Talking with Mother

Last evening, that girl drifted from room to room within the house while talking with her mother on a cell phone.  I heard only bits and pieces of the conversation whenever she wafted near the living room where I sat.

I think we all use a different tone when talking with our mothers.  I was fascinated as I listened to the sing-song dialogue advancing and receding throughout the house.

I had forgotten that careful tone—my mother gone for over thirty years now.

 — Mitchell Hegman