Long Schutz Poems

This is a song I wrote in German. I've given my translation in English. If you are a german speaker, please let me know about mistakes I've made..
 
Nichts bleibt jetzt zu töten doch die...

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i remember the houses through the years where we lived with our parents,
The Magnolia house when we came to Canada with our father and mother.

Our parents had a beautiful wedding,
Mother had a beautiful wedding dress...

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The day you were born you are mother and father's miracle,
You were a very calm baby boy.

Walter brought baby Erik and mom home from the hospital,
Mom could stay at home with you for a few...

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I have such good memories of our beautiful mother and handsome father,
Days and nights of growing up with them.

We lived in beautiful houses, the Magnolia house, the Chopin house and the Lorne Park house,

Grandma Elfrieda...

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Today is our father's birthday,
Hip hip hooray, what a beautiful day.

Mother would have a birthday cake and candles,
Thoughtful presents from father's relatives.

I like to send father a handsome tie each year,
And maybe a shirt to...

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Good memories of our brother Tom,
I remember growing up with Tom.

He is  my favorite brother,
When we came to Canada and he was born.

The beautiful days together, 
 When Tom was a baby.

I used to...

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Happy Birthday to a dear son,
I think of all the good memories we shared.

The beautiful picnic at Whit church,
With our relatives , there was a pond, very scenic.

The years growing up and going to school,
The...

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Our beloved father, a friend and excellent companion,
A mentor of excellence simply modelling a good life,
A teacher and Dr. guiding us with his great philosophy,
Athletic and a great fan of nature and the beautiful environment,
An...

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To live a talented retiremant,
i dreamed of a normal retirement,
Meeting classmates again coincidently
Getting together for a cup of tea or coffee,,
To be with the church,
When I retired that all began,
A storytale retirement,
I did participate and...

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My father is a very good memory in my mind,
He was very handsome and tall.

Always very kind and understanding,
He mentored our love of God and the church.

Educated my brother Tom and I to become teachers,
My...

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I think of my brother's wedding at Pioneer Village many happy years ago
My brother Tom wore a handsome tuxedo and  his wife wore a beautiful bridal white gown.

They arrived in an elegant carriage, 
He...

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Nature's Treasures

A fleeting monarch butterfly greets me on my walk,
Fluttering about, the exquisite orange and black colour,
The conversation subtle and delightful,
Landing on a branch of green leaves of a bush,
I continue and i am blessed...

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What good memories living with our parents and grandparents Dr.Wolf and Dr.Erika,
My sons Kirk and Erik and my younger sister Antje and I all lived together in the beautiful house.

My sons signed up for soccer,...

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When we were young our parents used to rent a cottage,
These were my favorite summer days.

My favorite cottage was the North Bay cottage,
This was a rustic cottage on the bay.

You could swim in the knee...

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A beautiful scenic autumn day

Birds fly south to escape the winter

Courtesy guiding us through Thanksgiving prayers

Dinner lovingly prepared by your favorite relatives

Excellent days of walking and the leaves turning colours

Fresh crisp air breathing in and...

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New Year's resolutions for the year,
I hope for a another beautiful season.

We dream of becoming more successful,
Achieving goals, distant and near.

A healthy and happy year with relatives and friends,
Care and love guides us through the...

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Remembering through the years,
A welcome to the country of Canada.

An invitation to the theatre,
Special days at a friend's house.

A school choir and "Long Time Ago in Bethlehem",
Days of leadership and honorary crests.

Graduation with classmates,
A beautiful...

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I remember our exclusive Florida vacation,
Days with my sons, sister and parents.

They gave us a chocolate Santa and a bag of oranges,
When we arrived at the airport from Canada.

The long walks along the white sandy...

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Thanksgiving
 

Days                Dinner


Fresh                 ...

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The spruce tree in the living-room was tall and beautiful,
Christmas with our relatives is celebrated and revered.

Reminders of a Christmas wedding to my husband Walter and the birth  my
honorable sons Kirk and Erik,
Now Kirk...

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The sun shines brightly, the day is a vision of loveliness,
Blossoms on the trees that look beautiful.

The green grass is sprouting slowly to become a carpet of green,
The dandelions smile at you, their spheres of...

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The setting was an exquisite and elegant palace,
Built like a fortress.

He had sent his carriage to bring her,
They had met across a crowded room.

She  was a school master's daughter,
He had liked her immediately.

Her simple...

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My senior retirement was the completion of a phase in my life,
I discovered my love for writing.

My poems would appear in anthologies,
There for someone else's pleasure.

I would achieve heights difficult to comprehend,
Reaching the William Shakespeare...

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Our parent's house is beautiful, simply because we lived there.
The house had five bedrooms and a spacious living-room.

The living-room had an autumn patterned sofa and comfortable chairs,
A beautiful table and a hand carved chest that...

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Good memories of our parents and grandparents,
I thank them for the blessed years with them.

i remember when my sons Kirk and Erik and mom came to live here,
I would drive my children and my little...

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