logging in or signing up MOVING poetrybylinda Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 44 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: March 08, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description A poem about my grandmother moving to Texas in 1892, looking for a better way of life. Comments Posting comment... By: poetrybylinda (27 month(s) ago) Hello I am Linda-I am the little girl in the picture,the grandmother on the left is the one in my poem-1861-1944-The one on the right is my grandmother that moved to Tx. from Tenn.in 1880s also.died 1963. Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript MOVING : MOVING By: Linda J. Hutchinson Today my heart is as heavy as our old wagon, it is loaded with almost all we own, some things will be left behind, there is no room. : Today my heart is as heavy as our old wagon, it is loaded with almost all we own, some things will be left behind, there is no room. We are moving from our birth places in Tennessee and are heading to Texas; we must tell all goodbye quickly and get going soon. : We are moving from our birth places in Tennessee and are heading to Texas; we must tell all goodbye quickly and get going soon. Our four children call us Ma and Pa, that's what we call each other, our dear parents and theirs all died many years ago. : Our four children call us Ma and Pa, that's what we call each other, our dear parents and theirs all died many years ago. Sadly we will leave family behind, two wagons with our kin are going too, we need a new home for our children to live and grow. : Sadly we will leave family behind, two wagons with our kin are going too, we need a new home for our children to live and grow. Yesterday we went to the old cemetery, to tell all of our departed loved ones goodbye, as we did when they died. : Yesterday we went to the old cemetery, to tell all of our departed loved ones goodbye, as we did when they died. Here three graves hold my dear babies, they all died before they were two, and I kissed each of their headstones and cried. : Here three graves hold my dear babies, they all died before they were two, and I kissed each of their headstones and cried. An old wagon, four children and a few chickens are all piled up to trek miles, the two dogs can run beside, our long trip began. : An old wagon, four children and a few chickens are all piled up to trek miles, the two dogs can run beside, our long trip began. The dusty roads were filled with ruts and rocks; we went through mountains, streams and crossed a river on a raft, pulled by a man. : The dusty roads were filled with ruts and rocks; we went through mountains, streams and crossed a river on a raft, pulled by a man. The days were long and tiring, we cooked over campfires, we brought food, but Pa also shot wild game, to help keep us fed. : The days were long and tiring, we cooked over campfires, we brought food, but Pa also shot wild game, to help keep us fed. Each day I asked the Lord to help us and to keep my children well, sleeping on the ground and in the wagon, was not a healthy bed. : Each day I asked the Lord to help us and to keep my children well, sleeping on the ground and in the wagon, was not a healthy bed. We hoped our new farm would give us a better life, our grandparents with families moved from Virginia to Tennessee by wagons long ago. : We hoped our new farm would give us a better life, our grandparents with families moved from Virginia to Tennessee by wagons long ago. We stopped in small towns to get supplies, and then continued on, our weather was good and bad, we did not travel in storms or snow. : We stopped in small towns to get supplies, and then continued on, our weather was good and bad, we did not travel in storms or snow. We rode and walked by the old rattling wagon, stopping often to fix it, and to give the horses water, us too; it gave us time to rest. : We rode and walked by the old rattling wagon, stopping often to fix it, and to give the horses water, us too; it gave us time to rest. The night air had given the children chills and the croup, Pa was ailing too, but kept us moving, with fevers and hopes, we all did our best. : The night air had given the children chills and the croup, Pa was ailing too, but kept us moving, with fevers and hopes, we all did our best. Dirty and tired, with cuts and bruises, we reached our new farm, the house was old but we stayed; there was nothing else we could do. : Dirty and tired, with cuts and bruises, we reached our new farm, the house was old but we stayed; there was nothing else we could do. We had three more dear babies, but sadly we lost another child; with the help of our sons the farm got better, and slowly, our lives did too. : We had three more dear babies, but sadly we lost another child; with the help of our sons the farm got better, and slowly, our lives did too. ByLinda J. Hutchinson : ByLinda J. Hutchinson This is part of my grandma's story, those days were hard to bear, losing one child would be devastating, but dear grandma lost four. Grandpa died, six children lived, later grandma stayed with a son, I was eight when she died, wish I could have known her longer, years more. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
