Peter David Goakes �?1953 to 2006

My dearest, darling Peter

Yellow roses you gave me and I now send a single heartfelt one for you. 

We shared a very short space in time and those months were fraught with difficulties but during those months our love grew strong and timeless.  I was sitting next to you one day when I had a vision which made me cry, the vision was that I was standing in a crematorium garden looking at a bouquet of white lilies and reading the card I had placed on them for you.  It read “My darling Peter, what on earth am I going to do without you�?  I told you of this vision of myself in a long black coat (which I didn’t possess) and I thought it was a long way in the future. The pressures tore us apart but our love lived on deep within me.  

During our separations I had asked the Angels to take care of you and they visited you repeatedly.  They gave you indications of your future and also gave you a choice.  You chose to separate from me, knowing that your path would be uncertain.  God chose to call you home less than six months later and I didn’t know for a long while.  I had no opportunity to attend your funeral, no one thought to let me know. 

Whilst I have moved on with my life when I heard of your passing I was deeply upset and have grieved for you these many months.  On Saturday 7 June (just short of two years since you took your transition) I will be singing Verdi’s Requiem at Leeds Town Hall and I dedicate my performance and that Requiem to you my darling.  You would, I know, have loved being in the audience and I know you will be there with me as I sing for you.

God bless you darling, may you rest in peace with the Angels

All my love

Linda xx