A while back I mentioned that I would send one of my great grandmother's poems to this list. I just found one I have on a floppy. Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member Bo-Peep Award Ogden, Utah, USA "God sent his Singers upon the Earth, With songs of Gladness and Mirth. That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them to Heaven again." --Longfellow FRIENDSHIP by Mary Jane Tanner There is a magic in the name, A deep enchanting spell; That binds our hearts, and brings again From memories silent cell, The tender thoughts of days long past, Of love that we have known; Of joys that could not always last, And pleasures that have flown. There is a charm in friendship's smile, A light in friendship's eye: A tenderness that doth beguile Each hour that's passing by, Prints brighter hues on every flower, And makes the earth more fair. Casts o'er our hearts its magic power, And fondly centres there. Then who would pass through life alone, Mid darkness, care and gloom; Unsought, uncared for and unknown, Sink to memory lend; Of who would live uncared for here, Or die without a friend. **************

Aleta, thank you for sharing your grandmothers poem. I found it very moving. Rhonda~~~ IBSSG Life is the flash of a firefly in the night. it is the breath of the buffalo in the winter. it is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset. ~Crowfoot~ Member AICS, MS. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AletaM@aol.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: [BSChat] Poem > A while back I mentioned that I would send one of my great grandmother's > poems to this list. I just found one I have on a floppy. > > Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member > Bo-Peep Award > > Ogden, Utah, USA > > "God sent his Singers upon the Earth, With songs of Gladness and Mirth. That > they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them to Heaven again." > --Longfellow > > FRIENDSHIP > by Mary Jane Tanner > > There is a magic in the name, > A deep enchanting spell; > That binds our hearts, and brings again > From memories silent cell, > The tender thoughts of days long past, > Of love that we have known; > Of joys that could not always last, > And pleasures that have flown. > > There is a charm in friendship's smile, > A light in friendship's eye: > A tenderness that doth beguile > Each hour that's passing by, > Prints brighter hues on every flower, > And makes the earth more fair. > Casts o'er our hearts its magic power, > And fondly centres there. > > Then who would pass through life alone, > Mid darkness, care and gloom; > Unsought, uncared for and unknown, > Sink to memory lend; > Of who would live uncared for here, > Or die without a friend. > > ************** > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >