'Mother, i write words'

'Mother, i write words'                                                    timothy r gates, 5/26/2014

 not because they convey your impact.
Rather because they cannot do so.
Words said, not said
Words written, not written
Words, Icons of brilliance and beauty,
because such things are more than more.
"Be still," in the silence
i hear the cacophonous noise,
listening for what at first is unknown.
Then i hear
the stillness of peace in love.
Your memory, Mother, is found in the eternal present.