I didn't see this poem as particularly gloomy. Although Abse describes someone who is presumably his mother as "agéd and frail", I can't help but imagine that through all the bird-like imagery he is trying his best to paint the old woman in a very positive light.
Abse himself is, however,upset at how old and willing to die she is but must put on a brave face, saying that he "inhibits a white coat not a black" suggesting that since he's a Doctor he must be particularly thick-skinned and optimistic. Basically, she's not dead yet so he has no real reason to grief.
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