at least 50 packs.
Sister Alfreda said.
On Friday, Brother Rudy lay in his coffin
in his Sunday suit and tie
and the church was decorated from altar to nave
with flowers and garlands.
Daddy chose as his text for Brother Rudy's funeral
Matthew 25:21
"His Lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant.
thou hast been faithful over a few things
I will make thee ruler over many things
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
When Daddy was finished
giving Brother Rudy back to the Lord
our congregation walked single-file to his coffin
and gently tucked their remembrances of him
around his stiff little body.
His yellow suspenders
his torn old cap
five dollars Brother Bob owed him
thank-you cards for all he had done for us all
the picture of his wife that sat on his bureau
a pack of gum just in case there was liquor in Heaven
his battered Bible
a magnetic picture of Jesus that had decorated his icebox
daisies
roses
a teddy bear
a wooden nickel that he liked to show the little ones
his three rubber juggling balls
the collar off his dog "Boy" who had died years ago.
All of the church ladies kissed his cold cheeks
and rearranged his little bit of hair.
Not one of them ever told his secret.
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