Love Always, Rose
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Who Rocks The Cradle
When God sends mothers to earth each day
he is heard to softly say,
“into a special role you’re hurled
for you have the greatest task in the world.”
The molding of a human life,
such a challenge it’s worth all the strife.
You mothers with your gentle hand
have the power to rule the land.
So take this small one entrusted to you
raise him to be honest, good and true.
Show him what’s right, do the best you can.
Teach him, love him, make him a man.
Then to the world present him with pride.
No matter the outcome, the best was tried.
This then will be your flag unfurled,
“Who Rocks The Cradle, Does Rule The World.”
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About the Book
This book represents the first published assembly of Rose Wilcox Sliemers’ poetry. It is composed of some 141 pieces. These were written, along with another thousand or more, during the period beginning in the 1950’s and continuing until a short time before her death in November, 2018. Additionally during this period, she was married, bore 8 children, all of whom are living, became a registered nurse and worked at The Ohio State University Hospital for more than 20 years, serving most of this time as head nurse. How she found the time to do all these things, only God and Rose know.
About the Author
My wife, Rose, who passed away recently, had written poetry most of her adult life. During that period she maintained a “library” of her poetic writings, which I estimate to be in the one-thousand-plus range. As a result of reading many of these pieces, I have come to the conclusion that it would be appropriate to prepare and publish a small segment (perhaps one hundred or so) in her honor. This book is representative of these writings.
To poeticide, Rose Wilcox Sliemers was a woman of many a word. Fortunately, however, they were the printed kind and not to be overheard. She was truly a poet as the writings herein do attest. But she was never a talker, as a writer she was best.