Dear Ancestor
Your tombstone stands among the rest; neglected and alone,
The name and date are chiseled out on polished marbled stone.
It reaches out to all who care, it is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear ancestor, the place you filled one hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left,
who would have loved you so.
I wonder if you lived and loved. I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot, and come to visit you.

Author: Unknown

About Me: My interest is primarily connected to research of my ancestry and extended family connections, to create memorials for them. I truly appreciate the help others provide in taking photographs of the headstones of my ancestors in the New England area. I'd love to make a trip up there to visit each of the cemeteries, but it's difficult at the moment.

I'm amazed at some of the work and dedication others have put into this and so appreciative. Thank you!

Dear Ancestor
Your tombstone stands among the rest; neglected and alone,
The name and date are chiseled out on polished marbled stone.
It reaches out to all who care, it is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear ancestor, the place you filled one hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left,
who would have loved you so.
I wonder if you lived and loved. I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot, and come to visit you.

Author: Unknown

About Me: My interest is primarily connected to research of my ancestry and extended family connections, to create memorials for them. I truly appreciate the help others provide in taking photographs of the headstones of my ancestors in the New England area. I'd love to make a trip up there to visit each of the cemeteries, but it's difficult at the moment.

I'm amazed at some of the work and dedication others have put into this and so appreciative. Thank you!