Aunt Naome

how appropriate that on the last day of Spring,
just as 1 of the 3 longest days of the year begins,
she, who was light itself, left us,
and returned to the Light which passeth all understanding,

to be in Naome’s presence
was to be around brightness of spirit,
openness of heart,
devotion to family,
a child of God who knew
the preciousness of His gift of our lives,
and of his Son,

all who knew her grew larger
in how she challenged us to be real
and to appreciate that in our differences
we can still be one, and a richer one for it,

I remember her well:
her smile, her touch, her love,
the stories she told me of my father
and the welcoming she felt by Mother and family,
the wonderfulness of her children,
the way the song of her life echoes in so many of us,

Aunt Naome,
let us work to keep you alive by remembering you well.

by Henry Walker
June 20, ’11