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From:
morgan schatz blackrose
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
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Zuckermutter
In English the German word Schwiegermutter means mother-in-law.
Annemarie;
Mother to my husband,
Omi to my children,
was my Schwiegermutter.
But Annemarie's English was better
than her Schwiegertochter's German.
I confused schwieger with sugar.
Annemarie became my zuckermutter.
But was I so wrong in my translation?
She sweetened my life with her laughter,
She energised me with her positivity,
She gave me sustenance with a smile and a song,
And she brought me comfort, when I needed a friend.
Annemarie;
my Schwiegermutter,
Will always be my zuckermutter.
Morgan Schatz Blackrose 2012
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