TO
POETRY
BY
MARY
THE FOLLOWING ARE POEMS WRITTEN BY
MARY BEATRICE RUNYON HANSHEW
PLEASE DO NOT COPY OR USE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.THANK YOU.
I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THEM !
TREE OF LIFE
OUR FAMILY TREE GROWS TALL AND WIDE,
SPREADING ACROSS THE COUNTRY SIDE.
IT'S BRANCHES ARE STRONG,
EACH GROWING IT'S OWN WAY,
BUT IT'S ROOTS ARE DEEP,
AND FOREVER WILL STAY.
IT SHEDS IT'S LEAVES ,ONE AT A TIME,
BUT NEW BUDS COME,
AND THAT'S ALWAYS A SIGN,
THAT A TREE CANNOT DIE,
IT GOES ON FOREVER,
SURVIVING THE WINDS ,
AND THE STORMY WEATHER.
EACH BRANCH A FAMILY,
EACH LEAF A HEART,
OF THE TREE OF A FAMILY,
THAT WILL NOT PART.
1995
COPYRIGHT MARY RUNYON HANSHEW
THIS POEM IS PUBLISHED IN
THE INTER NATIONAL POETRY SOCIETY
SUMMER OF 2001 EDITION
IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR GRANDMAS
AND GRANDPAS
VIEW OF A CHRISTMAS TREE
I WISH I WERE A CHRISTMAS TREE,
WITH PRETTY LIGHTS ALL AGLOW.
AND YOU COULD COME AND LOOK AT ME,
STANDING THERE IN THE SNOW.
STANDING IN THE NIGHT,OUT IN THE COLD,
ALL AROUND ME CHILDREN RUN.
SINGING OF JOY AND GOOD CHEER,
TELLING OF THE COMING FUN.
CHRISTMAS TIME IS NEAR !
1959
COPYRIGHT MARY RUNYON HANSHEW
.CHRISTMAS MEANING
WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO ME?
IT MEANS A SANTA AND A TREE.
IT MEANS I GET PRESENTS FROM EVERYONE,
IT MEANS A DINNER AND LOTS OF FUN.
HOW CAN IT MEAN THESE THINGS TO ME?
DO YOU THINK I'M THINKING SELFISHLY?
WELL, IF YOU DO, AND I'M SURE YOU DID,
PLEASE REMEMBER,
I'M JUST A KID !
1959
COPYRIGHT MARY RUNYON HANSHEW
This poem was written for shorthand class-
and got an A+
and teach read it in class.
SEE--I wasn't even grow up yet them!!
LOVE
TO DAD
TO DAD WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN AROUND,
TO PROTECT ME WHEN I WALK ON TREACHEROUS GROUND.
WHO TOILED AND LABORED DAY AFTER DAY,
AND BROUGHT ME LOVE IN HIS OWN UNIQUE WAY,
FOR UNDERSTANDING MY DIFFERENT WAYS,
AS I TRAVELED THRU YOUNG AND PERILOUS DAYS.
FOR BEING AROUND THRU ALL THE YEARS,
WATCHING MY LAUGHTER AND EVEN MY TEARS.
TO KNOW HE'S THERE,
JUST TO KNOW HE'LL ALWAYS CARE.
JUST TO SEE HIM EVERY DAY,
MEANS MORE THAN I CAN SAY,
UPON HIS VERY SPECIAL DAY.
LOVE MARY
1981
COPYRIGHT MARY RUNYON HANSHEW
FOR MY DAD
LOVE TO MOM
WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FROM THE VERY START,
FOR ALL THE LOVE THAT COMES FROM HER HEART,
FOR THE UNDERSTANDING ,COMFORT AND TRUST,
FOR RAISING THIS CHILD,I'M SURE IT WAS A MUST.
AS EACH DAY COMES AND ANOTHER GOES,
MY LOVE FOR HER STILL SURELY GROWS.
IF I COULD REPAY WHAT SHE SWEETLY BRINGS,
IT COULD ONLY BE BY SAYING THESE THINGS.
IN RHYMING WORDS,IN WORDS OF LOVE,
GIVEN TO ME BY MOTHER AND GOD ABOVE.
LOVE
MARY
1981
COPYRIGHT MARY RUNYON HANSHEW
FOR MY MOM
