Faye Sizemore

GODSPEED, TINA

There is much sadness in Calhoun County tonight. Tears and grief have settled like blight. All of the windows of the county are draped in black.

The businesses in town are all closed. Nothing is open except the coffee shop and the little church. Its beloved first citizen is never coming back

Tina L. Rice has gone to meet her creator and is now forever at peace

There is a wreath upon each door and down at the filling station there is a closed sign upon the pumps.

At the little restaurant, they gather, speaking in subdued voices, out of respect. The air of sadness, tonight, is everywhere.

The preacher at the little Calhoun County Church bows his head, praying, “Godspeed Tina We will miss you. You were our friend and we loved you…”

©Copyright September 2, 2008 by Faye Sizemore

TT for Tall Tina
TT for Terry Toedt

T for Technical:
Terry was genius

T for Truths:
That Tina shared

T for Terrors:
Remembered of war

T for Travel:
To another home

T for Time:
Theirs is no more

T for Tears:
That they are gone

Author’s Note: Remembering Tina Rice and Terry Toedt, Vietnam Veterans