I AM

I am a woman (not Helen Reddy) I am from London I am uneducated I am an individual I am unique I am passionate I am trustworthy I am forthright I am concerned for others I am often away with the fairies I am curious I am sentimental I am a romantic I am all these things and more I am ME like us all a miracle of birth THANK GOD

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Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/30/2020 10:36:00 AM

A wonderful bio Shirley! Congratulations on your second placement! Blessings xxoo

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/29/2020 8:30:00 AM

Wonderful, I particularly love your line "I am ME like us all a miracle of birth". Well done, Shirley. Congrats.

Aditi Mishra

Date: 5/26/2020 2:28:00 PM

Wonderfully expressed who you are. Good to know about you Shirley. Congratulations on your win. Please keep inspiring and God bless you :)

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 5/27/2020 2:53:00 AM

Thank you Adita I am surprised and pleased that the poem got a placement it is very encouraging the same as your kind comments... God bless you too ...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/25/2020 9:44:00 PM

loved the brevity of this one and the first line is stellar!! Congrats, and I can't believe you are uneducated!

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 5/25/2020 11:14:00 PM

Your lovely comments made me smile thank you very much, Andrea ...

Jenish Somadas

Date: 4/30/2020 1:30:00 AM

I am ME like us all a miracle of birth.. Great Bio.. Who is Helen Reddy? Good luck in the contest Shirley..

Shirley Hawkins
Date: 4/30/2020 2:58:00 AM

Lovely to hear from you Jenish. Helen Reddy is an Australian singer who has retired now, she had a very big hit with a song titled I Am Woman which she wrote herself in 1971 .....