In loving memory of our beloved Ida R. Barr, who passed away four years ago today

1917 - 2006

Your Mother Is Always With YouYour mother is always with you...She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street.She's the smell of the bleach in your freshly laundered socks.She's the cool hand on your brow when you are not well.Your mother lives inside your laughter. She's crystallized in every teardrop.She's the place you came from, your first home. She's the map you follow . . . with every step that you take.She's your first love and your first heart break . . . and nothing on earth can separate you.Not time, Not space,Not even death...will ever separate youfrom your mother...You carry her inside of you...This poem is in loving tribute to Ida...a wonderful mother, grandmother and friend who is forever and always in our hearts.