When the roll
Johnclarestokes
Recently a friend related
staying awake nights
the visage of a friend
gone too soon looming
It comes upon some
Quite early in life
Seems this one was
quite young
staring into the mirror
at the realization of
earthly me
of eternity
Perhaps this one
had a head start
for as a preachers son
from the beginning
though he was drawing
scenes of boats
the words of life
infused him
Others not so fortunate
come eventually to the
mirror or the caskets sheen
the earthly image
haunting them
looming not blinking
and the alphabetic roll
has just left the A’s
and the B’s, the C’s
are coming up
the class of the living
Await to answer present
to begin their first day
In eternity.
Meme Clara upon this day four years hence laid
to rest in Orange Hill Cemetery
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