Best Elmwood Poems

Oh, how wonderfully innocent
and juvenile, 'twas for me.
You, scooting surreptitiously.
closer and closer to me.
Like a soft, gentle caterpillar,
slithering and smiling.
Making its way home in the
still of the night.

I clutched my lovely, flowered
handkerchief.
Then my gold cross with a 
sparkling aqua gem upon it.
Really, wanting to not...

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Riding tricycles and swimming.
Bicycling madly on Chicago streets.
Ah, dear Lord, life was deliciously sweet!

Christmas time glowed in Elmwood Park.
That huge white flocked tree.
We all are here, but lost our fun-loving, Brucie!

Cheering for the Bears at great Soldier's Field, 
Or the times at Cubs Park?
At night on...

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~Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~
(1900-1981 
(Monchielle) 


Lovely lady, she shines 
Ambass'dor of Sunshine 
Daughter, sister and wife 
Upliftin' poems she wrote 
She persevered through strife 

Lovely lady, she shines 
She's famous poetess 
Wrote verses of faith and hope 
Her life was so very hard 
She...

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~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~ 
 (1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )



Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of  Love, Faith, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister and wife
She fought hard all thru her life to cope

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Love for God kept her strong
She truly loved...

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~ Ode To Helen Steiner Rice~ 
 (1900- 1980 )
( Blood Quill )


Lovely lady she shine
She persevered through life
Wrote thousands verses of Faith, Love, Hope
Ambassador Sunshine
Daughter, sister, writer, wife
She fought hard all thru her life to cope

Love for God kept her strong
She truly loved the...

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Since the 19th century, she stands looking out to sea
A guardian of the sailor, a survivor of tragedy
The Captain lost his pregnant wife and son and five members of his crew
Now she waits just like her sister when a sailor's return is overdue
Her sister stands...

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On the outskirts of a long-abandoned country town
beyond the crumbling headstones and elmwood trees
is mounted a dark dismal figure of what used to be
a scarecrow whose limbs flail in Autumn's breeze

Hung as if crucified, his death was never mourned
The creature decayed in the midst of...

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     A Young Poetess and Her Christmas


A~ Ah, the angelic aromas!
B~ We, thinking of the Babe, born today.
C~ That scent of candlelit, candy canes.
D~ Those dashing, December decorations.
E~ Our first taste of excellent eggnog.
F~ My family and the warm fireplace flickered with...

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Jason grab the fleece
Set it squarely under there
While Murray tightens the girth
Madge how many tries does it take to put on a bridle?
I don’t care if the nose armor’s low
So long as it’s straight
Where is Jacques with that damned chain
How are we ever going to...

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Coaxed to Grow


Oh, how wonderfully innocent
and juvenile, 'twas for me.
You, scooting surreptitiously.
closer and closer to me.
Like a soft, gentle caterpillar, 
slithering and smiling, 
Making its way home in the
still of the night.



I clutched my lovely, flowered
handkerchief.
Then my gold cross with a 
sparkling aqua gem upon...

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Childhood's Sacred Places



    I dreamt I was a girl of nine.
    So, venturing into the autumn
    woods, I skipped happily!


    I found a river and some frogs
    calling each other,...

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December 03, 2023
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Dissipating drowsiness
In the elmwood of the mind
Eras and realities collide
Having body crawl
In the gloomiest of night hazy drizzle.

Dullness seeps in
Across increasing veins
As faraway as the sunshine
Switches to a slower pace
Laughter from a bygone era
Cuts...

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Like wiping snow off a window
to feel and see the warmth of 
a fireplace inside.
You use your glove and in an instant,
 see your relatives and you
playing happily.
You remember the days when meat 
was not a sin to eat.
And candy was OK too, imported
chocolates so...

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Untroubled Dwelling Place......


So blessed by all its peaceful walls.
They do not speak nonsense either, do they?
Yet,we never, thank them, come what may.

What about your lovely home?
The snow, the rain, the sweltering heat.
Ah, but your home keeps you soul sweet.

It is a place of astoshingtotal freedom.
No...

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So well loved by their children.
Our life coaches in how to play
this intricate game of life.
Cleverly guiding us on this highway 
with directions.
Remember your Dad teaching you
to ride your bike?
A two wheeler gave my heart a strike.
That metallic green Schwinn was 
top of the line.
He...

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