Twenty Years by Richard Norgard- dedicated to the memory of Elisa Roberson

Twenty years of sadness are etched into this stone

Twenty years of wishing that you will come back home

Twenty years of waiting for sunshine to appear

To a family that's known darkness, hopelessness and fear

Twenty years of building from a single grain of sand

The kind of life worth living in a new and different land

It's the hope that springs eternal, that forms a vital part

Is a loved one truly lost if love is in our hearts?

Twenty years of waiting, and today the world is shown

The twenty years of love are etched into this stone