WHAT DO YOU GIVE TO THE LADY

WHO HAS GIVEN ALL HER LIFE

AND LOVE TO YOU?

WHAT DO YOU GIVE

TO THE REASON YOU`RE LIVIN`?

I COULD WINDOWSHOP THE WORLD

BEFORE I`M THROUGH.


MAMA, A RAINBOW,

MAMA, A SUNRISE,

MAMA, THE MOON TO WEAR.

THAT`S NOT GOOD ENOUGH,

NO, NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

NOT FOR MAMA.

MAMA, A PALACE.

DIAMONDS LIKE DOORKNOBS.

MOUNTAINS OF GOLD TO SPARE.

THAT`S NOT RICH ENOUGH,

NOT HALF RICH ENOUGH,

NOT FOR MAMA.

MAMA, A LIFETIME,

CROWDED WITH LAUGHTER,

THAT`S NOT LONG ENOUGH,

NOT HALF LONG ENOUGH.


WHAT CAN I GIVE YOU

THAT I CAN GIVE YOU?

WHAT WILL YOUR PRESENT BE?

MAMA YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.

ALWAYS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.

THAT`S THE MAMA I`LL ALWAYS SEE,

THAT`S FOR MAMA WITH LOVE FROM ME.

~ from the musical Minnie's Boys by Hal Hackady and Larry Grossman


At 6:00 pm August 2, a woman who became my second mother lost her battle with cancer and passed from this life.
She was the head and heart of her family and her passing leaves a hole that will never be filled.
May she rest in peace.