Stephen Sutherlin

American Eulogy

January 19, 2021
We weep We weep We cry We seek Meaning For our Reverend And our lost So many So many We knew Intimately Now gone Now gone To this Viral cause Sisters Brothers Fathers Mothers Our uncles Grandmas Our friends And lovers Few have been Untouched By this Angel Of Death Their flags They fly Cross the Capitol sky So many Lights in Reflections Tonight Now tamped Out and With our prayers Take flight Our river Of tears Pour on Pour on So many Great Lives Cut short In their stride We call out Their names We share Their good deeds A chorus This mourning Leaves us All in need Let us pray