Sunday 4th February 

Happy heavenly birthday  
Dear father Hank 
You'd be ninety-two today 
For good times, we thank 
Those adventures shared 
Memories so many 
In the tapestry of time 
Still love you plenty 

Miss our laughter 
Miss your smile 
In the vastness of time 
Mile by mile 
On this special day 
We're thinking of you 
Happy heavenly birthday 
Sailing in Wild Blue 
. 
4.2.1932 - 5.10.2009
Fair winds and following seas
Miss you, and all our adventures
x
. 
February the Fourth
World Cancer Day
Striking our family
In the worst kind of way
. 
My father Hank 
4.2.1932 - 5.10.2009  
Pancreatic Cancer
. 
My son Frank 
18.1.1985 - 12.3.2015  
Testicular Cancer
. 
Me   
Metastatic Malignant Melanoma
. 

Saturday 3rd February 

Daydreams, not nightmares 
During the dark  
Peace, not chaos 
With the morning's lark 

Breathe, not suffocation 
In the air so sweet 
Awake, not hibernating 
To life's heartbeat 

Enjoying, not worrying 
As moments unfold 
Smiling, not frowning 
In joy untold 

Living, not drowning 
In the seas of time 
A dance of existence 
When all's sublime 

Love you so much 
Beloved sons 
Treasured Mum 
xxxxx 

Friday 2nd February 

The greyness persists 
In a muted song 
Monochrome tones 
Where shadows throng 

Damp in the air 
A misty scene 
Chilled to the bones 
To keep a routine 

The horizon's blurred 
The mind's subdued 
Monotone thoughts 
In the solitude 

Dankness lingers 
In the drizzly air 
Droplets descend 
In winter's despair 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Beloved Mum 
xxxxx 

Thursday 1st February 

Anything and everything 
In life's grand scope 
So much to experience 
And there lies hope 

Anybody and nobody 
A choice to make 
Friends or enemies 
Avoid a mistake 

All or nothing 
A spectrum wide 
The depths of existence 
Where shadows hide 

Always or never 
Choices profound 
Echoes in the silence 
A whispering sound 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Beloved Mum 
xxxxx 

Wednesday 31st January 

There we go 
In the dance of days 
And there we are 
In life's endless maze 
There is that 
A moment in the past 
And there is this 
A present that will last 
There it was 
A memory's embrace 
And there it will be 
In time and space 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Dearest Mum 
xxxxx 

Tuesday 30th January 

A journey in slumber 
Imagination's vast 
Where time bends 
And memories last 
In the land of nod 
Tension finds release 
A sanctuary of calm  
Where troubles decrease 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Beloved Mum 
xxxxx 

Monday 29th January 

Where shall we go 
In the realms of dreams 
Where reality blurs 
And nothing's as it seems? 
Leaving behind worries 
In the arms of sleep 
Hoping nightmares won't 
Let their shadows creep 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Dearest Mum 
xxxxx 

Sunday 28th January 

Dreary and damp 
A drizzly day 
Dank and dull 
Skies in disarray 
Dejected spirits 
Despondent air 
Depressing hues 
A weight to bear 
Dingy corners 
Dismal light 
Drab surroundings 
In somber sight 
Doleful echoes 
In the quiet hush 
A palette of shadows 
With a muted brush 
But I know 
Just what to do 
Lighting the fire 
Spirits lifted anew 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Dearest Mum 
xxxxx 

Saturday 27th January 

Maybe reflections 
In a puddle's stream 
Or the fading echo 
Of a napping daydream 
In the ordinary 
Find the extraordinary 
A tapestry of words 
In life's inventory 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Beloved Mum 
xxxxx 

Friday 26th January 

Today's canvas 
A blank expanse 
What to write about 
Take a chance 
Pen dancing upon 
The paper's spread 
Ink weaving tales 
A narrative thread 

Love you so much 
Treasured sons 
Dearest Mum 
xxxxx