Today is the 14 th Anniversary of my Mams death. Here she is pictured in the front porch of Ardhu with
her loyal companion 'Judy'.
LAST DAYS
Towards the end
I was like a guide-dog
Leading my mother
Through the hazards of shopping centres
And crossing roads
As her eyes dimmed with age.
She bore it all bravely
And kept the tears
Till we were gone,
Then - in a flash of time
A light dawned
That spirited her away
From all our care and ken.
She had simply had enough,
And at the end
Sat back in her chair
And didn’t even wave goodbye.
Now her eyes are wide open
And she is seeing things
We can only dream of.
Gerard O'Shea
