Unraveling the Hidden Message in Roy Pullam’s ‘Legacy’ – A Poem That Challenges Everything You Thought About Inheritance
Isn’t it curious how a simple stone can hold a story so profound, whispering echoes of a life once lived, yet still breathing life into our own? We often rush past the silent monuments thinking they mark only an end—but what if they’re really the start of an unending dialogue? This poem unfolds that delicate tension: a stone that bears witness to finality, yet a voice that nurtures, comforts, and rises amid the shadows of loss and doubt. It’s a tender dance between grief and gratitude, a reminder that even when the book closes, the lessons she taught remain vividly alive in each breath we take. Curious about how this quiet stone can still carry such weight? Join me as we delve into a meditation on memory, resilience, and the unseen hands that hold us upright when we’re at our lowest.
The stone
Bears evidence
Of her interment
The closing
Of the book of life
But she gave me breath
Nurtured me through
Hard lessons
Held me
When my heart was broken
Helped me
To hold my head up
When my stock
Was down
And I still
Hear her voice
When shadows
Gather around me
When I need her most
