JP's Poesy

By Jeannie Perrin

JP’s Poesy is a collection of poems that were sentimentally inspired by those people and things that author Jeannie Perrin has loved most in this life.

These poems were originally written on scraps of paper and kept in a small wooden box, to capture the importance of a special time or occasion and written over a period of twenty-three years. The poesy describes the feelings of a typical housewife and mother near the end of the twentieth century.

JP’s Poesy is Perrin's time capsule.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jeannie Perrin
• Release date: Jan 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370813919

Jeannie Perrin

Jeannie Perrin I am a little of this and a little of that. I've been married to my best friend for 52 years. We have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter. I love to play; cooking, gardening, scrapbooking, writing, painting, going to athletic events, watching my favorite soap, spending time with my friends and family. I admit that I watch too much television and I don't spend enough time reading. I have been blessed beyond measure by a little of this and a lot of that!

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Dedication

For my husband John,

my hero,

With Love

Introduction

JP’s Poesy is a collection of poems that were sentimentally inspired by those people and things, which I have loved most in this life.

These poems were originally written on scraps of paper and kept in a small wooden box. I wanted to capture the importance of a special time or occasion. While reading through the scraps of paper, I realized the poems had been written over a period of twenty-three years. I imagined what it might be like finding the scraps of paper a hundred years from now. The poesy describes the feelings of a typical housewife and mother near the end of the twentieth century.

JP’s Poesy is my time capsule.

Acknowledgements

Thank you, John Perrin, (my husband) for your support and encouragement and for proofing and editing my words.

Thank you to my sister, Connie Bongard, and two of my dearest friends, Joanna Sieberg and Darlene Adkins, for proofing my words.

Thank you to my parents, Norman (Red) Compton and Ila Compton for always showing me the way.

Photo Gallery

1.        Jeannie Perrin and son John Perrin Jr. 1974

2.        Patty and Jerry Morse Alpine Arizona 2003

3.        Jeannie Compton Perrin and dog Shadow 1951

4.        Alvin sitting on far right with his B-24 Bomber Crew, December 1944

5.        Photo collage

6.        John Perrin Jr. and Michael Perrin 1982

7.        Tucson Arizona Sunset photographed by my brother, Ron Compton

8.        Family photo taken 1986 at my parents 50th wedding anniversary, from left to right (Back row: Kevin Hastings, Rhonda Hastings, Debbie Compton, Lavonne Compton, Ron Compton, Connie Bongard, Jim Bongard, Jeannie Perrin, John Perrin, Kevin Bongard, Keith Bongard; Front row: Norman Compton, Ila Compton, John Perrin Jr., Adam Bongard, Michael Perrin and Jeromie Bongard)

9.        Maidens: Joanna James, Nancy Harvey, Jeannie Compton, Darlene Niblett