~ by Dianne Billstrom
This is a very personal poem written in tribute to my parents and my heritage. It was given as an exercise in personal discovery and gratitude to those who came before me. It might help the reader to know that at the age of three I had polio and spent several [...]
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Clancy shares this poem, with this introduction: There are times in life where I’ve felt like I’m floundering… bobbing along with no direction and accomplishing very little. It was during one of those times, a January in my life, that I realized, as I walked past my flower garden wherein lay the frozen roots of [...]
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We thought this poem would be enjoyable for those celebrating Thanksgiving today in the United States.
(Don’t live in the U.S.? We would love to have submissions that share glimpses of holidays in your part of the world!)
~By Dianne Billstrom
When I site down
To a scrumptious meal,
I can’t describe
The passion I feel.
Pass the meat,
Gravy, potatoes,
Peas, corn, [...]
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By: Dianne Billstrom
This poem was written for a sister who relived my pain and guilt when she forgave me of something that happened so long ago, she’d actually forgotten the incident. I on the other hand, clung to the guilt until I confessed to her and was absolved.
I wallowed, all too long,
In depths of [...]
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[Editor's note: A theme that wove throughout the talks of the 2009 October LDS General Conference this past weekend was spiritual preparation. We thought this poem was appropriate as we ponder the importance taking the time to daily put oil in our lamps through daily devotional time in prayer and scripture study.]
Poem by: Dianne [...]
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[Editor's Note: Tomorrow is Patriot Day in the United States, a somber day of remembrance of the lives lost in terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We felt it appropriate to share this poem written by a Mormon woman about that day.]
~ by Dianne Billstrom
As I watched the planes plow into the twin towers in New [...]
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Women, as well as men, can serve full time missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Mormon Church. While young men typically serve from the ages of 19-21, young women are eligible to serve beginning at age 21 and serve for 18 months. Dianne shared some background about this particular poem:
The [...]
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The following poem was written by a mother who was reflecting on her son’s Eagle Court of Honor. In the United States, Latter-Day Saint (or Mormon) boys ages 8-18 participate in the Boy Scouts of America program as part of their midweek activities. Obtaining the class of Eagle is the culmination of years of scouting [...]
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Dianne Billstrom, a devoted mother and grandmother (as well as a recently published children’s author), sent us this poem with the following introduction:
This poem was written as an exercise in self-examination — What am I? The first part is a description of what I think I am. The second part is a description of the [...]
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Today we share a short poem written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6, 1806 – June 29, 1861), a prominent poet from the Victorian era:
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