Without you Mama…I would be a wish, a desire, or a mere thought.

Without you Mama…my eyes won’t sparkle, my smile won’t reign, and my soul won’t sing.

Without you Mama, my voice won’t be heard, nor my words be read.

Without you Mama…my blessed life would be non-existent.

But God intervened…

With you Mama…the magnificent heavens explode serenely even today…

(With everlasting sunshine, incandescent rainbows, and crisp waterfalls that flow endlessly!)

You birthed a joyful song in my heart.

You birthed a reason to live in the present moment.

You birthed a passionate and independent child who is now a woman.

You birthed a drum beating as one.

Yes, Mama, I will carry your dreams and visions we spoke of.

Yes, Mama, I will conquer life’s fears and silly worries.

Yes, Mama, it was destiny and fate that I rest in your womb for a mere nine months…

And it was destiny and fate that YOU live in my heart forevermore.

(Thank you for my gift.)

5/9/21

Feliz Dia de las Madres, Manuelita!!!