Tribute to Nan

Kindness has a long shelf life.

Tribute to Nan

 

Countenance of weathered leather

Neath a Zig -Zag maken’s haze

If I live to be a hundred

I will not forget those days

 

Hair of salt but mainly pepper

Tucked beneath a well worn tam

Nan was there with simple kindness

She’s every good thing that I am

 

She couldn’t write her name on paper

And the words she said were few

But there was wisdom in her presence

And a strength to cling on to

 

Gravelled voice, from years of smoking

Harsh in sound with gentle tones

Battled woes of all description

And whispered calm into my bones

 

Penury defines her journey

Never bitter always strong

Took each day with all it offered

Never asked where life went wrong

 

A humble home that was a haven

With a door that never shut

I never heard her say I love you

But soothing love was all I got