Happy
Birthday! Mom!
(June
2, 2019---92-years!...Wow!)
Country-Mamma!
Happy Birthday! Mom! God-bless
you! Mother! Thank-you!
Comes
foundation-Love! Faith! Family! Freedom! I-knew!
Southern-bred
in ole Nashville-town Southern-Momma spawned
(simple-humble)-I! A Rebel!
Racal! Rogue! Rapscallion!-dawned!
Nearly
still herself a child, came a Tennessee-“challenge” dearly-born
A
Southern-son of a “Country”-Momma never suffered Love!-forlorn
Golden
fried-chicken venue (Southern-style), white-gravy, cornbread
Lemon
3”-meringue pie! Or, substitute---cherry-custard…okay-instead
Kitchen-gourmet!
Delicious-treat! A pretty-mom with charm-classy
Always!
Her “family”-first---and, most…a pure-perfect mother-lassie
Demure-subtle
of a sophisticated-style in poise, humor and dress
“Up”
for most all-adventure participant; talent on display-impress
Our childhood venue---Excellent!...Home! Fox-Lake! The-farm! Tennessee!
A
“lucky”-kid! Exceedingly-blessed! To love Liberty
& Freedom born-free!
“Work-ethic”
learned from parents-exemplar! Good!---Better!...Best!
All
jobs “well-done” embrace “satisfaction”; the only-true self-test
Poppy’s-farm
to lawn-mow; 300-tomato plants to hot-sun hoe-cultivate
7
½ acre potato-patch! Fun!?
Ambition-learned! Young-lass ingratiate!
Adore
Fox-Lake Fishing Club! A regal-royal treat! Picnic-time! Row-boat!
Dad
laid the hickory-fire! Mom bar-b-que! Delicious!
Consensus-note!
And---Beloved!...my Nashville, Tennessee!
Myriad-relatives! Treasured Dixie-accent!
Love!-abounds!
Granny’s culinary-delights! Aunts! Uncles! Cousins! Friends!-assent!
Mom
singing all the Grand-ole-Opry hits;
my very-favorite: The Tennessee Waltz!
Never
an un-kind word for any one; Love!
tender-eternal! From her sacred-vaults!
And---in
her time-through-space…Dear-Mom!
Saintly!---Often…Angelic! True!
Nothing
for herself! No-complaints! Just, Praise!-Love!
For all-others she knew!
And---(simple-humble)-I…so
extraordinarily-blessed (un-deserving)-exceedingly
Had
children and grandkids like parents prayed to have---but…got stuck with me!
Happy
Birthday!
God-bless you! Mother! Thank-you!
Mom! Love, (country-boy)-Carl
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