A Gift of Gold For a Birdlett

It only took a word from her,
A compliment about her singing;
Then she was picked for a travelling sextet;
This birdlett was soaring and winging.

For you see she wasn’t the most popular girl;
Too plump, good only for teasing,
But the music teacher heard her potential,
And chose her above others’ pleasing.

With this gift of gold she sang all of her life,
While the girl she overturned kept her friends,
Miss Gillette was the gray-haired teacher’s name,
And her memory of kindness won’t end.

The birdlett’s children and their children.
Sing and tell her family story,
It has taught and warmed down some lives’ roads,
Simply a way of spreading  God’s glory.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 11/19/2017 8:13:00 AM
A very inspiring story in this poem Sunlite. Thanks for sharing :)
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Date: 11/17/2017 5:14:00 PM
A beautiful poem.....
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Date: 11/14/2017 2:45:00 PM
This is so nice, SW... "simply a way of spreading God's glory" I love that.
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/17/2017 6:17:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 11/13/2017 7:00:00 PM
You might enjoy a piece I wrote titled "Big Girls Do Cry"
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:54:00 AM
What year did you write it?
Date: 11/13/2017 6:59:00 PM
Amen, you describe a truly beautiful girl.
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Date: 11/13/2017 6:37:00 AM
Lovely story poem, sometimes one person can change your entire life:)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:59:00 AM
That's true, Jo, and if not a life, an attitude.
Date: 11/12/2017 3:20:00 PM
A touching story. Very lovely! Hugs and smiles :)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:59:00 AM
Thank you for reading it!
Date: 11/12/2017 2:52:00 PM
Lovely to see that she found a way to break out into a better place with the help of a dedicated teacher. :)
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:58:00 AM
Thank you, Eileen - a dedicated and courageous teacher in the face of pushy parents.
Date: 11/12/2017 12:40:00 PM
A lovely poem Sunlite...Enjoyed...All the best to you
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:57:00 AM
Thank you for your encouragement.
Date: 11/12/2017 11:23:00 AM
Our beauty shines through the gifts we have and our ability to share them with others.
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Sunlite Wanter
Date: 11/14/2017 9:55:00 AM
Beautiful thought, Tim. Thank you.
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