said...

Well, don't tell her anything about "Brokeback Mountian," camo...you know how suc things upset them.

portia said...

That's a sweet thought, Cass. Thank you.

My mother used to sing those lyrics to me when I was a little girl so they've always been special to me. It wasn't until I listened to Frank's "It Might As Well Be Swing" album when I older that I heard the song's next stanza and realized it was actually a "torch" song, albeit, a damn good one:

My breaking heart and I agree that you and I could never be,
So with my best, my very best, I set you free.
I wish you shelter from the storm, a cozy fire to keep you warm,
Most of all, when snowflakes fall, I wish you love.
All kinds of love. A whole gang of love....


Either way, in my book, it's a love song...of sorts. Still.

Cassandra said...

Funny. I always sang love songs to my babies too, but that always seemed hopeful to me. My husband and I were apart a lot, and it seemed like a way to enfold the boys in our love, even if we couldn't both be there.

This was one of my favorites:

Well the sun is slowly sinking down
And the moon is slowly rising
And this old world must still be spinnin' round
And I still love you.


So close your eyes
You can close your eyes
It's all right.


I don't know no love songs
And I can't sing the blues anymore.
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song when I'm gone...


It won't be long before another day.
And we're gonna have a good time.
And no one's going to take that time away:
You can stay as long as you you like.


So close your eyes
You can close your eyes
It's all right.


I don't know no love songs
And I can't sing the blues anymore.
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song when I'm gone.
"

You have a huge heart Portia. Your Mom must have loved you very, very much.