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Hi there!

I'm a grandmother, a nursing educator, an avid knitter and an aspiring writer. I created this page for family and friends who expressed interest in reading my writing. It is mostly poetry with a few short stories sprinkled here and there .

The poem on this page is one my Mom favored. The collectible trinket is from a needlework picture of Longfellow's home she completed. Mom loved poetry and was an avid reader. She and my brother,Rasputin

, inspire me still.

I have a published form modification called the Rondel Grand Modified; it is located here:
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/2842-invented-forms-found-only-at-w...

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Happy reading and write on!

Joe's Words

All his life my young brother wrote
For love, work and family both;
He would say “utter amusement,”
But this prose needs no inducement
From his pen, thoughts inspired.

No words dared retire or impend;
Old terms, new ideas he penned.
Eccentric gems of dialect,
His views seldom scribed direct;
From his pen, prose tumbled.

Three eulogies, oft he did quote
"Four too many", sadly he wrote.
I would agree; I heard him pray,
"Goodbye's impossible to say;"
From his pen, memories.

Though afar his deep work I read,
Never once did my lone voice plead;
To praise his aggrieved wordsmith’s scree,
His stories captivated me.
From his pen, no debris.

“We grow too old too soon and too
late too smart”, sage old phrase rings true;
Losing him reminds my heart of
Its wisdom nous; lost sibling love
From my pen, pained adieu.

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