Anne: A Figgy Pudding at Christmastime
A Metaphorical Tribute
This year more than ever, Anne will be our figgy pudding, the centrepiece of the holiday table: warm, inviting, and filled with the richness that brings friends and family together. Like the pudding’s tapestry of fruits and spices, Anne is a harmony of kindness, wit, and wisdom, each quality melding into the other to create a flavour that lingers sweetly in the memory, where we want it to stay. There’s a gentle warmth to her presence, as comforting as the pudding’s steam rising on a cold December night, embracing all who gather near. Her laughter, like the flicker of brandy flames atop the pudding, sparks joy and illuminates any room, sure to leave hearts aglow long after the celebrations end.
As carol singers ardently wish for figgy pudding, so too does our little family cry out for more moments with Anne, knowing that her spirit, much like the cherished dessert, is a gift best shared, savoured, and celebrated, especially now as it flickers and fails. In the face of harrowing hardship, ravaged by glioblastoma, she has remained resilient and generous, the way a figgy pudding endures time and tradition, offering comfort and delight through every season of this devastating year. Anne’s life has been a festive song, her love the sweetness that is carrying us through winter’s darkest days, reminding us that togetherness and love are the truest – and most ephemeral – treasures of Christmas.
Your friend,
Robert
https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/
We Wish You a Merry Christmas song lyrics
(Figgy pudding: Verse two)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5al5oEC-j4
