The Broken Chain

Would have been Mum's 80th birthday today, and the following is a poem that my sister placed at her memorial - so true ! Pink tulips were one of my Mum's favourites - she always used to say it was signs that the garden was waking up after their winter sleep !

We little knew that morning
that God was going to call your name
In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same
It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone,
for part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide,
and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.
Our Family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,
but as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.

Happy Birthday Mum.