One Who Gave Everything

She never stopped her labors
She hummed like a hive
And she made others tired
From her active ways
I saw her cry
When nothing was going right
I saw her cry
When she welcomed her grandson's life
But she never cried in sorrow
She never wanted to let the ghosts
Haunt her waking mind
She gave her every moment
Fighting the desire to rest
There'd be time enough
At journey's end
But by the time she arrived
Her spirit had fled
What was left behind
Was a broken body
A still broken family
Who endured the dying time

1926-2012
Shirley Ness