As I mentioned in a previous Blog post, not so long ago I inherited some things from my parents. And tucked away in what was obviously a special box my mother kept, I found several poems in my now deceased sister’s, Cindy James, handwriting.

Here is another of that discovered poetry:

You made us smile every day then suddenly the endless tears for so long.
But we have so many happy memories that now we can smile again.
~By Cindy James

I thought about Cindy’s poetry as I trekked in nature this morning…and I ruminated about the fact it was exactly twenty years ago when she disappeared.

Twenty years…it hardly seems possible that it’s been that long already!

And when I returned home I did some gardening (an activity Cindy adored) and realized I wanted to play with the last poem I found in her handwriting.

So here is ‘our’ creation:

It can’t possibly be twenty years
When you were last so near.
I still feel your soft, warm hands
And hear your kind, gentle voice.
Your smile will be forever etched in my memory.
I will always treasure your time spent with me.
In my heart is the place where you will always be.
~By Cindy James and Melanie Hack

(Hugs and kisses, Cindy! …I miss you!)

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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