The Sparkle in the Heavenly Sky.

With the lashings of red swirling throughout her hair,
Cross words or do wrong with Annette if you dare.
Beautiful and humble person inside and outside,
Her unique personality is not generally typified.

Annette was, will be and is loved by so many,
Her smile, her laughter, and her wit so uncanny.
She filled the room like a blossoming English rose,
Full of delicacy, very poised yet laid back in her pose.

AB as I used to call her, was unrelentingly very loyal,
Even to her English roots, ‘family’ that was royal.
Annette loved her many weeks away with the ‘girls’,
The shenanigans, the camaraderie worth diamonds and pearls.

Annette was a wonderful confidante and friend,
With ears that listened and warmly advice to no end.
Her role as a purchasing officer in years gone by,
Provides inspiration for how I do my job, that’s no lie.

We used to laugh and giggle about the most silliest of things,
And wonder what it would be like to have fairy wings.
We laughed about the fact she loved watching tennis,
and her name was a part of the game, what a menace!

We laughed about our footy teams, Bulldogs and Dragons,
And the State of Origins Blues falling of the winning wagons.
Oh yes, Annette was full of life and a clever wordsmith,
One who spoke very wisely, and you couldn’t mess with.

But Annette was and is much more than who she was,
She touched the heart of many without wanting applause.
She lovingly spoke of her children, and her grandsons to me,
And also, of the love she had for John was there for all to see.

Annette will always have a place in lot of people’s hearts,
A mother, a wife, a friend, an entertainer, and lover of the arts.
When she spoke of loved ones, there was a special twinkle in her eye,
Now she has gone, the twinkle now a sparkle in the heavenly sky.

©EKEllis April 2023
© EKEllis