Evidence of your loving heart br Springs awake br Touchstones of delicately br Translucent sunny yellows br br Edge your ancient homestead br Dogwoods, peaches, crocus br Carefully heart-line a journey br Back to where your world once stood br br Old roses now rabble upon a headstone br Your sweet little girl’s final resting place br A crumbled barn near-by br Where Ol’ Bossy was once stalled br br Providing milk for the children br I can almost hear them br A lively bunch-singing out br …Tag your- it! br br Fresh churned butter and home-baked bread br That sweet cream whipped up br Adorning Sunday’s special br Blackberry cobbler treats br br And I wonder br What became of you and your dear family? br How did these old hills come to claim br Your songs sprinkled in sunny love? br br (Back-road Sojourns, Tennessee—March 20,2007)br br Debora Shortbr br