J Colin Campbell 1917 - 2009
A Memoir
Would she were here who came to my aid when
I was most lost. My thanks can have no end:
This is the start. And you, my guiding light -
Who listened to her like a loving friend,
Of mine as well as hers - with second sight
You saw into my soul, and said the things
That needed to be said for a return
To my first purpose. Thank you for what brings
My will and yours together: what I learn
from my teacher, master, leader.
(from Clive James' translation: "Dante" - Norton, London UK, 2013)
Reverend J C Campbell was the Baptist Minister at Gladesville, NSW, who conducted the funeral of my widowed mother in 1951. Both friend and Pastor, he was unfailing in his support prior to her death and for many years thereafter. A friend and mentor for whom "my thanks can have no end".
