Grandma Zada was known for her parkerhouse rolls, homemade candies ... and for her poetry. She wrote lots of little poems. She even wrote a poem about writing poems! This is an excerpt of her "My Life" poem (see Grandma Norman's Autobiography for full poem text) ...
One day I came in just in time for prayer,
and an announcement made:
"Dicky Dicky Dare there were no eggs there".
This was the beginning of the poetry craze
That has stayed with me the rest of my days.
In the English class in my High School Days
I composed a poem that the teacher gave praise.
It was so much fun to get a good mark in her class
By keeping and reading the poem to the class.
In the recent family history project, a couple new poems surfaced.
This first one is fun, as it is recorded in Zada's handwriting.
When it was time for Zada and Rex's Golden Wedding anniversary,
Zada wrote a poem for the invitation ...
(also included in the My Life poem referenced above)
Years hurried by and Golden Wedding time neared
We needed invitations to mail to our peers.
I picked up a pencil and wrote the message, we had.
Then the printer did the rest--they were nice--we were glad.
Fun post!!
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