Victorian Lace on Mother’s Day

by
Marilyn Ferguson ©2003

Let’s take a journey back in time
To centuries long ago
When everything was beautiful
And gentle streams did flow.

Where happy children graced the halls
In mansions on a hill
Where charm and grace did set the pace
In memories, lingering still.

A time when ladies met for tea
At tables set for two
Southern belles with things to tell
In misty morning hue.

Corsets here and bustles there
Such lovely flowing dresses
A touch of eloquence was found
Beneath those lovely tresses.

All dressed up in fringe and lace
With gowns of flowing white
They held their children close to them
And tucked them in at night.

With locks of hair pulled up in buns
And topped with pretty bonnet
The legend that was left behind
Sounds nearly like a sonnet.

The century now has turned the tide
They since have gone away
And other mothers fill the earth
To brighten Mother’s Day.

Through the passing years in time
One thing will stay the same
The precious love of mother
Her name will always remain.

For all the ladies gone before
I pray for heaven’s grace
To all the mothers here today
I wish you frills and lace.

©2003 Marilyn Ferguson
Used with permission

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My Mother was a beautiful woman inside and out. She gave so much of herself to others. She was my friend as well as others. Many looked up to her. My Mother went to Heaven on July 12, 2005 after suffering with COPD for years. She had a hard battle and lived in great physical and emotional pain for many years but she was always there for me and anyone who needed her despite. I admired her courage and strength and I know she is at peace with her family that has gone on before and she is singing and dancing with joy among the angels and most importantly of all, she is with her Heavenly Father.

Mom loved pretty things. She loved bright beautiful things. She was Godly woman and loved God the Father. She loved flowers, yellow roses, hummingbirds, jewelry. She loved to cook, keep house and Mother everybody. She loved to talk, to sing Christian hymns. She loved making crafts when she still had her vision. She made so many dolls, clowns and quilts, afghans, pot holders and many other things. She made beautiful Christmas wreaths and Victorian Dolls and Country Rabbits. She was great at whatever she did. She made the best homemade biscuits, chocolate gravy, brown gravy, and cornbread. She made from scratch the best Coconut Cakes and pies for holidays. She was a wonderful Mother, but also a wonderful Grandmother, aunt, friend, wife, daughter, daughter in law, sister, and sister in law to many.

 

As a Grandmother, she sang the cutest tune to all her Grandbabies as she bounced them on her knee. She had a gift with children and she loved to feed and give gifts to every child she seen. She was a Godly Woman. She read her Bible up until she lost her vision and then she had it read to her. She dressed modestly and loved to always be neat and well kept. She wore makeup and jewelry even as a stay at Mom because she believed in keeping my Dad guessing!

Please read about Mother and read the poem that won the American Poet Society Honor Award that I wrote about her. Click on the links below.

Poem Written about Mom

The Pink Lady

What Mom Loved

My Journal of Mom's journey to Heaven