William ‘Wil’ Morrow

July 16, 1981 – April 28, 2005

Signs live everywhere; reminders, we miss you.

A penny on the floor of the closet left there always to stay.

Packets of Rosemary kept in a drawer;

The symbol of remembrance that love lives forever.

Those long ago gifts; a green satin ribbon on a safety pin;

Green glass in the same shape hanging in a window,

And green wristbands worn bare by the years.

The Kwanzaa cherry tree

decked with green twinkling lights;

Your Peace Lilly with three buds waiting to bloom.

A bright red cardinal winging from the tree outside our window;

And your grave stone, gently cleaned and polished with wax.

On the radio, music and songs, ‘The Gambler’,

That catch at the heart and bring a smile.

The blue rabbit cradled in my hands

Like the one you hold in your arms.

Your picture slipping from the bedroom mirror;

Needing a little new tape.

Fifteen years or a lifetime, we will seek the signs

That bring the memories held in our hearts forever.

Always loved

Mom and Dad

Laurie, John, Andrew and Amelia David, Melodie, and Leonardo