Each Name

Each name here stands for someone . . .
who has crossed our path in time,
and in that meeting we have become . . .
the reason and the rhyme.

Although it sounds fantastic . . .
to even make this claim,
we really are composed . . .
of each remembered name.

Although we're not aware . . .
of any special link,
just knowing them, has shaped our life . . .
more than we could think.

We are but a total . . .
of many folks we've met,
the names here, a group of classmates . . .
never to forget.

--adapted by Sue Lantz