I Am

I am a girl born on the very day and date predicted I am a girl who lived her life from deep inside her heart I am a girl that delicate child just like a fragile flower I am a girl so shy was I an introvert so often hurt I am a girl each day seemed like a challenge to encounter I am a girl who struggled with life of a nervous disposition I am a girl who found a tranquil place inside her books instead I am a girl ~ a woman now, who met her soul mate and fell in love I am a wife ~ a lover ~ a friend our love so deep will never end I am a mother ~ her child a son, her dearest boy, her only one I am a nurse as cancer came it took my love and left such pain I am a widow distraught alone my heart is broken my soul has died I am a girl ~ a mother ~ a wife ~ I slowly begin another life I am a mother ~ her only child, died without warning one sunny morning I am a poet asking why and search for solace from moon up high my inner child she weeps she cries ~ she laughs she smiles she keeps me sane ~ until that day, that special day, when we will meet again… Written 28th April 2020 Contest I AM - A LIST BIO CHALLENGE Sponsor Andrea Dietrich 2nd Place Contest Brian's Choice J Sponsor Brian Strand N/A

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Line Gauthier

Date: 2/26/2021 12:20:00 PM

A pleasure to reread ~ such an awesome poem, Ann

Ann Gilmour
Date: 3/3/2021 9:57:00 AM

Thank you dear Line, with kindest thoughts Ann xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/30/2020 11:01:00 AM

This is so deeply moving Ann. I am so sorry for your painful losses. My oldest daughter is a nurse. Nurses are earth angels I celebrate. It is nice to know you better. Congratulations on your wonderful win! Blessings xxoo

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/31/2020 1:57:00 AM

Oh bless you dear Connie for your visit and congratulations, how sweet of you and you must be so proud of your daughter who like all nurses is an angel upon this earth. Have a beautiful day my friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/29/2020 8:36:00 AM

Wow ~ most touching, Ann. Love your poem. It truly is a gift to package yourself in such a delightful poem to share yourself with the world. Well crafted. Beautiful. Congrats.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/31/2020 1:54:00 AM

Wow thank you dearest Line for your wonderful comments. Always a joy to hear from you and I am so pleased you enjoyed my poem; such a compliment coming from you dear friend and I thank you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Aditi Mishra

Date: 5/26/2020 2:37:00 PM

Glad to know more about you Ann. I wish the best of happiness for your beautiful heart to send peace and love to you. Please keep inspiring. God bless you. Congratulations on your win :)

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/31/2020 1:52:00 AM

Thank you dear Aditi for your beautiful comments and how lovely to meet you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/25/2020 9:53:00 PM

This is so heartfelt, and the ending is poignant and sad. Seeing it again, I wish I had given it first place! A special bio. Congrats in my contest.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/26/2020 9:10:00 AM

Thank you so much Andrea, I wish you had too, haha... but seriously I want to thank you for the time and energy you give sponsoring and judging contests, enabling a novice like myself to hopefully improve and enjoy the art of poetry, it truly has helped me through some difficult times and I thank you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/15/2020 6:10:00 PM

Hello Ann Gilmour, Wow! a great poem. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/22/2020 6:02:00 PM

Hello Darlene, how lovely to see you my friend and so pleased you enjoyed my poem. Keep well. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Victor Immanuel

Date: 5/13/2020 3:10:00 AM

Awesome. I love every bit of this piece. A gradual process of your/ a life being well presented here. Long live your muse, Ann.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/14/2020 9:56:00 AM

Thank you so much Victor I am so happy you enjoyed it and thank you for your sweet comments. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/9/2020 10:23:00 AM

O Ann ~ your poem left me teary eyed and my soul trembling. An absolute FAVE. The word PRECIOUS comes to mind and I love your presentation. Sending you a big hug from across the pond.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/9/2020 3:06:00 PM

Thank you dear Line for your words of comfort and support and also for the FAVE, such a compliment, bless you dear friend. Best of all thanks for that hug ~ I really miss hugs and even more so now because of social isolating.. keep well and safe and I send love to you both. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 5/8/2020 5:07:00 AM

What a beautiful poem, so sad and sensitive and brave... Take care ... Shirley

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/8/2020 10:54:00 PM

Thank you so much for your beautiful comments dear Shirley; it is so good to meet you. Keep safe my friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Eve Roper

Date: 5/6/2020 10:11:00 PM

A poem written from your heart with strong emotions of love and sadness. Blessing my friend. Hugs Eve

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/7/2020 7:22:00 AM

Dear Eve thank you so much for your lovely comments it means a great deal to me. I hope you are keeping safe and well dear friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/4/2020 6:46:00 AM

A gorgeous poem, my friend; you have given your truth and it is marvelously done in poetic form.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/4/2020 4:52:00 PM

Bless you dear Caren and thank you. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 5/3/2020 3:33:00 PM

Such beautiful words Ann, so well penned with such emotion coming from your dear heart telling all your life has taken you through. May you know God's peace and grace, Blessings be yours always, Gordon

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/3/2020 4:11:00 PM

Thank you so much Gordon for your lovely words, they mean so much to me. It was quite an emotional write but also therapeutic in a way. I hope you are both keeping well and safe from the virus. By the way, did you enjoy the box set? With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/2/2020 8:31:00 AM

So well written Ann. It gave me goosebumps reading this. It reached me deeply. I hope you are well. May you all meet again. Bless you :)

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/2/2020 4:28:00 PM

Bless you dear Heidi and thank you. So happy to hear from you my friend ~ it has made my day! I am ok although I did get quite emotional when writing the poem and even though it got rather deep, overall my life has been good and I have been very lucky. Please take care Heidi. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Jan Allison

Date: 5/1/2020 4:04:00 PM

you put your heart and soul into this bio poem Ann, your sense of vulnerability of loss and longing is so intense my friend. keep on pouring our your heart in your poems:-) hugs jan xx

Ann Gilmour
Date: 5/2/2020 4:32:00 PM

Thanks Jan, in a way it is cathartic to express such pain, although there is still so much inside... thank you dear friend for your support and comfort. Keep well. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/29/2020 12:54:00 AM

Dearest Ann~ This is the you I have experienced in your poetry! Such agony yet you are not your agony. You are far more to me. An angel of a poet who admires you along with sleeping, Queen Irene. You're the top! Best wishes and baskets of flowers and love, Panagiota xx

Ann Gilmour
Date: 4/29/2020 4:19:00 PM

Oh Bless you sweet friend, my dearest Panagiota and of course her Majesty ^~^, such beautiful words - thank YOU... and baskets of flowers too, such a lucky girl I am to have you as a friend. With love and hugs Ann xxx

John Watt

Date: 4/28/2020 7:35:00 PM

Ann, what a beautiful self-expression this bio is. You have shared so vulnerably of the hurts and sorrows of life. Bless you for putting your heart on the page and sharing it with your poetry family. So much of who we are is formed from when we were very young. Love this!

Ann Gilmour
Date: 4/29/2020 4:25:00 PM

Thank you dear John, and of course there has been lots of happiness too, although I have always found life a struggle, as did my dear son, bless him. I am thrilled you enjoyed reading it and thank you so much for your encouraging comments, which I truly appreciate, especially coming from you John. With kindest thoughts Ann xx