As
I reminisce this ‘pre-Mother’s Day’
My mind wanders to July 6, 1924, what a special day!
My mind wanders to July 6, 1924, what a special day!
For
that's when the Davis family welcomed Elizabeth Mae.
She
was loved by family, one and all,
Mama
Jewel, Daddy Fred and Harold Dean;
not
a one of them tall.
She
met Hortense in the third grade;
beginning a friendship that never would fade.
In
just a few years Hortense, and Stan (her knight),
Decided
that Liz and Buck should meet,
boy, were they right.
December
7, 1941 began as a beautiful day,
Liz
and Buck went for a drive up Little Elm way.
Returning
to Dallas at the setting of the sun,
Had peace ended for everyone?
Nine
days later they wed.
“They’re
too young”, surely someone said.
But,
Martha and Lawrence swore to the judge t’was true,
That
they were of the legal age,
To
make the commitment and say, “I do.”
He
joined the Coast Guard, for his mates he would cook,
That
is, when he wasn’t too sick to leave his bunk.
She
returned to school and hit the books.
He was dispatched up Northeast way,
for a while, with
her family in Dallas, she did stay.
She soon made her way to Florida and a home so naval,
Living
with in-laws, Bill and Hazel.
Impatient to join Buck on the northeast coast,
‘I’m leaving today’, to them she did boast.
Impatient to join Buck on the northeast coast,
‘I’m leaving today’, to them she did boast.
‘Not
so fast, Little Liz,’ she was reminded by Bill,
‘you
agreed to await Buck’s call, that was the deal.’
Thus
began a marriage that lasted for more than 60 years,
producing
and loving four children, loving their grandchildren and great-grandchildren,
touching and influencing their lives and the lives of many, many others. I'm so
proud to call you Mom and Dad.
I love you and miss you, Mom, every single day.