An angel left our world to soon,
And is on her journey home.
And all I could think to do,
Was to pen this meager poem.
For the light and love she left,
In her time down here with us.
And the way she left so dignified,
Without the slightest fuss.
I cannot help but think today,
Of her legacies here in this world,
A loving son & daughter in law,
I was proud to be her ‘other’ girl.
She genuinely looked out for others,
Worked in aged care with humility and grace.
But today she joins family and friends gone before,
In a much more kindly place.
If we could share just one last drink,
I’d raise a glass up with each of you,
And toast our best ever memories and adventures,
With an alpine menthol or two.
So grateful for the memories,
And gift of my ‘other’ brother too.
And her darling grandchildren,
Who her heart will beat on through.
This is not goodbye forever,
But it is a sad ‘see ya’ wave,
A prolonged Silver Creek style of toodle-oo,
The kind that we Snells always gave.
And I know Nan and Pop will be there,
Down by that front gate too.
And they will welcome her on home,
With a ‘Deb! We love you too.’
And so she leaves much as she came,
A perfect angel (of all the things!).
Only this time she is leaving us,
With her gloriously hard earned wings.
We loved her so and are thankful,
For the good times we got to share.
And every time the stars appear overheard,
We’ll now know that she is there.
Smiling and beaming down, carefree,
And pain free too.
I hope you know our Clayton,
How proud your dear Mum was of you!
The most beautiful lady and Aunt,
One of the finest I’ve ever known,
And I take comfort knowing that Nan and Pop,
Will be there to welcome her home.

Nomes
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