In Loving Memory Of Rosemarie D'Amico Seligmann |
| (Mom, Rosie, Mosarie, Grandma, MeeMa) |
| February 12, 1924 - May 13, 2001 |
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Dad & Mom (~2000) |
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Dad & Mom (College - 1941!) |
| My Mom, Rosemarie D'Amico Seligmann, died on Mothers Day, May 13th, 2001 after a very unexpected stroke. This poem was written by my 16 year old son while sitting by her bedside in the hospital. Mom was a very special woman who will be remembered in our hearts forever. |
| Not Here, Not Now, Not Like This |
| By Eric Seligmann |
| I see you lying there in your bed |
| I wonder what you see in your head |
| Is it you treading among wildflowers |
| Watching your children during the early hours |
| When the dew has just fallen |
| I can hear you calling my name |
| Over and over |
| You call louder and louder |
| But I can’t touch you |
| And I know you are watching us |
| Laughing and crying for us |
| Because you are all of our mother |
| But you were the one that was supposed to live forever |
| And you always will in our hearts |
| You know, you were the one who always |
| Brought this family together |
| Even now under the stormy weather |
| This time your not piling our plates |
| Higher and higher |
| Sharing, laughing, encouraging us |
| To Mangia! Mangia! |
| This is your home |
| Here with us |
| Off somewhere dreaming of old Italy and Rome |
| I know you’re not going to let them pull the plug |
| Even though it would be in love |
| I sit here wishing in vein |
| For you to just wake up wash away the rain |
| Of tears off our faces |
| And wondering .... |
| Are you in pain |
| The answers will come soon enough |
| Even if we can’t see them just yet |
| I just want you to know |
| What an incredible grandma |
| And mother you have been |
| Yes you, lively old |
| Rosemarie Seligmann |
