Here I Stand

Here I stand

upon their shoulders

high above the world where

I can touch the diamonds of the heavens

* * * * * *

Rebecca gave me life

put a book in my lap

and a pen in my hand so

I can create a world of my very own

* * * * * *

JoAnn gave me her name

held me tight in her arms

whispered I was her favorite so

I can see my beauty without a looking glass

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Norma gave me lessons

taught me to bake and sew

and of the God she loved. Now

I hear her voice with God echo in every chore

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They prepared me

to find my way and climb

high onto their shoulders where

I can touch the diamonds of the heavens

* * * * * *

When I could get no higher

others came with gifts

and lessons of their own

to bolster the mothers who held me aloft

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Mary gave me her son

put his hand into mine

and trusted me. With him

I found happily ever after plus more

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Annie gave me a second home

opened up her doors

and her heart forever. She

proves family is more than blood

* * * * * *

Esther gave me strength

showing sacrifice, endurance

holding it all together in

the moment her child needed her most

* * * * * *

Delores gave me love

and melaleuca.

Both were her answer to

heal any cut, burn, or wounded heart

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With their strength

I soared higher than

they could dream to reach. Here

I can touch the diamonds of the heavens

* * * * * *

Now I see Brooke

on the shoulders

of her mothers who

gave her strength and greatness

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Jean gave her life,

love, and wisdom

with confidence to

chase after her dreams and my son

* * * * * *

Together Jean and I stand

high on the shoulders

of our mothers so

we can lift Brooke higher still

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There she stands

upon our shoulders

high above the world where

she will touch the diamonds beyond the heavens

and one day raise her daughters even higher still