I Miss You Claire I miss your hundred watt smile, The full bodied laugh that no one can resist smiling when they hear, Those gorgeous brown eyes, The hairspray on my mirrors, hair in the plug hole, The stereo in full pelt vibrating your car, announcing your arrival, Tucking me into bed when I’m feeling grim, You sitting in my red bedroom armchair, Watching and discussing Formula 1 with you, Waving you off, as you roar up the road with your arm madly waving out of the window. Talking tucked up in bed in the morning, Your complete compassion, Cooking dinner with me, Drinking everyone else under the table, What should I wear, always a problem, That damn hay fever and sneezing, Your cuddles, that celebrity kiss, The hour and a half that it takes before you face the world, Your awful banging music; always ready to play something more to my taste, Strictly, Dancing on Ice, Holby, Eastenders and the numerous discussions, The endless CSI programs, oh no not that again, Your independence, ability to sort everything and everyone out, Relieving me of the pressure of cooking all those boxes of Chinese food, “out of the way Mum, let me do it!” And a million other things, the essence of you, Sweetheart, I love you so, I’ll miss you all my life