“In Our Memory of You” by C. Liegh McInnis* The warmth of your memory is a cup of hot cocoa on a winter’s day as your words and deeds continue to ring like our favorite tune, playing forever in the radio of our minds. We thank you for the seeds that you have planted; your life is a testament that loving is the same as gardening, as you have motivated us to stretch our branches to the sun, proving that true leaders must be willing to wash the people’s feet. Your absence will be filled by the weight of your work that allows our lives to stand firm on the concrete foundation of you. Your legacy of love leaves an umbrella to shield us from the pain of missing you. In the pockets of our hearts dwell the keepsake of your kindness. Your sunshine of smiles made this often frigid world an oasis where our minds and bellies could be fed with charity. So now we pay it forward by recycling the gifts you gave to us. C. Liegh McInnis is an instructor of English at JSU, author of seven books, and editor of Black Magnolias Literary Journal. He wrote this poem in remembrance of the Jacksonians who passed away in 2008.
Jacksonian Spring 2009
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