I created a song for Tina which she loved. I shared it with her when I spent Xmas with her and the family.
Message from Marion who I shared the song with
Still So Here
Verse 1
Ninety-one years and you’re still so here,
Clear in your laughter, steady and near.
You chose good living, a mindful way,
Less sugar, more care, more light in your days.
Coleslaw on the table, biscuits just right,
You’ve always known how to nourish a life.
Pre-Chorus
There’s a quiet wisdom in the way you move,
A gentleness shaped by what you’ve lived through.
Chorus
You’re still so here, still warm, still bright,
Still opening hearts just by your light.
Time may pass, but this much is true:
The world is kinder for having you.
Verse 2
Kirribilli mornings, harbour in view,
Tuesday night silence breaking us through.
A shared stillness, a knowing glance,
Learning to rest in the present’s expanse.
You followed the call all the way to India’s door,
Came back with a heart that could love even more.
Pre-Chorus
Something opened and never closed again,
A deeper yes to joy and pain.
Chorus
You’re still so here, still open, still true,
Still seeing beauty where others don’t choose.
In books, in art, in a perfectly played tune,
You meet the world like a long-held friend.
Verse 3
You see the world like an artist does,
Feeling the colours before the words.
A type four heart, uniquely true,
Making meaning where few can do.
Even loneliness taught you how
To love more deeply, right here, now.
Verse 4
Ruth’s food on the table, colour and care,
Paint on the walls and love everywhere.
Dom by your side through the hardest days,
Finding new ground in courageous ways.
Dogs in the garden, balls flying fast,
You smile at the joy that’s never the past.
Pre-Chorus
Your love keeps widening, quietly strong,
A place where so many of us belong.
Chorus
You’re still so here, still generous, still kind,
Still making a home in the hearts that you find.
Family and friendship, gathered and true,
We’re richer for simply knowing you.
Bridge
Scrabble words waiting,
Road trips to Bowral,
Lunches and laughter,
Table tennis battles.
Sushi at Taki,
Harbour cafés,
Deep conversations
That carried our days.
You speak it in moments, in laughter and care,
In the warmth of your presence, in how you are there.
Final Chorus
You’re still so here, and you always will be,
In art and in memory, in you and in me.
This Christmas together, beneath summer skies,
I’m grateful beyond what words can describe.
Outro
So here’s to your courage, your depth, your grace,
Your quiet strength, your radiant face.
My beautiful friend, this song is true:
I am so thankful —
For you.
