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when you smiled
my mind would race back to
grass so green
where all was calm
and so serene
cloudless skies
soft summer rain
trees with ripe fruit
and fields of grain
where life was slow
time stood still
when you smiled
you took me back to
Mandeville
when you spoke
wisdom dotting
each and every line
in thunderstorms we shuttered
but all was really fine
barefoot around the house
we would gleefully play
from the rising of the sun
until sunset ended the day
endless fruit from trees
our bellies we would fill
when you spoke
it took me back to
Mandeville
when you prayed
God cleared His calendar
and kept it open for the day
He listened intently
to every word you had to say
such eloquence spoken
from wherever you happened to be
He always made your prayer
His top priority
Your confidence and trust
it was always in His will
when you prayed
it took me back to
Mandeville
where you are at this moment
a place no man can reach
this place imparted to us
a faith
you would daily teach
a small but beautiful place
where you will now forever be
a paradise called
Mandeville
found in a corner of eternity
