Out of Nowhere

Seemingly out of nowhere
I suddenly began greeting
All whom I encountered with
"Hello, Darlin!"
Puzzled, I reflected on why
This might be happening
When, out of nowhere,
I was zapped with an epiphany!
Oh, my God!
Those were the last two words
She said to me
As she began the next leg
In her spiritual journey home.
So, I began repeating them daily
In the hopes that
Out of nowhere
She would appear to me in a dream
As she had once before,
Or perhaps in the gentle caress
Of an evening breeze
Or the kiss of the sun
Upon my face
Or by the wonder
On a young child's face
As he witnessed the birth
Of a butterfly or tadpole.
She was sweetness personified;
The honey in a honeycomb.
Her cup always overflowed
Whenever she smiled,
Said a kind word,
Gave a comforting hug,
Or an intimate embrace.
So, seemingly out of nowhere,
Mommy,
I hope you hear me when I say,
"Hello, Darlin!"

(c)Mary Martin                                  2008

published in The Poet's Domain, Vol 24

Live Wire Press, Charlottesville, VA