Heart Strings

By Jan Bryan

Hi my name is Jan Bryan.
I am a wife and mother of 2 children, one girl and one boy, and the Grandmother of one girl.

My poem All Grown Up was the first to be published by The Poetry Guild. I was published and received The Editors Choice Award from the National Poetry Library and also The International Poetry Library. I have also been published by my hometown news paper The Shawnee News and Star and the Delaware County Daily Times.

There have been some interesting times in my life, some sad, some happy and others just plain crazy. Each one has left an impression on my life in some manner and that reflects in my poetry.

Please read and enjoy my poetry. Maybe it will inspire you to write some of you own and pass it along to your loved ones.

There is no better gift than one from the heart that is created by the Heartstrings of your life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 26, 2009
• ISBN: 9781462833818

Jan Bryan

Hi my name is Jan Bryan. I am a wife and mother of 2 children, one girl and one boy, and the Grandmother of one girl. My poem “All Grown Up” was the first to be published by The Poetry Guild. I was published and received The Editors Choice Award from the National Poetry Library and also The International Poetry Library. I have also been published by my hometown news paper The Shawnee News and Star and the Delaware County Daily Times. There have been some interesting times in my life, some sad, some happy and others just plain crazy. Each one has left an impression on my life in some manner and that reflects in my poetry. Please read and enjoy my poetry. Maybe it will inspire you to write some of you own and pass it along to your loved ones. There is no better gift than one from the heart that is created by the Heartstrings of your life.

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Heart Strings

Jan Bryan

Copyright © 2009 by Jan Bryan.

Copyright acknowledgements

Lillian Woodward Cullison Nicks

Linda Cullison Carsten Grable

Tommie Thomas

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

The cover of this book is a composite of a picture drawn on ledger paper by a young girl in 1938. The flowers and ribbon are part of that picture. The Heart Strings are her initial L which appeared in the center of the wreath of flowers. With computer assistance and a little bit of patience I have been able to save this treasure and proudly display it as the cover of my book of poetry.

Janice Bryan

P.S. That young girl is my Mother.

This book was printed in the United States of America.

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Contents

Heart Strings

A Mother’s Hands

Daddy

Grandma’s Garden

Walking With Grandpa

My Brother

Sisters

Ashlee

Your Golden Wedding Anniversary

Dancing

My Fishin’ Friend

Going Home

Our Home

Talking Walls

Halloween Night

The Challenge

Canvas Sky

Autumn

The Animals

Not Our Cat

Jacob

Murray

Sandpaper Kisses

At Peace

The Golden Mile

The Office

The Printer

All Grown up

A Special Day

Friends

My Life

Lavender and Lace

Her Secret

Pretty Little Girl

Safe and Warm

Faces

Children

29 and Holding

The Courtship

Two Young Lovers

Two Little Miracles

Walk With Me

Welcome to my Garden

Welcome Home

Madison Taylor Fitzgerald

Judye

Lisa

Amanda

911

Angels of Mercy

Angel on My Shoulder

Faith

Glory Land

God’s Love

Judgment Day

My Prayer

New Day

One Man’s Prayer

On My Knees

Peace

Our Club

Wearied Souls

My Boy Walter

Brown Beans and Buttermilk

Christmas Breakfast

US

Your Little Boy

Thanksgiving Day

This book is dedicated to all the people who have touched my life in so many ways.

Each one has found a Heart String to be woven into the tapestry of my life.

Heart Strings

They fall into place like quilt squares

On a brightly colored base,

Each one to fill its hole,

Each one to take its place

These little things I speak of

Are simply pen and ink

Every one a part of me

One small thread I think.

They are lovingly called heartstrings

As each one is from the heart

And every time I pull one,

New poems just seem to start.

Each thread is joined together

To form this special book,

So if you have a moment

Sit down and take a look.

This collection of my poetry

Has been captured in one space,

To let you see my heart strings

That have fallen into place.

Jan Bryan

A Mother’s Hands

To look at them they are normal

Bent and worn with age

They have seen many a diaper change.

They have wiped the tears and calmed the fears

And