Tuesday, August 7, 2018

AN AMERICAN GIRL’S LOVE SONG


(For Esther May Salzmann September 1, 1926 – July 13, 2018)

A soul like hers will seldom recur
The loss in our hearts is our grandfather’s gain
Heaven is a brighter place with her

At chess, dominoes, cards, and jacks she was connoisseur
And she taught the moves that brought her wins
A soul like hers will seldom recur

Service was her frankincense and love her myrrh
Freely offering when The Spirit showed need
Heaven is a brighter place with her

Europe, Hawaii, rodeo, or cabin—she would seldom demur
Always for adventure with that twinkle in her eye
A soul like hers will seldom recur

To God’s tender hand she would defer
Tic-Tacs or gum to mend a crying child’s hurt
Heaven is a brighter place with her

An eternal love was hers to secure
The covenants she made she made by choice
A soul like hers will seldom recur
Heaven is a brighter place with her

July 25, 2018


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