When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980, Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories

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When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You hung my first painting on the refrigerator
And I wanted to paint another.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You fed a stray cat
And I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You baked a birthday cake just for me
And I knew that little things were special things.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You said a prayer
And I believed there was a God that I could always talk to.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You kissed me good-night
And I felt loved.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
I saw tears come from your eyes
And I learned that sometimes things hurt --
But that it's alright to cry.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty too.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980
You cared
And I wanted to be everything I could be.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980 --
I looked ...
And wanted to say thanks
For all those things you did

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980.

This poem was inspired by my mother, Blanche Montgomery Schilke.

Mary Rita Schilke Korzan ©1980, http://onceuponapoem.com/

"When I wrote a tribute for my mother years ago, I never anticipated it would take a world wide journey. Nonetheless, that is exactly what happened. The story I am about to share with you may read like fiction. I can assure you, there is nothing in the world that has ever been more true.

Frost covered the windows in my little apartment as I sat thinking about the festivities that would define my life in a few short months. In June (1980) I would graduate with an education degree from Bowling Green State University and would be married six days later. It didn't take much reflection to realize I owed a debt of gratitude to many who helped me along the way. Even so, it was my mother, more than any other, who taught me by example and inspired me. The rest of the story

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