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    92 Years - the Poems of My Life
    92 Years - the Poems of My Life
    92 Years - the Poems of My Life
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    92 Years - the Poems of My Life

    By Ruby Pearl Boor Barraw

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    Throughout my life, I have written about lifes experiences -- some in the midst of great joy, and others during times of sadness. My inspiration comes, first of all, from God, because even as a very little girl I lived with the knowledge that God loves me and hears and answers prayer. The poems reflect love for my family, and the hope and faith I have in Christ. Family and friends and their milestone events - births, anniversaries, and even deaths - inspire me to pick up pen and paper, oft times in the dark hours of the night.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateSep 12, 2013
    ISBN9781466968691
    92 Years - the Poems of My Life
    Author

    Ruby Pearl Boor Barraw

    Ruby is 92 years old, the loving mother of nine children, “Grandma Dynamite” to 22 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She has always been a “people person,” and besides her own children several others call her “mom” and say she told them about the Lord. Born in Freeland, Michigan her family moved to Detroit before she was 2-years-old when her father got a job at the Hudson Motor Car Company. She always loved babies and got her first baby-sitting job at the age of 9. She began writing poems when just a freshman in high school. She lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia in the winter and in Michigan during the warmer months of the year.

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      92 Years - the Poems of My Life - Ruby Pearl Boor Barraw

      92 Years-

      THE POEMS OF MY LIFE

      Ruby Pearl Boor Barraw

      Order this book online at www.trafford.com

      or email orders@trafford.com

      Most Trafford titles are also available at major online book retailers.

      © Copyright 2013 Ruby Pearl Boor Barraw.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

      or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording,

      or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-6870-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-6869-1 (e)

      Trafford rev. 09/10/2013

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      North America & international

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      Contents

      First Poem

      My Wonderful Tribe

      The Walkley Clan

      Trials Bring Perfecting

      April 10, 1995

      Twins

      Time is Short

      Clara Lou

      Prayer is the Answer

      My Savior’s Love For Me is Great

      To My Other Dad

      Jefferson-Chalmers Community

      A Teacher Grand

      My Friend, Millie

      The Mail Man

      Skipper

      Darlene, My Big Beautiful Doll

      Saul Turned Paul

      Grace

      Lillian Parke

      Membership Drive

      Baby Shower

      Doctor Lepley

      David

      During The Night

      The Doctors Grand

      The Doctors Grand—Part 2

      Vickie Lynn

      My Number Two Girl

      My Number Two Girl (# 2)

      El Dean and Carol

      A Prayer

      Love of God

      Jason E. Hammer

      Rachel

      Matthew

      Please Be On Time!

      Volunteers for Saratoga

      Baby Shower

      Another Teacher Grand

      She is our Grandma Mother

      Mother, Great and Grand

      Happy Anniversary

      My Mom

      Margaret Ann

      Luck or Miracle?

      What Makes Friendships Happen?

      Nostalgia… by Betty Sexton

      Margaret Ann

      Dianna Lynn

      Doctor Ansaldi

      Pastors Jim and Jan Holder

      Sabriena LeSal

      I Often Think of Bernice… (a fine lady)

      Christina Joy

      This book is dedicated, first and foremost, to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

      To my seven daughters and two sons, all my grand, great and great-great-grandchildren out of a heart of love.

      And to my granddaughter, Lisa, for helping make the dream of publishing my poems come true.

      First Poem

      (First poem written in 9th grade at Foch Intermediate High School—Detroit, Michigan—sitting in art class, looking out the window.)

      I like to sit and watch the rain,

      As it falls upon the pane,

      See people running to and fro,

      As they scamper, as they go.

      By Ruby Pearl Walkley

      (Grandma never wrote this poem down; she remembered it all these years. I wrote it down as she told it to me—Lisa Souder Scarborough, September 3, 1995)

      My Wonderful Tribe

      Wow! they say. Eight Children? What a Tribe!

      For you see, I, their mother cannot deny,

      That years ago, I’d have thought that a lie.

      To think I’d have that many plants

      Around my table, while by chance,

      Others fate had passed them by,

      While they did live the same as I.

      They looked at me with scornful eye,

      Some made remarks, and they did say:

      "How many more before you stop?

      You’ve years to go yet, you sap!"

      And I’ll admit each time I’d think Nay, Nay.

      But, oh! The joy when they did come,

      And took their places within my heart.

      They could not know how good it was

      As each sweet babe to us was sent,

      As we did draw the closer too.

      Also my Heavenly Father knew,

      I loved Him more and more each day,

      As others He sent for

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