Funeral Reading for a Mum

When we say ‘Mum’ it means something so different from ‘mother’. A mum is someone special, someone close to the heart. Bearing this in mind I had to write a funeral reading for a special mum, a mum above all others. I originally wrote this a couple of years ago, but I had to think about it all over again… and here it is:

A Blessing for Mum

Is there anything
Anything… anywhere
Quite like a perfect Mum?
Not that I know of

Is there anyone
Anywhere
We would rather bless today?
 No way

My Mum… our Mum
Was the crème de la crème
The elite on the street
The best of the best

Feeding us –
Caring for us –
Laughing at us –
Yelling and supporting us 

She was the ultimate
Top-notch-mother-superior
In every way
The best of the best

Which is why
We bless her and love her
And cherish her
In a thousand ways

You made us
What we are 
You were the best of the best

Thank you, Mum