Nell

From the station to your house, across busy roads I would race

Past conker trees, the Swimming Pool, quick on my toes,

Because you were my joy, and your love filled face.

The Steak and Kidney Pudding that took all day

I can see it now, and how the steam rose

From the station to your house, across busy roads I would race.

The old films in the afternoon, and boardgames we’d play

You took me to Bingo, and your Egg and Chips I loved most,

Because you were my joy, and your love filled face.

I’d take you to the Pictures, and our own sweets we’d take,

On rain sparkled nights, that left damp, smelly clothes,

From the Station to your house, across busy roads I would race.

Your memories of the War, my mother, those days

That led right up to now, and what made us close

Because you were my joy, and your love filled face.

The thing I recall is your love tinged with Grace

And a heart that never wavered despite life’s daily dose,

From the Station to your house, across busy roads I would race.

Because you were my joy, and your love filled face.