Lawrence Hall, HSG
Memory Eternal and a Gift Card from Denny’s
for
William Tod Augustine Mixson
Saint Michael’s Orthodox Church, Beaumont
“Memory Eternal”
A cup of coffee is a chalice in its way
It brings us all to a table of sharing
And consecrates old friendships with every sip
Blessing us at the end with an Ite of joy
But today there was an empty place
An empty cup, an empty plate, empty
Even the air was empty, empty and void
With a joke that wasn’t told today
Max found a Denny’s card among his things -
Tod treated us to breakfast once again
But not for the last time
He’ll tell us that joke at a more glorious feast
