Miss Nancy Robinson
My now long gone Auntie Nancy
My ants in her pants Auntie Nance
Her ideas for me set before I was born
She said "I hope he's a devil, a cheeky little devil"
Then always beside me from that day on
Encouraging that little devil to push his cheeky boundaries
Another mother for me alongside her closest sister
Mother to hundreds through her caring ways
Dedicated carer of Liverpool's lost children
They were her life, they were her all
Bottomless love for those most needy
So many lives that she made safe
So many souls that she helped fly
For me too, endless attention, endless love
Love filled days of endless fun
Long happy days of learning and mischief
Kept on my toes with a twinkled smile
Taken for granted always by me
Only realised when finally not there
But someone that important is never forgotten
I had you so close for those 21 years
Not nearly enough how I now realise
But enough to keep me safe across all those days
And a boost in life, like a lifting wave
To set me straight, set me on my way
You led by example how to behave
Quietly encouraging to just be me
Smiling happily to see me run free
Your picture sits now on my bedside table
Watching over me as you were always able
My memories of you will last me my lifetime
Never gone from me, always there for me, my Auntie Nancy