This is the second of my two very gifted poets!

I am 62 and I have a passion for writing poetry.Before I could read or write I wrote poetry in my mind.It has been a lifelong pleasure that has kept me sane and happy and I also use it for my most innermost feelings.I was born in a log cabin in the mountains of Ky. For a short while I had a singing career that produced three records.My first marriage produced four children.Only one is still living.I love to paint scenic pictures and make quilts and had a passion for dancing until I became ill three years ago with heart and artery surgeries.I now live on 31 acres of beautiful wooded land in Tenn. where I have a hobby of collecting arrow head points and just enjoying the nature God so graciously gives me.I have four grandchildren and many pets.All my life I have had a deep faith and relationship with God and Jesus.My wonderful second husband of twenty nine years is my constant source of encouragement and love.I have many friends that I met online after starting to use the computer two years ago as therapy for a stroke I had from which I am fully recovered.My main objective is to share my poetry with all who wish to read it.Most is from life experiences and seem sad at times but they are happy memories for me.The picture which accompanies this was taken in Feb.Of 2002.I send love and blessings from God to all who read this.Norma Marek

WILL YOU SPEND TIME WITH ME

Please look beyond my imperfections and see the real me.

I’m loving and caring and if you take the time to see,

You’ll find a woman who is lonely and reaching out to you,

For unconditional friendship that’s true through and through.



I may not be pretty or meet your expectations of what I should be,

But if you take the time to know me I think that you will see,

No truer friend you can find than that which comes from my soul,

And though I am old and filled with pain,friendship is my goal.



You ask,”Have you no children?”..My answere is,”Yes I do,

But they are busy with their lives and the times I see them are few.”

Maybe a call once a week or a wave as they pass by my home,

A gift at Christmas but other than that,I am always all alone.



I could bake you pies and make candy for your lovely kids,

And make you jelly with pretty ribbons tied around the lids.

I may be bent and slow when I try to take a walk,

But there is nothing wrong with the way I can sit and talk.



I can tell you stories from my days of long ,long ago,

I could paint you pictures,oh the beauty they would show.

So won’t you spend some time with me before I pass away,

And make me feel needed for even just today?



I won’t be a bother and take a lot of your time nor make demands.

All I want is to do for others with my loving,caring hands.

So think about what I have said and let me know what you decide.

I’ll wait until I hear from you because all I have is time to bide.

Norma Marek 5-7-92