Ruth V. Weldon

To the Extended Weldon Family It has become a tradition in our (Ray's) immediate family to share poetry at family gatherings. Generally they are rather irreverent and Mom or Dad learns something they never knew one of us had done. I wrote but chose not to share this past Tuesday as I knew I could not stand before you and read this. I was writing only to my father. He was comforted and wished I had shared with all of you..so I'm doing that now. KNOW A world of...

Ruthie:

May heaven find you a place with a bottomless cup of tea
May you find applesauce there flowing from the trees
May you find dollar bills everywhere in heaven you wander
And may your dad not find a horsetrack there and your dollars to squander

May you find all your family waiting with open arms and love
Your mother, father and all including your “son” Brud
May you find cartons of toilet paper in rolls so very large
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Ray,
I am so sorry to read of your sisters death. I keep in touch with Springfield every day by reading the Springfield Newspaper on my computor. Teri Girard