she slept with the dog when it was sick

providing warmth and constant care

she rescues birds and creatures lost

is kind in every thought and deed

cherished her mother to the end

gives and doesn’t count the cost

if heavens reward on earth was given

and all the world was fair and just

she’d be blessed and crowned in glory

a special rose would bear her name

but such grace is always silent

and books will never tell her tale