You're My Greatest Friend In Time
I'll always carry good paper,
And unfailingly a reliable pen.
To simply write a poem,
In my favourite leafy glen.
Outdoors is simply best of all,
It puts my mind at ease.
Ideas flow through my head,
In a gentle summer's breeze.
I think of Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
A great poet with great rhyme.
For her memory never passes,
A great writer of her time.
The sun smiles down on me,
The birds are all in song.
They help me guide my hand,
Relaxing me all day long.
The hours seem like moments,
So much time has slipped away.
And another poem is finished,
On a beautiful summer's day.
This poem is for you dear Ella,
And your legacy of great rhyme.
A wonderful poet never forgotten,
For you're my greatest friend in time.
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Without this wonderful woman, humanitarian and poet I wouldn't have written a thing.
At twelve years old I discovered her after reading The Two Glasses and
was enchanted with her beautiful and captivating poetry.
Sleep well dear Ella. Sleep well.
Many thanks for your introduction of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and congrats to your enjoyment of poem writing. BTW, I've just translated Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's "Summer for thee, grant I may be" into Chinese.
Thank you again Yiyan Han for your generous and educating comment.
For I know of Emily Dickinson, but truth be told I never knew her middle name was Elizabeth.
For me to now learn and for that I thank you and wish you and the loved ones around you the best this life has to offer.
And that translation sounds to me something to be proud of and cherish.
Not forgetting to share now with many more people, people who one day might become the poets of the future.
Take care good sir.
Thank you, Shaun. And just read
and she cared about our kin - other beings - 100 years ago! No real progress today as so many human beings are rotten!
Yihan thanks for the link and Ella in her day went to the front lines to entertain the troops reciting her poetry and was warmly welcomed by troops of all nationalities.
She also championed animal rights causes.
One of life's true early humanitarians.
An incredible woman and poet.
Thanks again and take care Yihan, I wish you well.
Pleased to let you know that my translation of Emily Elizabeth Dickinson's "Summer for thee, grant I may be" is now formally published:
BTW, my name is Yiyan, Cheers.