Wise in the way you guided me, your younger brother—
a teacher in tone and standard,
yet never softer with me than with anyone else

In my life you stood steady,
not just sister but confidante,
walking beside me through years and seasons

No birthday slipped past your memory—
You marked each one like it mattered

Never afraid to correct,
a disciplinarian who believed
love should have structure

In every action, in every plan,
order lived—
you prepared to the last detail

Faith was not an accessory;
you lived for your church,
showing up, serving, staying

Rooted in God,
dedicated, steady in belief

Earth has released you now,
but heaven knows
you finished the course

Done with labor,
your reward kept secure—
stored where neither time nor sorrow can touch nor moth destroy

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This piece was commissioned to be a brother’s tribute to his sister’s life. He wanted it to be a celebration of her life by focusing on her name so I used an acrostic poem. Sharing it as an addition to dVerse- MTB, hosted by Kim: to write an acrostic name poem.

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