I STARTED READING AND WRITING POETRY IN GRADE SCHOOL IN SOUTH DAKOTA, MY LOVE FOR IT GREW AS I READ MORE AND MORE I HAD ONE POEM I LIKED SO WELL I CARRIEWD IT WITH ME ALWAYS LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WOULD COME TO MEAN SO MUCH TO ME WHEN MY HUSBAND DIED YEARS LATER. I ALSO LOVED COUNTY MUSIC THAT MY MOM AND DAD LISTENED TO JOHNNY CASH WAS MY FAVORITE AND STILL IS WILLIE NELSON ALSO HAS BEEN A BIG INFLUNCE ON MY LIFE THEY ARE BOTH POETS KENNY ROGERS AND DOLLY PARDON SHEL SILVERSTIEN TOO AND MANY MANY MORE. 

I HAVE HAD SOME OF MY POEMS PUBLISHED BEFORE IN A COUPLE OF BOOKS, AND GOT EDITORS CHOICE AWARDS ALSO

MY DAUGHTER JUST HAD A BABY GIRL IN NOVEMBER, I HAVE 4 GRANDCHILDREN NOW 3 BOYS AND 1 GIRLS MY SON HAS THE BOYS . I JUST GOT MARRIED FOR THE 3RD TIME LAST OCT. THEY SAY THE THIRD TIME IS A CHARM I GUESS IT IS REALLY TRUE AS HE IS A GREAT GUY AND TREATS ME VERY SPECIAL I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. My 3 grandsons, who live in Las vegas Tommy, Jake and Brandon are just great kids I miss them so much.They are growing up so fast. We went Camping last summer in Washinton with their dad (Jason) it was great fun. Tommy took a great pic of a raccoon it was prize winning photo!! I love my boys...

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I HAVE SOME POEMS ON THIS SITE UNDER LILA PARKS MY MAIDEN NAME