Canon Henry Scott-Holland, 1847-1918, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral Death is nothing at all I have only slipped away into the next room I am I and you are you Whatever we were to each other That we are still Call me by my old familiar name Speak to me in the easy way you always used Put no difference into your tone Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow Laugh as we always laughed At the little jokes we always enjoyed together Play, smile, think of me, pray for me Let my name be ever the household word that it always was Let it be spoken without effort Without the ghost of a shadow in it Life means all that it ever meant It is the same as it ever was There is absolute unbroken continuity What is death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind Because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you for an interval Somewhere very near Just around the corner All is well. Nothing is past; nothing is lost One brief moment and all will be as it was before  How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

Remembering Beryl Dear Beryl you’re gone, but not forgotten With misty eyes we stand beholden To the legacy you left, for the laughter you shared And the people who smiled by you just being there A garden of roses sway gently in the breeze The purr of a cat, curled up of an eve The words of a puzzle form patterns on the page So happy you were with the wisdom of age A love of animals, a song and a dance Your sense of fun and taking pleasure in life Always time for a chat and a smile, even in times of strife The sands of time slip away endlessly No more can we halt the tides of the sea Your passing we know brings us pain so very real The space you have left, no one else will ever fill But in time our pain will ease and memories we will share So many special moments with a woman so strong and so brave A Mother, a Grandmother, a wife, a friend A woman who was selfless, caring and giving to the end As droplets of water form ripples on the lake Your kindness and love spread joy in your wake You were blessed with a gift that could make people smile With just a cheeky look, or a bad joke, so let’s take a while To remember our beloved Beryl – a true one of a kind A Lady of courage - who leaves behind A Son, a Daughter and two beautiful Grandchildren Whose lives were enriched by your spirit and influence You were the protector of family always wanting to please Who sacrificed so much for those she held so dear You cared for Ken so tenderly, raised two children and set them free You battled so hard, privately; and shielded us from your pain, so we could not see In truth, in the end, you could not live without Ken And so he came calling, but we knew not when Until you slipped away to join him hand in hand Now you rest in peace – no more in pain – we understand In us you live on and though tears we will shed So privileged we are to have known someone so special God bless you dear Beryl, we will love you forever

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