Until We Meet Again

A fond farewell.

(The following is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy Nona West, my grandmother, who passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2012)


The wife of a preacher, now gone home
The sister of a savior, yet to return
The daughter of a Creator who watches

A homegrown scholar of the Word
A bearer of life-lessons
A heroine in her own time

Ever-faithful to her God
Never wavering with doubt
A smile in the darkest hour

To her childhood friends, "Dot Doris Marianne"
To her fellow believers, "Sister West"
To myself, "Gramma"

A lifetime of tales and adventures
A rare soul who truly lived
One who will never truly die

This is not a “Good-bye”
It is only a “See you later”
Until we meet again