Upon A Throne Poems by Lynn Barany She was sitting by the window In her little checkered dress, Lots of freckles on her face, Her hair was such a mess She wished she could be pretty Like the others that she saw, Why did her bright red hair Always look like straw? Compared to all the others She looked a little fat, Her cheeks were always rosy But no one noticed that. If only she could get across All the love she had, She'd like to have a family So she wouldn't feel so sad. She wished someone would care for her And tuck her in at night, If only she was pretty And didn't look a sight. Then one day it happened She could not believe her eyes, A very pretty lady said "This doll I want to buy" You see I have a daughter And she's the only child I have She really needs a best friend, So she won't feel so bad. So Raggedy Ann was chosen From the shelf that she called home, And became a very best friend That a little girl did own. This little girl is a mother now with a daughter, and a home, And in a place of honour Sits a doll UPON A THRONE.

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Hi, Thank you for coming to my poetry site. I hope you've enjoyed reading my poems and will come back again to this humble poets home -- Island Poetry. Every poem is original and is derived from my daily encounters, thoughts, experiences, relationships and contacts with family, loved ones, friends, nature, the world and people at large. My poetry is simple, uncomplicated, straight-forward and honest coming from the heart, soul, a spiritual presence and obviously God -- Her/Himself. Thus, once the idea and first line of a poem "pops" into my head, the balance of my poems "arrive to me" more or less complete requiring only my immediate and total attention and focus in its writing down, with minimal additional work or effort thereafter. While belonging to the International Society of Poets, I have also been fortunate to have had the support and publication of many of my poems by local community newspapers, faith groups, charitable organizations, and in various anthologies published by the National Library of Poetry and catalogued in the U.S. Library of Congress - Publication Data ISBN 1-56167-256-4 I now live on lower Vancouver Island, off the Canadian west coast. Although originally from the Canadian province of Ontario, I have over the years also lived in the province of Manitoba, as well as Germany. Once again thank you for reading my work, hope you enjoyed and found it relevant also to your own experiences of the living, loving and challenges of everyday life. I truly would appreciate and love to hear from anyone with comments, critiques, suggestions or what-have-you. Email Me - lynnbarany@islandpoetry.com Regards, Lynn Barany (Hanna)