Here's the backstory to the Poem: A LOCK, A KEY: BOUND FOR ETERNITY During my recent trip back to Maryland for my daughter's wedding,...

"An antique brass lock, A key worn with time— An entrance to the past, History’s motion, A journey back, forward, To the present moment."

My reflection, recounting the journey of ironing Joshua's burial clothes and the deep significance it held then, and what it means now.