Remembering

Collage by Lin of her mother Evelyn

Memorial Day is a time of remembering

 those who wait for us in the next estate.

Freed from earth's travails by death's call, 

they are not forgotten, remembered still. 

 Father, mother, grandparents so dear, 

all reside in peace-free from human frailties, 

waiting for our reunion one day with God 

the Father of us all, the source of family. 

 Love binds us together, shared experiences 

of daily living and interaction. Placing flowers 

on their graves symbolizes our devotions 

to eternal families-their everlasting value. 

One day we will be together recalling 

with joy: precious minutes, hours, days 

and years apart after their departure. 

They are not forgotten, remembered still.