The poetic excerpt from the poem "A Remembrance of an Unforgotten Vineyard Summer",which appears at the base of the Children's Memorial was written in 1995 for Ricky Harrington. It was read at a funeral service at St. Elizabeth's Church for Ricky by the poet, Tomas Napoleon. Later, the poetic excerpt was amended and adapted for all of the children at the Memorial. Please and kindly refer to the following as there is a misspelled word in the previous (poetic) caption. The poem reads as follows:
LET THE CELEBRATION OF ALL OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR ENDLESS YOUTH, WHEN THE WORLD WAS TO THEM STILL WITHOUT PROBLEM, ALWAYS BE THAT UNFORGOTTEN VINEYARD SUMMER--AN EVERLASTING DAY. --TOMAS NAPOLEON
Tomas Napoleon
20-Jul-2009 01:55
Yes, the people do give the photo perspective, especially since they seem to be still in thought from reading the Memorial poem for the children. The words that I have written that appear at the base of the Edgartown Lighthouse are:
LET THE CELEBRATION OF ALL OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR ENDLESS YOUTH,
WHEN THE WORLD WAS TO THEM STLL WITHOUT PROBLEM,
ALWAYS BE THAT UNFORGOTTEN VINEYARD SUMMER--AN EVERLASTING DAY.
--TOMAS NAPOLEON
