This is my gift to all of you for Mothers Day. My poetry has been published in 44 states (so far) and in the UK and Canada. This is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it. Sarah MY ANCESTOR GRAND MOTHER I search for you yet do not even know your name I press on praying my efforts will prove fruitful the records do not list you or the other women who have lived and loved and laughed, gave birth, and died, the records perpetrate the myth that you were never here but I stand whole and bare my soul and vow to find you as I live I search for you in old records, in churches, at the Embassy, in small dimly lit rooms in the back of obscure libraries and archives and pour over barely readable handwritten ledgers with magnifying glass and flashlight I live on mainly toast these days there isn't time for meals or much sleep feeling as I always do, on the very brink of discovery Perhaps THIS will be the day I find the one seemingly insignificant clue, which will lead me to you although I did not find you listed in the Census Records I am not deterred, you may turn up yet, on an Immigration or Naturalization list somewhere perhaps, or maybe tucked away inside some bank of vital statistics, long forgotten like so many others, your name having become lost over the long years Your name could be lying even now amidst the millions of documents stored and locked away safeguarded in the bowels of a giant warehouse all stopped up from apathetic crowds who have long ceased their visits your precious name, lying just inside a myriad of records packed in tight, packed in to stay never guessing I would come @Sarah Elizabeth Rose

I really enjoyed this poem. Its beautiful and I can really relate to it! Thanks. Mary Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "sarah rose" <srose@rosenet.net> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: [OREGON] A Gen Poem for Mothers Day > This is my gift to all of you for Mothers Day. My poetry has been published in 44 states (so far) and in the UK and Canada. This is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it. Sarah > MY ANCESTOR GRAND MOTHER > > I search for you yet do not even know your name > > I press on praying my efforts will prove fruitful > > the records do not list you or the other women who > > have lived and loved and laughed, gave birth, and died, > > the records perpetrate the myth that you were never here > > but I stand whole and bare my soul > > and vow to find you as I live > > > > I search for you in old records, in churches, at the Embassy, > > in small dimly lit rooms > > in the back of obscure libraries and archives > > and pour over barely readable handwritten ledgers > > with magnifying glass and flashlight > > I live on mainly toast these days > > there isn't time for meals or much sleep > > feeling as I always do, on the very brink of discovery > > > > Perhaps THIS will be the day I find the one > > seemingly insignificant clue, which will lead me to you > > although I did not find you listed in the Census Records > > I am not deterred, you may turn up yet, > > on an Immigration or Naturalization list somewhere perhaps, > > or maybe tucked away inside some bank of vital statistics, > > long forgotten like so many others, > > your name having become lost over the long years > > > > Your name could be lying even now > > amidst the millions of documents stored and locked away > > safeguarded in the bowels of a giant warehouse > > all stopped up from apathetic crowds > > who have long ceased their visits > > your precious name, lying just inside > > a myriad of records packed in tight, packed in to stay > > never guessing I would come > > @Sarah Elizabeth Rose > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > > ============================== > 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 >

Mary Lou, Thank you for the positive feedback to my poem. It's my honor to share it with you and I'm very pleased that you enjoyed it. I hope your Mother's Day was a wonderful one! Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lou Orthmann" <mlorthmann@hotmail.com> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] A Gen Poem for Mothers Day > I really enjoyed this poem. Its beautiful and I can really relate to it! > Thanks. Mary Lou > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sarah rose" <srose@rosenet.net> > To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 12:46 PM > Subject: [OREGON] A Gen Poem for Mothers Day > > > > This is my gift to all of you for Mothers Day. My poetry has been > published in 44 states (so far) and in the UK and Canada. This is one of my > favorites. I hope you enjoy it. Sarah > > MY ANCESTOR GRAND MOTHER > > > > I search for you yet do not even know your name > > > > I press on praying my efforts will prove fruitful > > > > the records do not list you or the other women who > > > > have lived and loved and laughed, gave birth, and died, > > > > the records perpetrate the myth that you were never here > > > > but I stand whole and bare my soul > > > > and vow to find you as I live > > > > > > > > I search for you in old records, in churches, at the Embassy, > > > > in small dimly lit rooms > > > > in the back of obscure libraries and archives > > > > and pour over barely readable handwritten ledgers > > > > with magnifying glass and flashlight > > > > I live on mainly toast these days > > > > there isn't time for meals or much sleep > > > > feeling as I always do, on the very brink of discovery > > > > > > > > Perhaps THIS will be the day I find the one > > > > seemingly insignificant clue, which will lead me to you > > > > although I did not find you listed in the Census Records > > > > I am not deterred, you may turn up yet, > > > > on an Immigration or Naturalization list somewhere perhaps, > > > > or maybe tucked away inside some bank of vital statistics, > > > > long forgotten like so many others, > > > > your name having become lost over the long years > > > > > > > > Your name could be lying even now > > > > amidst the millions of documents stored and locked away > > > > safeguarded in the bowels of a giant warehouse > > > > all stopped up from apathetic crowds > > > > who have long ceased their visits > > > > your precious name, lying just inside > > > > a myriad of records packed in tight, packed in to stay > > > > never guessing I would come > > > > @Sarah Elizabeth Rose > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > Oregon Archives http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ > > ============================== > 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 > >