MARTENS, Anna. In memory of my dearly beloved mother who passed away 20years ago today. Those days when happy hours were my estate - Like gardens looked at through an iron gate. I view the lovely segments of a past I lived with all my senses, well aware That this was perfect, And it would not last. Still I smell the flowers and feel their texture, Though now the gate is fast.' Still loved, still missed. Forever in my heart.Lottie.

Published by The New Zealand Herald on Dec. 30, 2018.