Love you and miss you so much Mom. 

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True grit
Mom to your siblings
At only thirteen 
Raising your own
All on you own
Taking in strays
Both kids and pets
Worked achy fingers
Straight to the bone

True fun
Volleyball
Softball
Baseball too
Friday dinners
At greasy spoons
Followed by ice cream
Bitter ice tea sips
On hot lazy days
Hot chocolate waiting
After toboggan slides

True love
Caring for the Mom
That walked out on you
And even the man
That walked out on us
Working through pain
Just to bring joy
To lonely neglected
Elderly souls
Kicking our butts 
So life didn’t have too
Many dreams sacrificed
To keep our dreams alive


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Previous posts for this challenge
Day 1: [The Pendulum](https://steemit.com/steemitschoolpoetry/@firststeps/the-pendulum)
Day 2: [Half In - Half Out](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/half-in-half-out)
Day 3: [Names Will Always Hurt Me](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/names-will-always-hurt-me-day-3)
Day 4: [Turning](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/turning-day-4)
Day 5: [No Longer](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/no-longer-day-5)
Day 6: [Equilibrium](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/equilibrium-day-6)
Day 7: [Entangled](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/entangled)
Day 8: [Shattered](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/shattered-day-8)
Day 12:[Beat Ball](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/beat-ball-day-12) WINNING ENTRY! (Intermediate category)
Day 15: [The Golden Rule](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/the-golden-rule-day-15)
Day 16: [Panic](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/panic-day-16)
Day 19: [Birthday](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/birthday-day-19)
Day 20: [Bar Room Blues](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/the-bar-room-bues-day-20)
Day 21:[Victory](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/victory-day-21) WINNING ENTRY!
Day 22: [Just Another Day](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/just-another-day-day-22)
Day 23: [charming Knights](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/charming-knights-day-23)
Day 24: [Thank the Gods](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/thank-the-gods-day-24)
Day 25:[The Circle of Life](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/the-circle-of-life-day-25) WINNING ENTRY!
Day 26:[Try Harder](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/try-harder-day-26)
Day 27:[Up, Up and Away](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/up-up-and-away-day-27)
Day 28: [Grandchild](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/grandchild-day-28)
Day 30: [Streams of Life](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/streams-of-life-day-30)
Day 33:[Pep Talk](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/pep-talk-day-33)
Day 34: [First Steps](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/first-steps-day-34)
Day 35 [Passengers](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/passengers-day-35)
Day 36: [Tools](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/tools-day-36)
Day 37:[Spirit Fruit](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/spirit-fruit-day-37)
Day 38: [Perspective](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/perspective-day-38)
Day 39:[Divine Feminine](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/divine-feminine-day-39)
Day 40: [Princess](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/princess-day-40)
Day 41: [Trading](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/trading-day-41)
Day 42: [Sky Gazer](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/sky-gazer-day-42)
Day 43: [My Basement is Flooded](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/my-basement-is-flooded-day-43)
Day 44: [When Two Spirits Meet](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/when-two-spirits-meet-day-44)
Day 46: [Gems](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/gems-day-46)
Day 47: [Bridges](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/bridges-day-47)
Day 49: [Layers](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/layers-day-49)
Day 50: [Light](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/light-day-50)
Day 52: [Tula](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/tula-day-52)
Day 53: [Silhouettes](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/silhouettes-day-53)
Day 54: [Point of vie](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/point-of-view-day-54)
Day 55:  [Hope](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/hope)
Day 56: [Feather](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/feather-day-56)
Day 57: [At Least That’s What They Say](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/at-least-that-s-what-they-say-day-57)
Day 58: [Leaking](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/leaking-day-58)
Day 61: [Lift Your Head](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/lift-up-your-head-day-61)
Day 62: [Make Way](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/make-way-day62)
Day 63: [Congested](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/congested-day-63)
Day 64: [Just Kick It](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/just-kick-it-day-65)
Day 65: [Definition](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/definition-day-65)
Day 66: [Transitions](https://steemit.com/poetry/@firststeps/transitions-day-66)

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