MCNELLEY, Piera 'Pep'

ruby recollections

memories fade as time interludes

engulf your lived existence

residual grief heralding

your ruby memorial absentia

accumulation of dusty tears

smear smiles of sisterhood

solace is found knowing you are

reunited with maternal caress

Mr and Mrs Brown evoke of you

as does Karen, and Anita

gratitude quivers my core

engaging in disported pronunciation

your penumbra lustres the gloom

cementing overcast hours

as I traverse solitary fields

until reconciliation calls.

Love always, your sister, Judy