Morty
(Margaret Bennett née Mortlock)
(b.22/9/1931; d. 1/2/2009)
Morty, our darling ‘Queen of Hearts’, we mourn.
Broken-hearted, you left us suddenly;
And we who loved you are ourselves reduced
Also to broken-heartedness.
Throughout
Your long and dedicated life you were
So full of generosity and warmth
To all who needed comfort and support –
Winning thereby our timeless gratitude –
That your departure leaves us quite bereft.
What bitter irony it was that he,
Whom you had cared for in his youth and whom
You later chose for partner, was the cause
Of your grief and of ours!.
At such a time,
And in such circumstance, even the words
Of poets can be overwhelmed until
Distance allows emotion to subside
Sufficiently to be transformed, composed, refined
Into a homage worthy of your special kind.
