Wednesday, May 9, 2018

La Plata, Maryland

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I won't be far away for life goes on so if you need me call and I will come. And, if you listen with your heart, you'll hear all my love around you soft and clear." Sacred Heart Cemetery. [2017]



Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Robertsdale, Alabama

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "If we never meet again this side of heaven . . . I will meet you on that beautiful shore." Do you think he might have been a Johnny Cash fan? Check out the boots and hat, too. Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. [2017]


Monday, May 7, 2018

Camden, Delaware

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I needed the quiet, so he drew me aside, into the shadows where we could confide. Away from the bustle where all the day long, I hurried and worried when active and strong. . . . I needed the quiet. No prison my bed. But a beautiful valley of blessings instead, a place to grow richer in Jesus to hide. I needed the quiet so he drew me aside." Sharon Hills Odd Fellows Cemetery. [2015]


Friday, May 4, 2018

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I'm Gone."  There is no period after "gone," so please finish the sentence for him. Think of it as a rebus. Rebus = a puzzle in which words are replaced by pictures. Cedar Rest Cemetery. [2014]


Thursday, May 3, 2018

Louisville, Kentucky

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I Would Rather Have Thirty Minutes of Wonderful, Than A Lifetime of Nothing Special." But, 30 minutes is so, so short.  Evergreen Cemetery. [2016]


Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Lancaster, Ohio

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I Did It My Way." Can't you just hear the Chairman of the Board: "I've lived a life that's full, I've traveled each and every highway, But more, much more than this: I did it my way." Maple Grove Cemetery. [2016]

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Fowl River, Alabama

Voices from the Grave ~ First Person Singular Subjective Case:  "I Love Anything That is Fast, Loud And Has Big Wheels!" Add another exclamation point and get ready for a month of "perpendicular pronouns"! St. Rose of Lima Church Cemetery. [2017]