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I'm a grandmother, a nursing educator, an avid knitter and an aspiring writer. I created this page for family and friends who expressed interest in reading my writing. It is mostly poetry with a few short stories sprinkled here and there .

The poem on this page is one my Mom favored. The collectible trinket is from a needlework picture of Longfellow's home she completed. Mom loved poetry and was an avid reader. She and my brother,Rasputin

, inspire me still.

I have a published form modification called the Rondel Grand Modified; it is located here:
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/2842-invented-forms-found-only-at-w...

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Helen's Corner - Book I

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#896828 added November 7, 2016 at 4:13pm
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If I Were God

If I were God, I would not stay away from earth, 
But come down here where all is dirt, 
Where rich and poor are not the same 
Where money gathers all the fame. 

I'd visit the fair and then the slums, 
And then to the park and watch the bums, 
I'd see the children pale and wan, 
From lack of fresh air and the sun. 

And then I'd visit Park Avenue, 
And find that there are beggars few, 
But look at jewels and ermine fine 
Where all the people have no time. 

They rush to subways, trains and cars, 
Don't know there's a moon or even stars, 
Onc more I will tell you its the same, 
That money gathers all the fame. 

If I were God and saw these things 
That poverty and money brings 
I'd bow my head into my hands, 
And sorrowfully admit I made this land. 
Then change it all, with a Master's Hand.

Circa 1941-1942

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