What Mum Gave Me  ~  Doris Webb  1922 - 2014  ~  by Sonia Parker

You gave me love, you made me strong
You were always there when I did wrong
Now all I can do is sit and cry
Why did you go, why did you die?

The house is quiet, the house is still
I feel your presence, I always will
The seeds you planted in your life
A fantastic mother, a devoted wife

You had 9 kids but was mum to more
Never once did you close your door
You gave more than most would do
But you never gave a thing to you

The stories you told will still live on
The witch that chased you around the pond
Up in nannies room behind the clock
Was old Dick Reed, knock knock knock

By far the greatest story of all
Was how Dad escaped as prisoner of war
Your Arnhem hero, and he is ours too
His memory lived on because of you

Now reunited with the man you love
Watching us from up above
Now what's left behind is your family
Full of joy and love, how lucky are we

If only I could have just one more day
To hear your laugh, or hear you say
Oh dear dear, or I cannot see
Mum you mean the world to me

Now safe with the angels, they hold you tight
They help me through each long dark night
Until one day we meet again
Who knows where, who knows when

This is not goodbye, for it will never be
Because you live on inside of me
You are here in me, in all that I do
I am who I am because of you

We all love and miss you, God Bless Mum xx