My darling brother, you are still with me and my memories of you are just as strong as ever, time has not diminished the cherished memories i have of you; your voice, your sense of humour, your wisdom, your outlook on life, so many times I have wondered what Niggy would have done, and often your words come into my mind immediately; often making me laugh too! You will never ever fade away with time, your presence is a real force, you come up in our conversations every single day, you have not been forgotten my sweetheart, I love you with all my heart, you are the best brother in the universe, you leave behind a legacy of high standards and a sense of humour; a great combination. We feel sad that Mary's beautiful son Jonathon is without great Punkle Niggy and often talk about what you would call him. We came up with "little fatty" and then you would point at me and say "big fatty", we miss you terribly and I will apologise properly for not being there for you in your time of need and taking you for granted when I get up there one day, until then, my presence is required down here as I am now a Nanny to little Jonathon who has brought us much joy; tempered by the sadness of not having you in his life. Until we meet again my beautiful, I love you, Pam.
You left six years ago today
six weeks, six months six years is all the same they say,
tears stain like a regretful tatoo,
our heart still ache at the loss of you
still hard to comprehend your'e gone
we often ask “where was he from?”
recalling the tapestry of this unique man
honouring your legacy as best we can
This hurts, its hard, we can't go on
but somehow we do and the day goes on
Your wisdom, your humour, your memories prevail
and we all push on under the widows veil.