A birthday tribute to my mom, Shirley Fleeger, who's birthday is today, October 7.

Her smile is in the summer,

Her grace is in the breeze,

She did not leave,

She is not gone,

It's only we that grieve.

It doesn't take a special day to bring you to our minds,

A day without a thought of you is very hard to find.

No longer in our lives to share,

But in our hearts you're always there,

The parting and the heartache,

No one can ever heal,

But our memories for safekeeping,

No one can ever steal.

Miss you mom.