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From A Clear Sky

She was like a breath of fresh air

Outspoken and straight as a die,

Her honesty was almost painful

Often it would make you cry

 

No hint of vagueness or deceit

Double meanings gone for good

Weasel words shown the door

With her I knew where I stood

 

Prevarications were not for her

She would let on the reason why

She never beat about the bush

She came true fro...

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Crossing

She volunteered at the hospice,

They'd seen off her old man fine

Daytimes she was a lollipop lady

Keeping kids safe with her sign

 

Then she took ill, her sight went

Gradually the kids put in peril,

A brain tumour behind her eyes

Still the kids relied on old Beryl

 

Sadly she gave up the hospice

Painkillers made her too weary

The kids noticed she was tired

Ge...

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