MOVING poetrybylinda Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 44 Category: Occasions/ Fam.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: March 08, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description A poem about my grandmother moving to Texas in 1892, looking for a better way of life. Comments Posting comment... By: poetrybylinda (27 month(s) ago) Hello I am Linda-I am the little girl in the picture,the grandmother on the left is the one in my poem-1861-1944-The one on the right is my grandmother that moved to Tx. from Tenn.in 1880s also.died 1963. Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript MOVING : MOVING By: Linda J. Hutchinson Today my heart is as heavy as our old wagon, it is loaded with almost all we own, some things will be left behind, there is no room. : Today my heart is as heavy as our old wagon, it is loaded with almost all we own, some things will be left behind, there is no room. We are moving from our birth places in Tennessee and are heading to Texas; we must tell all goodbye quickly and get going soon. : We are moving from our birth places in Tennessee and are heading to Texas; we must tell all goodbye quickly and get going soon. Our four children call us Ma and Pa, that's what we call each other, our dear parents and theirs all died many years ago. : Our four children call us Ma and Pa, that's what we call each other, our dear parents and theirs all died many years ago. Sadly we will leave family behind, two wagons with our kin are going too, we need a new home for our children to live and grow. : Sadly we will leave family behind, two wagons with our kin are going too, we need a new home for our children to live and grow. Yesterday we went to the old cemetery, to tell all of our departed loved ones goodbye, as we did when they died. : Yesterday we went to the old cemetery, to tell all of our departed loved ones goodbye, as we did when they died. Here three graves hold my dear babies, they all died before they were two, and I kissed each of their headstones and cried. : Here three graves hold my dear babies, they all died before they were two, and I kissed each of their headstones and cried. An old wagon, four children and a few chickens are all piled up to trek miles, the two dogs can run beside, our long trip began. : An old wagon, four children and a few chickens are all piled up to trek miles, the two dogs can run beside, our long trip began. The dusty roads were filled with ruts and rocks; we went through mountains, streams and crossed a river on a raft, pulled by a man. : The dusty roads were filled with ruts and rocks; we went through mountains, streams and crossed a river on a raft, pulled by a man. The days were long and tiring, we cooked over campfires, we brought food, but Pa also shot wild game, to help keep us fed. : The days were long and tiring, we cooked over campfires, we brought food, but Pa also shot wild game, to help keep us fed. Each day I asked the Lord to help us and to keep my children well, sleeping on the ground and in the wagon, was not a healthy bed. : Each day I asked the Lord to help us and to keep my children well, sleeping on the ground and in the wagon, was not a healthy bed. We hoped our new farm would give us a better life, our grandparents with families moved from Virginia to Tennessee by wagons long ago. : We hoped our new farm would give us a better life, our grandparents with families moved from Virginia to Tennessee by wagons long ago. We stopped in small towns to get supplies, and then continued on, our weather was good and bad, we did not travel in storms or snow. : We stopped in small towns to get supplies, and then continued on, our weather was good and bad, we did not travel in storms or snow. We rode and walked by the old rattling wagon, stopping often to fix it, and to give the horses water, us too; it gave us time to rest. : We rode and walked by the old rattling wagon, stopping often to fix it, and to give the horses water, us too; it gave us time to rest. The night air had given the children chills and the croup, Pa was ailing too, but kept us moving, with fevers and hopes, we all did our best. : The night air had given the children chills and the croup, Pa was ailing too, but kept us moving, with fevers and hopes, we all did our best. Dirty and tired, with cuts and bruises, we reached our new farm, the house was old but we stayed; there was nothing else we could do. : Dirty and tired, with cuts and bruises, we reached our new farm, the house was old but we stayed; there was nothing else we could do. We had three more dear babies, but sadly we lost another child; with the help of our sons the farm got better, and slowly, our lives did too. : We had three more dear babies, but sadly we lost another child; with the help of our sons the farm got better, and slowly, our lives did too. ByLinda J. Hutchinson : ByLinda J. Hutchinson This is part of my grandma's story, those days were hard to bear, losing one child would be devastating, but dear grandma lost four. Grandpa died, six children lived, later grandma stayed with a son, I was eight when she died, wish I could have known her longer, years more.