John Stevens

JOHN STEVENS

 

A weathered and ancient stone contains an

elegant epitaph for John Stevens.

It tells about his honest character,

but little about his inner being.

 

He was a firm patriot and social friend,

a useful citizen and affectionate spouse,

but did he delve into deep philosophies

or have profound, fearsome thoughts about life and death?

 

His monument tells us he was an

exemplary Christian and tender parent,

but did he ever feel anger or jealousy?

And what, I wonder, did he think of himself?

 

Or did those questions die with him, and what we

know  and what we remember and what is

important about John Stevens are not his

deepest thoughts, but how he lived among us.

 

Marty Luster

Click here to read this beautiful epitaph.