母亲余用华，生于1936年4月15日（农历一九三六年三月二十四日），逝于2012年5月11日（农历二零一二年四月二十一日），享年76岁。
                 

                       我不说，请您也别再说
                                                   ——给母亲的祭词
                   
                                      夜，沉于哀号
                                      雨，飘着伤逝
                                      母亲啊！母亲
                                      2012,您留下春的种子
                                      轻轻告别人寰
                                      告别您的子孙们
                                      悄然远去
                  
                                      当，您病重的电话
                                      骤然响起的时候
                                      从未有过如此紧张的我
                                      回家的路竟然是那么的＂漫长＂
                                      谁知，四天后指针永久地停止了
                                      停止在夜晚十点二十分上
                                     农历 二零一二年四月二十一日
                                               ——难忘的一天
                  
                                      记得，入院那天中午
                                      您日夜思念的儿女
                                      守护在您的面前时
                                      我就知道，知道您
                                      已经毫无遗憾
                                      信阳154医院大楼外
                                      夕阳逐渐西下……
                  
                                      做儿子的知道
                                      知道您老人家此刻的心情
                                      我没要求您说什么
                                      您的眼神里早已有了
                                      有了人间中
                                      无言中的一切
                                      母亲，我亲爱的母亲
                  
                                      绵延乡村的新马路，覆盖了一切
                                      覆盖了往日小山村的寂静
                                      黑纱，沉重地说着话
                                      烛火闪烁着儿女们的悲伤
                                      母亲您，静静躺着
                                      不错，母亲操劳一生的您
                                      应该好好休息了
                  
                                      烛，不停地留泪
                                      湿了大地
                                      湿了您亲手种植的田地
                                      春，萌芽新的生命
                                      追随难忘
                                      追随您的足迹
                                      追随永恒的情
                  
                                      母亲，您安静走了
                                      去了另一个世界
                                      我知道，您将在远方保佑
                                      保佑着您的子孙
                                      我知道，您已经和父亲团圆
                                      每个节日的夜，鞭炮连连
                                      儿女的泪，思念绵绵
                  
                                      母亲，我不再说
                                      不再说伤感的话
                                      不再想以前的往事
                                      自我出生后，我就知道
                                      我将注定是您的寄托
                                      是您生命的再次升华
                                      母亲，我都知道
                  
                                      母亲
                                      天堂里的母亲
                                      您知道
                                      人间还有您太多的不舍
                                      还有许多未了的愿
                                      我不说
                                      您也不再说什么了
                  
                                      春的气象已经明了
                                      您最不放心的儿女
                                      已经在您种植的田园中
                                      种植了人间的纯真和爱恋
                                      还有好多的情愫
                                      他们，将一一开花结果
                                      永恒相传……
                  
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