By my friend Vermavkv @WordPress.
In life, one person stands out—my mother.
She represents love, resilience, and guidance. As I think about the [Wordpress] prompt, “Describe a person who has positively impacted your life,” her influence comes to the forefront of my mind.
Mothers, often the unsung heroes in the background of our lives, possess a quiet yet extraordinary power: they shape destinies even in the face of hardship, scarcity, and adversity.
This blog is my humble homage to my mother—a woman of strength and wisdom whose impact continues to guide me beyond time and space.
Her Presence Beyond Life Itself
In the quiet recesses of my dreams, my mother often appears with an ethereal tenderness.
Though the world calls her “departed,” I have never felt her absence. Her warmth, her ideals, and her love continue to follow me like a soft shadow—unseen yet deeply felt.
Despite the physical distance between this world and the next, her influence remains unshaken.
I often find myself aligning my decisions with the echoes of her wisdom, feeling her hand steadying mine even now.
The Architect of a Home Born from Hardship
A remarkable gift mothers possess is the ability to create a home from almost nothing. My mother, faced with minimal education and the heavy burden of early widowhood, could easily have collapsed under the weight of circumstance.
But she did not.
She turned every challenge into a stepping stone, transforming scarcity into opportunity.
Her perseverance became the foundation upon which our family stood tall. Her resilience remains a testament to the extraordinary strength inherent in motherhood.
Wisdom That Walks With Me
As life unfolds in unpredictable ways, her voice—soft yet firm—continues to guide me.
Though she is not here in the physical world, her essence lives in my decisions, my strength, and even in the way I face adversity. I hold her name high like a lantern in life’s storms, a guiding light from the celestial heights.
Her courage inspires mine.
Her sacrifices fuel my own determination.
Who I am today is inseparable from the shape her hands gave my character.
In life, one person stands out—my mother.
She represents love, resilience, and guidance. As I think about the prompt, “Describe a person who has positively impacted your life,” her influence comes to the forefront of my mind.
Mothers, often the unsung heroes in the background of our lives, possess a quiet yet extraordinary power: they shape destinies even in the face of hardship, scarcity, and adversity.
[My] blog is my humble homage to my mother—a woman of strength and wisdom whose impact continues to guide me beyond time and space.”
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🌸You’re Not Far Away🌸
This poem expresses the gentle pain of a love remembered, still alive in the heart. It shows how moments fade, but feelings stay—how distance can’t erase the influence on our soul.
Through soft echoes, laughter, and unspoken words, the poem reminds us that some connections stay strong, even when time separates them.
A smile once hidden, soft and bright,
Now dances gently in the dark night.
Hands that reached but couldn’t stay
Still whisper softly, “You’re not far away.”
Words left unspoken, dreams untold,
Moments vanished, yet I hold.
The wind brings echoes through the day,
A quiet murmur, “You’re not far away.”
The laughter shared, the tears we knew,
Paint the skies in tender hues.
Though time has stolen some display,
It softly hums, “You’re not far away.”
Shadows fade, and nights grow long,
Yet memories linger, sweet and strong.
Through every dawn, in every gray,
Your voice reminds me, “You’re not far away.”
So I’ll smile through the passing years,
Treasure the joy, embrace the tears.
The time we lost can’t come again—
Yet love still whispers, “You’re not far away.”
(Vijay Verma)
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