“The Arms of Your Mother” at The Norman Bird Sanctuary

Filmed in Middletown, RI at The Norman Bird Sanctuary. Dedicated to all the mothers who have loved, but especially my momma ❤️ “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living, your baby I’ll be”
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The Arms of Your Mother
By Rachel Sumner
The day you were born
Seemed like any other
No heralding horns
Just a ring from my brother
So I grabbed my keys
Burnt my legs on the seat
And drove the two hours
Just to meet ya
I gave our last name
At the visitor's desk
They pointed the way,
Pinned a tag on my chest
I wandered the ward
Till I found the right door
And through it I heard
Your mother singing
"My arms may grow weary
But I'll never tire
Of cradling you in my arms
I know it's possible
To love well beyond
The limits that
Imperfect bodies
Have placed on us
I'll hold you close
Each moment I can
The arms of your mother
Are always at hand"
I remember the nights
I'd come by for dinner
You were a sight
With your markers and glitter
It was "hellos" and hugs
Then I'd help you wash up
And she'd fill our plates
At the table
When it got late
We'd take to the sofa
You'd start to fade
While your mother would hold ya
We'd switch to a whisper
For you, Dear Little Drifter
And softly your mother'd
Start singing
"My arms may grow weary
But I'll never tire
Of cradling you in my arms
I know it's possible
To love well beyond
The limits that
Imperfect bodies
Have placed on us
I'll hold you close
Each moment I can
The arms of your mother
Are always at hand"
And she was so grateful
When your car pulled in
She turned so frail
So fast
You held her at last
You held her last
And sang
"My arms may grow weary
But I'll never tire
Of cradling you in my arms
I know it's possible
To love well beyond
The limits that
Imperfect bodies
Have placed on us
I'll hold you close
Each moment I can
The arms of your daughter
Are always at hand"

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