Mama Nora: Always on My Mind

Mama Nora: Always On My Mind & Heart
by her granddaughter, Sonjanita L. Moore
I love you! ♥

Dirt roads, church Sundays, Vacation Bible School everyday of the week
These are some of my Mount Vernon memories
Fish fries at the Peck’s, playing games at the Lyde’s, making friends outside
Things that took place during my Alabama time
Pancake breakfasts were great & catching lightening bugs was fun in the yard
But picking veggies & hanging clothes made Mount Vernon summers kind of hard
Shelling peas on Nora’s floor, shucking corn by the door,
Running that car into Nora’s fence - all a part of my remembrance
Early morning starts cause Nora’s day started way before 9,
Going out to cut a switch when I got outta line,
Those early ending Mount Vernon nights with no noise of any kind
Made back bedroom nights a hard one, at times
Vaseline-greased youngster with clean clothes & well-kept hair
Couldn’t go outside ‘til well past noon
Mount Vernon summers seemed unfair
Going up the road early – shopping, bills and the rest
But we were always back down the road when the sun set
Drinking sun-made iced tea, eating one of Mama Nora’s famous cakes
Tasty soul food dinners or juicy melons made those Alabama times great
Piggly Wiggly, A&P, JC Penney, Gayfers or the mall
Me and Mama Nora did it all!

Life’s journey has led me away from Highway 43, but
Time & distance can’t weaken the roots of my family tree
My sadness is replaced with joy for God’s servant - now painfree
Mrs. Nora Elizabeth McMillan Moore
It’s time to rest your weary feet
Look for me in the Hereafter, but until then
I’ll just remember our times down at 18655 Rice Street!

R.I.P.
Mrs. Nora Elizabeth McMillan Moore
9/13/12 – 12/26/06