To Donald V. Steward
former Mississippi Freedom Rider
believer in nonviolence
computer scientist and mathematician
peace activist and conflict-resolution researcher
father of my ideals
and
To Edna Kathleen Steward
voyager into a strange new world
singer and survivor
believer in the power of the human soul
and the beauty of the written word
who asked the Named to reach out
mother of my heart
Both have made the dream real.