For my grandfather, August Heitman, whose name is inscribed on one of the Russian bells at the Kodiak Russian Orthodox Church.
I hear Russian bells tonight
So faint and yet so clear
Though you are now so far away
The bells have brought you near
Back to this little seaside town
And boats ‘neath harbor lights
Your memory can still be found
Even on the darkest nights
A walk along the St. Paul docks
My heart holds still again
So great a man can’t be forgot
So great a love won’t end
And if I live one hundred years
And if my heart still tells
I shall always be remembering you
When I hear Russian Bells
