I was the director of a pre-school that averaged 100 children daily. My greatest joy was teaching children and although I have retired, I still enjoy working with children from time to time. Today my life centers around my husband, our Shetland Sheepdogs, gardening, family and friends, and writing.
All alone in an enchanted land
Where before me grandly stands
Crystal walls and glistening strands
In Nature's winter garden.
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White mums and green carnations
declare today a celebration
for one little boy filled with anticipation
when he left a picnic basket out under the moon.
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Once I thought solitude was good
peace-filled hours to read,
to think, to count stitches.
Those were days filled
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The day begins with a foggy morning;
light is distilled across the lake as
silhouetted trees surround a primeval scene.
The lake- slate blue as the fog lazily lifts
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He calls me a bag lady- I have so many kinds
that lines the shelves, drawers and such,
and all of them are mine!
My lingerie uses one for wash day once a week
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