Janet Tuckers' Poems for Mick:

This first poem is the one read out at Micks' Funeral...

The day we met my heart was yours I gave you love, I gave support I held your hand, I led the way I gave you - another day. Our love is strong Our hearts are one Together, we will carry on. My love for you will never die Your love for me, is still alive. The time has come for you to leave So take my hand and trust in me Don't be sad Don't be blue For I will always be with you. Stretch out your hand and touch my heart For we, will never be apart Take my love and hold it tight and rest in peace everynight. With all my love, your Little Whitedove.

The next one is in several parts, written at different times:

"This first part refers to when Mick was diagnosed and for both of us having to come to terms with it..."

SPRING IS NEAR It broke my heart to see you torn apart, where is our God we both thought. The journey you must take will not be easy, but for you a journey which must be made. Together we must face the unknown, our inner strength will begin to show.

"Part 2 refers to when he was undergoing Chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the changes in personality that he was experiencing and for me of how I could try and make his days the best as possible..."

I sparkled when I walked in your room, now there for you, is no more gloom. I warmed your heart with my smile, a burst of sunshine for a while. I watched you change like the seasons a monster at time, but with good reason. Hours of despair were felt by you, you were not alone, I felt it too. The cloudy days, the dark nights, if only I could give you light. Your day will come, the sun will shine, the time will come when you have won.

"Part 3 refers to when I had to leave him to go home from University College Hospital in London. I would be alone at home, he would be alone in isolation in his hospital room. The only form of contact then would be by telephone..."

The time has come for me to leave, a different journey is ahead of me For I must face the world outside and fight the darkness of the night. For I will ring you when I'm safe and ease your hours of empty space. For it won't be long before I return to embrace you again with my love. I sit at home all alone, the lights are on but I'm not home. I must be brave, I must be strong I must have the courage to carry on.

"Part 4 refers to when he was going to be released from Hospital in the Spring. I took the lead and showed him the way home..."

The weeks have come the weeks have gone the sky is clear and Spring is near The time has come for you to leave, your little cell for special needs. So take my hand for I must lead, I need you home to be with me. The sun is out, the sky is blue the pain we felt has now moved. Today is ours to enjoy, for both of us a new life of joy.

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