tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140325324998776170.post5537016604281686390..comments2023-10-15T01:02:17.493-07:00Comments on Western North Carolina Writer's Underground: White CrossesChuck Connorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581627286283875168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140325324998776170.post-73313795614840282652010-02-12T21:07:27.654-08:002010-02-12T21:07:27.654-08:00Those white crosses along highways never touched m...Those white crosses along highways never touched me until I saw the cross for a teenage girl from our town. I read the comments in the newspaper and read the grief stricken words her mother poured out in rough poetry about once a month in our weekly.<br />Now those crosses make me stop and think about families and those killed at that place.<br />I relate to your thoughts in your poem.Glenda Council Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778241689968750316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3140325324998776170.post-7023455873710827282010-01-22T18:54:13.813-08:002010-01-22T18:54:13.813-08:00I have been fascinated by the crosses in the secti...I have been fascinated by the crosses in the section for years and started doing a little research on them. In my opinion, the memorial crosses are better tended than most graves. I often see fresh flowers and a bit of gardening. The highway patrolman who has a marker (and a flag) near the Canton exit has a fisherman's creel on his cross because he was a fisherman. The motorcycle enthusiast with a marker near the Hazelwood exit gets monthly visits.<br />Also, you have to remember, all of those people are buried in a cemetery somewhere. The crosses are a kind of memorial kept by loved ones.Gary Cardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487971272055031915noreply@blogger.com