A Smile for Hope

I was on my way to the bank when
my cell phone rang. It was time for
my annual call from my alma mater's
alumni fund. I pledged a small increase
from last year, as I listened to fellow
Hope alumnus Sufjan Stevens' new
disc spin in the CD player. I smiled,
driving down the Nashville thoroughfare,
catching a glimpse of the Hope College
Alumni sticker on my back windshield
through the rearview mirror,
glad to be reminded that
Hope and Holland, Michigan will
always be a part of me, no matter
how far away I might travel.

© 2006 Amy E. Hall