Some hold Mother In Laws in dread

but mine’s a perfect dear.

For Margaret is more of a friend,

than someone I should fear.

 

No, mines a special lady

and it gives me joy to tell,

of a wonderful Welsh woman

that I love so very well.

 

Where other mothers nag and spit,

like some mean, ageing alley cat.

This tiny lady, using wit,

will often get her way.

 

This caring little lady

has a fan club far and near.

That she gathered in her travels,

with her chatter and her cheer.

 

Her home and heart are open,

as many service men can say.

Who came to serve Great Britten

And whos efforts won the day

 

To those who managed to survive,

she is Margaret to this day.

And others had a home from home

till they gave their lives away.

 

So now you underestand my love,

when I write the way I do.

And I’m sure that if you knew her,

You would learn to love her too.

 

 

David Garlick, Victoria 1986