Treasure--By Inge Wesdijk (Daginne Aignend--The Netherlands

Treasure

You never complained

though life wasn't always easy on you

You went through

imminent moments, worries and anxiety

But still you smiled

because you didn't want

to be a burden

Introvert,

keeping your problems to yourself

Sometimes, when I wallow

in unreasonable self-pity

I remember your words

'every new day is a little present

  I unwrap it

  and make it special'

So blessed, I still have you

The sweetest, most courageous

woman

and mother on earth

(I have written this poem for my mother and called it 'Treasure.'  I consider my mom as the biggest treasure on earth, and I treasure every day I still have her here with us.")

Inge Wesdijk (Daginne Aignend) is a Dutch poetess.  She likes hard rock music, photography and fantasy books. Inge is a vegetarian and spends a lot of time with her animals. She started to write English poetry four years ago and posted some of her poems on her Facebook page and on her website.