"Touch Your Nose and Think of Her" She had a spark that no one could contain, Her laugh would land before the punchline came, She'd itch her nose and take the playful blame, And laughed the hardest at her own refrain. She set your nails and set your whole heart right, Her crafting hands could fill a room with cheer, She made you feel like some might want you near, And talked with you from morning into night. No judgment crossed her face when you came home, Her love was wide enough for every flaw, She gave you more than you thought love could draw, And made sure no one ever felt alone. She burned so bright we still recall her flame, And carry her forever in her name. "Still Catching Fire" She would talk for hours, never lost for words, Her laugh would fill the room before she spoke, A fire in her that no one ever broke, Who'd pick the daisies free as summer birds. She never turned you aw...
"Colleen, She Who Loved Fiercely" She sought escape from Chesterfield's small streets, A beauty school graduate with fire, The World's Fair called to all her heart's desire, First taste of freedom, bittersweet and fleet. She loved her daughters fiercely, tried her best, Though worn and weary, never ceased to care, She gave them life and love beyond compare, Her beautiful legacy, her truest test. The cancer stole her voice, her vibrant soul, Had danced and fought and loved with all her might, Yet still she burned with such a stubborn light, She'd played the underdog to find her whole. She lived, she loved, she suffered, and she grew, And found at last the peace she came to knew. The above sonnet was made from an interview with her sister, Connie Marshall. Here is the summary of this interview: Colleen's Early Life Connie's earliest memories of Colleen are colored by sibling friction, including a story Colleen loved to tell about Connie threa...
"Camino de Janito" Nació en Toteco, donde el sol quema la piel, Dejó el campo y el lodo con firmeza y valor, Buscó estudio en la ciudad como un aspirador, Y halló el amor de la abuela, siendo lo más fiel. De joven fue contador, con mente brillante y fiel, Con mucha paciencia nos ayudó con la educación. Leyendo sus escrituras con mucho devoción, Subrayando sus palabras a un alto nivel. Al ver a los misioneros, sintió un gran llamado, Fue un hombre de servicio, de paz y amor leal, Por él llegó el Evangelio a su hogar familiar, En el templo y la iglesia sirvió, nunca cansado. Su vida fue un ejemplo de bien y de bondad, Abuelo Janito, un legado de espiritualidad. English Translation He was born in Toteco, where the sun burns the skin, He left the fields and the mud with firmness and courage, He sought education in the city like a vacuum cleaner, And found the love of his grandmother, being the most faithful. As a young man, he was an accoun...
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