Taken on Mum's 85th birthday on the beach in Montrose, Scotland by her daughter Eunice Tread softly my child for the road is stony Take the wrong turn you may end up lonely Give of your love, your wealth and strength For only in giving will go the length, Of the road through life Give freely and gladly of all you own Especially to those who feel their alone For keeping a grasp on the things you don't need Will hold you back and most surely impede Your road through life Try to keep smiling as you go through the years Put on a brave front when you're near to tears Always be cheerful through stresses and strife You'll find it less wearing On the road through life When you come to the end and you take a rest Be sure you can look back and say, It was not much, but I did my best As I went on my way, Along the road through life By Elsie Sullivan In loving memory of our dearest Mum, grandmother and great grandmother she lived the sentiments she wrote about in this poem 40 years ago and her strength of character, tenacity and sheer will power are attributes she has passed on to us all, how lucky we are to have had her. Always in our thoughts, her loving daughters Maxine and Eunice