Dear Ancestor Your tombstone stands among the rest, Neglected and alone. The name and date are chiseled out, On polished marble stone. It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to morn. You did not know that I exist, You died and I was born. Yet each of us are cells of you, In flesh, in blood, in bone. Our blood contracts and beats a pulse, Entirely not our own. Dear Ancestor, the place you filled, One hundred years ago, Spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you, I wonder if you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot And come and visit you author unknown ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1aBnNGh85K93RvnORBOkZlJ1F9XEg4GXS2OnGj00WWpiGkH/

Thank you for sharing, it's lovely. -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara A Valentin Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 3:15 PM To: VTRUTLAN-L@rootsweb.com Cc: NHCHESHI-L@rootsweb.com; ancestorhunters@yahoogroups.com; OREGON-L@rootsweb.com; VERMONT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VERMONT] Dear Ancestor Dear Ancestor Your tombstone stands among the rest, Neglected and alone. The name and date are chiseled out, On polished marble stone. It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to morn. You did not know that I exist, You died and I was born. Yet each of us are cells of you, In flesh, in blood, in bone. Our blood contracts and beats a pulse, Entirely not our own. Dear Ancestor, the place you filled, One hundred years ago, Spreads out among the ones you left Who would have loved you, I wonder if you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew That someday I would find this spot And come and visit you author unknown ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1aBnNGh85K93RvnORBOkZl J1F9XEg4GXS2OnGj00WWpiGkH/ ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message