A Lifetime of Memories: A Collection of Poetry and Recipes

By Pam Bishop

True

True to herself
True to her values
True to her heart
True to her family
True to her love
True friend

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Release date: Jul 31, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483434674

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A LIFETIME OF

MEMORIES

PAM BISHOP

Copyright © 2015 Pam Bishop.

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Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 08/20/2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

True

Personal Biography

Remembrance

Togetherness

Mail

A Memory Book

One Night

To A Friend

The Telephone

You

The Road

Thinking Back

How Can I Love You

Someone Is Watching

School

You Make Me Want To Live

Yesteryear

When You Were Mine

Youth, Me And You

Simple Things Like Leaves

Just A Little Touch Of Grey

Listening

Je Taime

To My Love

Love Is

Friends

Darlin

(To The Tune Of Jean)

Just Today

My Own Special Flower

Wishes

A Loving Song

This Side Of Me

The Day Of A Southwestern Bell Security Guard

I Have….

Texas … 150 Years

A Friends Philosophy

A Matter Of Time

In The Beginning

Reach Out

My Bestest Friend

Changes

A Friend From The Grave

A Simple Life

You And I

‘Dis’, Dat And Ten Toes

A Policeman’s Day

Dad

Mom

How Do You Say Good Bye

Mother’s Day

Mom

Dad

Dad…..

What Is A Father

Memories Of Those Gone By

Christmas

Thinking Of Christmas

Let’s Think Christmas•••••

It’s Christmas Time

Christmas Dash

Let’s Sing To Christmas

Here It Is Christmas

Merry Christmas

Christmas Greetings

Life’s Treasures

A Friend

A & H

To My Best Friend, Sherri

Bev

Sandra

My Name Is Sam And I Am King

Friends In Heaven

Celebration

In Loving Memory

He Did It His Way•• ••

Goodbyes, Tears And Sadness

June 2010–—

Tuffy

Pooh-Bear

To My Tooter

Kattie

Betty Boop Born Dec.30,1996

Passed Away Nov.7,2009

Sweetie

End Of An Era ….Oct. 29,2003

Summers Busy Silence

This Is A New Day

While Standing In The Tub;

Misty Memories

Friend Of Many Years

That Old Gang Of Mine

My Heart

Smile

Once Upon A Time

A Beating Heart

Only A Woman

Life’s Journey

Dallas

Our Daughters In Marriage

Is It A Sin To Love Thee?

Travel In Time

Loves Past

A Moment In Time

Parents

Me, About You

Holding Hands

Walking Forward

I Walk

Oh What A Mess We’ll Make, If Directions We Don’t Partake

My Journey Home

TRUE

True to herself

True to her values

True to her heart

True to her family

True to her love

True friend

Pam was all of these things

Sherri Barnes

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PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

Pam was born in Lockney, TX to Howard and Louise Bishop

She has an older sister and a younger brother.

At the age of three months the family moved to Mesquite, TX

Pam attended school in Mesquite, TX,

graduating from North Mesquite High in 1973

after graduation she studied commercial art

and photography for 2 years.

She attended and graduated from the North Central

Texas Regional Police academy in 1978.

She then earned a Masters Certificate after attending the Commissars Science Training Course.

She was married to C.R. Stephenson

and was a mother to his three children.

They became very involved Scouting Program, where Pam earned a Wood Badge Certificate.

Always active, she enjoyed the great outdoors, cooking, photography and spending time with family and friends.

At a very young age Pam became interested in Art and Poetry.

Poetry was the art form she used to describe her emotions and the world she lived in.

Pam Bishop

1955-2014

REMEMBRANCE

         Loneliness is silence,

         and thoughts of being alone.

         Silence is the lonely feeling,

         when happiness is gone.

         Two things so unrelated,

         but yet so close indeed.

         Two things yet so common,

         for which I have no need.

         I have often wondered if these two are one,

         but the answer I am seeking I’ve heard not yet from anyone.

         I find myself in silence, with loneliness so near,

         It is lonely times like these, my friend that I have come to fear.

         For loneliness is silence, and silence I do fear,

         is remembrance of the bad times you’ve had through the years.

By Pam Bishop

4-19-73

TOGETHERNESS

Togetherness is something, it takes two to share.

Though, often it is tripled, for this you must prepare.

Being with the people, mean the most to you is something that

will happen, especially when they are true,

Good friends and happy people are things that this will bring,

but faith and trust must be the things, you most strongly do believe.

For without these things there’s nothing, no hope, no faith, no friends.

For you will find that your togetherness has come to a sudden end.

By Pam Bishop

4-20-73

MAIL

I came home late one night, and spotted a package just inside my gate.

I scooped it up as I passed through, and it was to me addressed from you.

Of course my name was the first delight, because only a few that name would write.

I finally made it into the house, and with lots of prodding from my spouse, I opened up the box to see just what you had sent to me.

I found the note and read it first, then found that bag that was tucked inside.

I opened up the box it held and marveled at what my eyes beheld.

I read the verse upon its face and then I realized that a music box was part of this great surprise.

I played the song and re-read the verse and I smiled so big I thought I’d burst.

I know too that we can be ourselves; together we have shared a lot.

As time keeps going, it’s nice to know that you will always be the kind of friend that we have grown to be.

Carefree, silly, happy, giddy, funny, serious and sometimes delirious

But through it all we have learned the truth….

Cherish memories from your youth.

Bless your friends who know your truths, and you will never be alone.

Because these dear friends will keep you strong

Pam Bishop

Date unknown

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A MEMORY BOOK

                      While looking through the scrapbook,

                      I took another look,

                      For in it there was something

                      that earned an extra look.

                      It reminded me of special times,

                      in years a long time passed,

                      Of people and their memories,

                      I wished so could last.

                      And as I turned the pages,

                      I remembered with my heart,

                      all those great, fantastic times,

                      and the lessons I had learned.

                      But now those times are over, and

                      the pages have all been turned,

                      But the memories I received from them,

                      have yet to be returned.

By Pam Bishop

5-6-73

ONE NIGHT

One night, not so long ago,

the time I left and didn’t go.

I was with you for a while

for me it was a soulful trail.

A soulful trail in which I learned

of the kisses in which we yearned.

A shallow moment with you there,

And the stillness of the air.

Remembering now that joyous time,

When I was yours and you were mine.

It will linger in my heart,

Memories of which I’ll never part.

By Pam Bishop

1-19-74

TO A FRIEND

             To Miss Duckett,

             A wonderful friend, she’ll stick by you until the end,

             always smiling her