I told my Mam before she passed,
I don’t believe in goodbyes.
And on that quiet morning, I asked her for a sign.
I needed to know that she was still right here with me,
That love doesn't vanish just because we can't see.
Then quietly, softly, as if on cue,
A few drifted leaves fell from out of the blue.
They brushed past my face and they landed on me—
A gentle reminder, as light as could be.
But my heart was still heavy;
I needed some more.
A clearer response than the one just before.
I looked up ahead through the dimming grey space,
And a miracle stopped me right there in my place.
No sunlight was shining, the day was quite dark,
Yet there was a rainbow—a brilliant bright arc.
It hung in a sky where it shouldn't belong,
It told me you'd been there all along.
You heard what I whispered, you answered my plea.
First with the leaves, then the light just for me.
Thank you Mam. I know you are at peace.
Kerry
18/09/2026
