My Poetry

I thought today I would share some of my interest in poetry.  I have wrote a few over the years.  Nothing serious, just one of those things I do when I need to vent.  Usually it is from the sad times in my life that I can create the best ones.  Here are just a couple.  I have had a few of my poems recognized on poetry.com and that was cool.  My first one I ever remember writing was when I was 14 and it was a Sunday morning and I awoke from a dream and this poem was so strong in my head I had to get up and write it down.  Needless to say 7 years later it happened to my baby brother in real life.  Yah my family has been known to have a few premonitions now and again.  That story is for another day, :)  Here goes:

While My Love Grows

As I sit here and watch the days go by,

I can see no trace you left behind.

When you left you took part of me,

and you left because of jeolousy.

I wish you would call and let me know,

what to do and where to go.

So I must go where no one knows,

a place to sit while my love grows.

If you ever wonder where I am,

all you have to do is ask my friends.

They will say I ended my eternity,

I shut out the lights of my life.

So darling, I will be waiting at those golden stairs,

for my love has grown and will always wait.

I ended my eternity just for you, and now I know just what I need to do.

I must go and get a chair,

and wait for you on those golden stairs.

Remember I was only 14 when this was written, lol.

My next one, isn't the next one I have ever wrote, but it is one I wrote to my father, on one Father's Day in 2003  and took it to his grave.  Here goes:

A Father Like You

It's Father's Day,

don't you see,

that you are not here to spend it with me.

So much you have missed,

if I could just show you the list,

you would be so proud,

I know you would haller out loud,

for life has changed,

everything has been rearranged,

but I do regret,

my children haven't even met,

the dad I love so well,

to say "grampie come see,"

I have scraped my knee,

and play on the swing with grampie and sing,

but I know you are watching,

guarding angels must be talking,

and watching over me.

My next one I wrote was for my older brothers funeral, he passed away just a few years ago with cancer.  Yah I know I seem to be losing everyone in my family.  So I like to write and remember them.  Because all of life hasn't been sad.  So here goes:

A Families Love

I know you were in a lot of pain,

I know you were very weak.

You say "How did you know this?"

Because I felt it, in my sleep.

I'm glad your pain is over,

and you're suffering no more.

God finally heard you knocking,

and came to answer the door.

He said, "My son, please come in,"

we have a lot to share.

But first of all, you need to know,

who was sitting in that chair.

I sent your father to let you know

that all will be okay.

He was with you all throughout your life,

and brought you to me that day.

Your mother has always loved you,

all throughout the years.

She misses you with all her heart,

we can see it in her tears.

We know you made it safely,

for everyday we prayed.

"God please look after our brother,

until we meet again someday."

And I want to end with this verse,

from your favorite song:

OH, IT'S GOOD TO TOUCH THE

GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME!

Before my brother passed he said there was someone sitting in his rocking chair in front of his window, and I believe it was our father.  I have more that I will share, I just need to find them.

My Cute Find

I just wanted to show off my cute find.  My daughter and I made a trip to our local Frenchies.  You never know what you will find at these places.  We have one big Frenchie store in the area now and people flock there to try and get that great deal, in clothing, footwear, books, misc.  Lots to look at.  While we were at the checkout waiting I looked in this bin and noticed this bottle.  Looks like the old milk bottle, maybe that is why I took a liking to it.  It still had the sticker on it from the Christmas Tree Shop.  This shop is located in the States.  I visited one once and love their stuff.  It says Mall Money on it with the slot in the back for your pennies, so cute!  I may put some change in it, but I really bought it to enjoy looking at.

Peters 50th

I got Peters cake at Sobeys, because they do the edible pictures.

This is Peters father, they always celebrated their birthdays together.  He passed away almost 6 yrs ago.  He would have been 94 on the 28th.  He thought the world of Peter and our children.  He also was a big part of my life.

My mom, who is like a second mom to Peter.  She knows she can count on him in any situation.

I always get the one piece fish & chips.  Doesn't look like much fries, but there is.

Our youngest child, Tyler.  Couldn't asked for better.

Our two beautiful daughters Kim and Jen.  We would trade them for anything.

Cheese.

Kim, her boyfriend Ryan, and Jen.

Jen & Tyler

Peters sister Judy and our grandson Cole. 

Peters sister Marion and husband David

This has been a big year for my husband.  The company he works for is suffering from the housing market downfall in the US so where they are US owned it has affected them.  They have held on as long as they could but they have finally made the decision to shut down.  They have been operating since the early 1900's, and it is sad to see a thriving company do this.  I have my own take on it but won't elaborate.  They have gone from 200 employees to 5 watchmen.  Peter would have been there 29 years in May.  Most of our married life he has spent there.  He started out as a heavy equipment mechanic, was put through many courses.  He finally got the job as what they call charge hand, over the men.  He was their top drill man for many years, (the drill being the equipment to drill in the rock to prepare for blowing) when they were down he was the one to look after it.  He has his air conditioning license.  Then when everything went downward in the states, the layoffs started.  This last year he did half charge hand then to security.  We are kind of relieved that we finally know where things stand.  There is nothing worse then not knowing what is going to happen.  So now he had to retire at 50 which he also turned on January 26th.  But he has lots of options, and will be planning his future.  He is to young to retire, he loves being busy.  He missed his chance to become a police officer, which would have been his dream job.  So I am kind of excited to see what the future will hold.  We decided to have his 50th over to Rosies Restaurant.  We wanted something bigger but he isn't for show, so he agreed to at least supper, so 14 of us went over and we had reservations but it was another stormy night in the Maritimes and Rosies was closed, so we had to go into their other section which was Paddy's Pub, which Peter also played soccer for that club.  They didn't have our reservation to they had to cram us in a corner, was very noisy (when we were 20, we probably would have been those people haha)  But the food was great and the company was great, so what is there to complain about, life always doesn't go as planned, so just go with life, sometimes that's where you get your most excitement.  I can't tell his birth story, Even though we have been together over 30 years and married 30 in August.  His sister told me he was the last one born, his mother was older, they had no more baby things so his grandfather had a Red Rose tea crate that the the loose tea use to come in years ago, and he made a cradle out of it.  It made due until they got a crib.  I think that is why he won't drink anything but Red Rose tea, hahaha.  He loved playing soccer, hockey, played hockey on the neighbourhood pond night after night.  (Wayne Gretzkey was born on the same day, maybe that's why he loves hockey so much) ha. You couldn't ask for a better father or husband.  I am glad he is in my life, and we have a lot to look forward to.  Can't wait.