Doris Valeda Hoffmeister

Miss Me – But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little – but not too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me – but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It’s all a part of the Master’s plan

A step on the road to Home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the friends we know

And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.

Miss me – but let me go.

Only One Mother

Only one Mother, a lifetime through,

Though so many other things come by two.

The rainbows, the starlight, the beautiful things,

Each new tomorrow, another one brings.

Plenty of roses and sunsets and such,

Green grass and blue skies that still mean so much.

The sunshine of Summer is waiting for you,

Another bright Springtime when Winter is through.

But only one Mother, God meant it this way,

That she should be special and dearer each day.

He took part of all in this world bright and real

And made them a part of the Mother ideal.

Do cherish this treasure, so precious and rare,

For she has a heart and is willing to share.

God’s greatest creation, more dear than all others;

All else comes in dozens, but only one mother.