Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
I was five, perhaps,
when my mother and I
would sing duets
in the nursing home,
and though I can’t recall
what I ate for dinner
two nights ago,
I still recall the lyrics
to our song.
Funny what sticks
with us through the years—
like a goofy song
about zebras and penguins,
like the zig zag of the piping
on the dress I wore,
like the certainty
I feel even now
that I was totally loved.