– Memories
missing my ma n pa
Mother dear I feel you in my heart
your laughter and your tone
as you stand in the kitchen and bake some cakes
and for a walk with the dog we often take
a stroll I remember in the evening with my father
at Christmas time, just a bit magical…
would peep at the houses with their décor
and judge which one was the best
these fond memories hold dear to me
as Trixie the dog would sniff and pull
and the summer to sit in the garden round the paddling pool
with feet in it to keep them cool
with aunts and cousins
and fond laughter
happy days
we sought after…
memories come back to me now your gone
the time passes so we dont realise how fast
rushing round the garden on my new bike
and falling in the rose bush, the blood the pain
and you dad just said get up on that bike again!
a big fish tank you bought for me
with lovely coloured fish
the peace it brought just to watch them there
I had no care
and the guitar you brought home too
a Spanish song you played
Id go up and down on my roller skates
before tea
waiting for you to come home from work to me
the only thing that matters was our family
no social media
no sign of a twitter
no whats app too
we had each other and that would do
no silly photos being sent
or daft messages without consent
simple lives just pure and happy together
sometimes you felt it would last for ever
but time takes its toll and to dust we must return
one day
I miss you both is all I have to say
thank you for the good life you gave to me
your caring commitment will always be
the most important thing that I can say
has happened to me to this day
