Excellent Expected, but not always scheduled. Bedside by howard11 Cinquain Poetry contest entry Artwork by avmurray at FanArtReview.com

End near, Bedroom fills up Teary eyed stand quiet Ann lies still, cancer tightens grip "Bye, Mom". Author Notes November 7 would have been my Mother's 102nd birthday had cancer not killed her. Her teen years were passed during the Great Depression. She grew into adulthood during World War II. Later, she became a single parent devoted to raising me. She led a full, admirable life.

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