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Love Aligns

Love Aligns Of names given at birth, one blooms special. Mary seems to me a popular name. Common folks and royalty likewise called. But no two named Mary are quite the same. A young girl named Mary lived righteously. By God she was favored, is history. She willingly bore God's begotten son. Obscure to man…virgin birth mystery. Infant queen, Mary of Scotland, betrothed, Had escaped Henry the Viii rough wooing. Life's whirlwinds, deaths and romance havocked her life. Politics sent beheading ensuing. Mary Read of Devon County, England Surrounded by death, raised as a boy. Captured by pirates of the Caribbean Sea, Became a pirate herself, lived wild joy. Mother and Daughter, writers named Mary, Mary Wollstonecraft, swayed by T. Paine, wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," (1792) The thoughts of a mother, by death made remote. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, sweet sixteen, Strong spirited, influenced by her mom Left home to be Percy's mistress…outcast. Sorrows in life are Frankenstein's where-from. Mary Anning, a woman paleontologist, Prepared fossils from Jurassic era beds. Well-known by geologists, financially poor, Put new ideas in scientific thinkers heads. Famous women named Mary nowadays abound. From Mary Anne on Gilligan's Island To Mary Poppins flying through the air. Each Mary, in her own way has some life brightened. All of the women I have presented herein. Have one thing in common: strength and chagrin. But, there is not one Mary I read about or met. Whose loves like my grandmother's was fashioned. She, was a woman of strength, strong will, and *****. But, tenderly, she comforted many a tear. Teaching young children from her sewing machine, She consistently worked to keep family near. She offered fresh fruit from the family tree. I know her sweetness from Heaven shines. Without her love, I wonder where I would be. When I hear the name Mary, love aligns. © July 17, 2010 REFERENCES: 1. Mary Queen of Scots: http://www.rampantscotland.com/famous/blfammqos.htm 2. Famous Pirate: Mary Read: http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/mary-read.php 3. Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley: http://classiclit.about.com/od/wollstonecraftmary/a/ aa_famousmother.htm 4. Mary Anning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anning

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Date: 8/4/2010 1:36:00 PM
you chose a beautiful name to honor. Congratulaions Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/4/2010 12:15:00 PM
Nice, and a history lesson as well! Congrats on your success in the contest. BG
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Date: 8/4/2010 11:04:00 AM
Congratulations Dane Ann on your win in Constance~A Rambling Poet's~ contest "Even A Name Can Be Poetry'. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/3/2010 9:08:00 PM
Congrats Dane Ann on your winning poem in Constance's contest with these wonderful words and great special presentation of style for the name.. the references were very helpful too.. enjoy another sweet victory my friend.. with luv..
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Date: 8/3/2010 9:00:00 PM
Congrats on your sixth place win Dane. You deserve it!
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Date: 8/3/2010 12:39:00 PM
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