For The Memories

While many observe names

It's their voices I'm hearing 

It's their laughter I've seen

I felt the tenderness of their touch

For me...

These aren't just names on stones

These are the one that sustained 

The will to achieve in spite of the odds...

Ida Craig

Jessie Milling

Eddie craig

Jerry Milling

They whisper to my soul

Calming my distressed spirit

They have the affection of my heart

I am the many interpretations them

Interwoven by the stitching of these

Mildred Williams 

Joe Eddie Craig

Mose Mobley

Helen Richmond

When I speak

The silent regains their voice

From my heart to each receiving ear

I am the canvas

These artists crafted as their masterpiece 

Eddie Dye

Lillie Mae Gladney

Hawthorne Armstrong

Isaac Thompson 

I've walked through the isles of silence 

Heard the voices long lost

Spoke from my heart

Choke on pure emotion 

Millie Robinson 

James Dorsey 

Mendenhall Richmond 

Joe Craig

While these names are read

I'm present as a reflection of their life

Recapturing those priceless moments 

But what has hampered me most

Is the void of not being close

To the two I miss most...

Mary Hall

Joseph Hall Sr.

Thank you all for the memories...