英语作文 我的妈妈

英语作文妈妈

1、ihaveboughtfoodthatihopewillpleasemymother,andthatwillbeeasyforhertoeat:orzosaladwithlittlepiecesofcrayfishcutintoit,potatosalad,smallchunksofmarinatedtomatoes.

2、lhavebroughtherabouquetofcrimson,yellow,andsalmon-pinksnapdragons.shelikestheflowersverymuch.

3、asiwipemymothersface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.

mymotherhasnoideathatherninetiethbirthdayiscomingup.shehasnonotionofthetimeofday,thedayoftheweek.theseasonoftheyear,theyearofthecentury.nonotionoftheapproachingmillennium.andnoideaanylonger,whoiam.herforgettingofmehappenedjustafewmonthsago,afterihadbeentravelingformorethanamonthandhadntbeentoseeher.whenicameback,sheaskedmeifiwereherniece,lsaidno,iwasherdaughter.doesthatmeanihadyou?sheasked.1saidyes.wherewasiwhenlhadyou?sheaskedme.itoldhershewasinahospitalinfarrockaway.newyork.somuchhashappenedtomeinmylife.shesaidyoucantexpectmetoremembereverything.

mymotherwasonceabeautifulwoman,butallherteetharegonenow.toothless.nowomancanbeconsideredbeautiful.wheneverivisitherinthenursinghome,sheissittingatthetableinthecommondiningroom,herheadinherhands,rocking.medicationhaseasedheranxiety,butnothingmovesherfromherstuporexceptoccasionalmomentsoffear,toodeepformedication.thisisaroomthathasnowindows,thatletsinnolight,inwhichanoverlargetvisconstantlyblaring,sendingimagesthatnoonelooksatwherethefloorsarebeigetiles,thewallscreamcoloredatthebottom,paperedhalfwayupwithapatternofnearlyinvisiblegrayishleaves.manyoftheresidentssitstaring,slack-jawed,openmouthed.ifinditimpossibletoimaginewhattheymightbelookingat.

wheniwalkintothediningroomonthedayofmymothersbirthday,iseethatshehasalreadybeenservedlunch.thestaffhasforgottentoholditback.thoughitoldthemaweekagothatiwouldbeprovidinglunch.shehasn’ttouchedanythingonhertrayexceptapieceofcarrotcake,whichsheholdsinherhands.theicingissmearedonherhandsandface.idontwantmyfriendstoseehersmearedwithicing,soiwetapapertowelandwipeher.thisfillsmewithaterribletenderness,recalling,asitdoes.agestureihaveperformedformychildren.asiwipemymothersface,iseethatherskinisstillbeautifuliholdherchininmyhandandkissherforehead.itellheritsherbirthday,thatshesninetyyearsold.howdidthathappen?sheasks.icantunderstandhowthatcouldhappen.

lhavebroughtherabouquetofcrimson,yellow,andsalmon-pinksnapdragons.shelikestheflowersverymuch.shelikesthename.snapdragons.itseemslikeananimalthatsgoingtobiteinc.butitsnotananimal,itsaplant.thatsafunnything,

ihaveboughtfoodthatihopewillpleasemymother,andthatwillbeeasyforhertoeat:orzosaladwithlittlepiecesofcrayfishcutintoit,potatosalad,smallchunksofmarinatedtomatoes.ihaveboughtpaperplateswitharust-coloredbackground,uponwhicharepaintedyellowandgoldflowersandblueleaves.

myfriendsnolaandgarycomeformymothersbirthday.whenweareabouttoleave,itellmymotherthatimgoingonvacation,matiwontseeherforthreeweeks,that1amgoingtothesea.howwillistandthat,howwillistandthatsshesays,butiknowthataminuteafteri’mgoneshellforgetiwasthere.