“Illustrated Lecture,” Ensign, Apr. 1986, 31
Illustrated Lecture
After everything was still
I sometimes crept
Back down the stairs
On some child-important errand,
Walking step edges
To avoid the creaks.
A quick excitement filled me
As I pressed into the shadows
And paused to peek beyond
The light-framed door
Into my mother’s room.
Often she was kneeling
At her bedside, resting on elbows
With hands clasped and lips moving
In urgent murmurings.
Her head nodded the imperatives
As she discussed
A current need or blessing
With God, who was
Her friend.
Now I leave my door ajar
Just in case
Someone needs to watch
A mother pray.