Page 34 - Wealden Celebrant Poetry Collection By Michael Gosden

‘I am Sussex’
Through glazed eyes you sit,
doing your best to hold back tears.
But feel no shame or awkwardness,
It’s natural after all these years.
Together we’ve laughed,
Together we’ve cried,
This isn’t any different,
And when your tears subside
Don’t feel alone because I’m not there,
Draw strength from what we are.
Memories of us, and all we were,
Are never really that far.
I’ve lived a happy, purposeful life,
Tried best at all I do.
But my time was only that good,
Because it was shared with you.
For I am Proud from where I’ve come,
No man could ask for more,
I was born in Sussex,
And I am ‘Sussex’ – to the core.

‘You are the guardian’
Draw upon your memories,
Let them dance within your mind.
For you are the guardian of these treasures,
Your loved one has left behind.