The Wataugan

Many loved ones have since left us
For the heavenly courts above;
While the rest, we stand unflinching,
By the power of our love.

Our lives are bruised and battered
By the storms which come our way.
But we go on, held together.
Joining hands, we will not sway.

From the hardships we have suffered,
And the tears which filled our eyes,
We have learned to trust each other;
Family spirit never dies.

The spirit which has held us
And which ever holds us strong
Is the spirit of our family,
Laughter, love, and song.

The storms shall all be weathered.
Never broken, though we bend,
This family will triumph
And be family till the end.

September, 2002