Anna (mother-in-law) Poems By Lynn Barany She was gracious in her style, Steadfast when she walked. A bubbling personality, A lovely accent when she talked. She was so very interesting And fun to be around. Her eagerness to learn, She smiled, but rarely frowned. I'm sure on life experiences She had so much to tell, But only of the good she spoke, On the bad she never dwelled. When she came to visit She tried so hard to please. Just one look at her pretty face Would put anyone at ease. So goodbye to you dear Anna, Feel proud of all you've done. You raised a loving family, Your job impecably done. No one really knows Where her soul will rest at night, But I just looked out my window Dear God, that one star is so bright.

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)