Mick Talbot Poet I do not know?

Aileen

AILEEN    
Aileen, my dearest darling wife                
Nigh 50 years bar a month.                       
Half a century she filled with love.      
Aileen, wife and a loving caring mum.
Her face a smile, a shining sun!
The pain she suffered in her later years
Caused one and all to shed many tears
Her failing heart was her secret
Not revealed till it was too late
She shouted Mick and with arms held wide
Stood up, fell, and sadly died.
To all who tried to bring Aileen back
In endeavors, you did not lack.
The family thank you for doing your best
Aileen suffers no more and now lays at rest.
With broken hearts, we will say goodbye
Perhaps the world will hear us cry
Tears of sadness, tears of love 
For Aileen, mother, grand and great,
Daughter, sister, aunty, and a wife, 
Never ever to be forgotten Aileen, my life...

The weeping, sobbing never done,
Our kids will always miss their mum
I write with tears flowing down my cheeks
Every morning my hurting peaks
No longer will I hear her hear call my name
Mick, Mick I'm in pain.
It broke my heart then, again and again.
Now my heart is broken beyond repair
And I know for you all your heartfelt despair
Aileen, mum, Nana, sister, daughter, aunt, in-law, wife, and friend.
Her spirit will be with us all, 
Even now she is at my side as these words I write.
If my tears were words, they would fill a library
No, not 'a' library, everyone in the world!
All our tears, our hearts unfurled, oceans of emotion.
Her love for us all, her heartfelt devotion,
Never to be forgotten, Aileen!


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Tom Cunningham February 27, 2020 at 5:05 PM Mick I'm so sorry for your loss, my condolences to you and your family. A beautiful tribute you have written. Thinking of you at this sad time. Tom Mick Talbot February 28, 2020 at 3:35 AM Thanks Tom, If it wasn't for my family I'd be joining her. Mick

Jan Allison February 27, 2020 at 3:30 PM oh Mick I am so sorry to read of your loss of your lovely wife Aileen, I guessed something was awry as you have been absent for so long and had not responded to mails I've sent you. My thoughts are with you and your family:-) hugs jan xx Mick Talbot February 28, 2020 at 3:59 AM Thank you too Jan, I'm so full of grief, mornings are my worse time, her calling me to let me know she was awake and still with me, now silent, it's so hard I cry my heart out seeing the children devastated, I try so hard to be strong for them and fail miserably, so, so sad a time for us all. Mick