Transcending Time-poems by an Angel-
A legacy left by Marjorie Logan Willson to her two daughters Gale and Elaine also to other loved ones. Marjorie knew she would not be around and yet the faith she presented in her poems is one of strength and love. At 24 years of age, she left this earth and left behind many poems to speak from her heart to the ones she loved so much. The book of poems given to C. Gale Perkins in 1993 by her sister Elaine and was set aside until Gale wrote her first book The Baby’s Cross this is the title of one of the poems written to her.
To Gale
I gathered yards of the smoky grey clouds:
And borrowed a bit of the blue
And O my sweet made the loveliest gown
For a dear little girl like you!
When it was done-I asked the tiniest star
To nestle awhile in your hair:
But God heard me asking and two stars he placed
In your bright eyes; to answer my prayer.
February 12, 1938
ML 4 pm
For Elaine
A little angel from above
A child of God’s for us to love.
A bond to strengthen and sweeten our life
To erase from hearts the storm and strife.
Dear God, be gentle with her, our child
Let her joys be many, her grief’s be mild
Love her: enfold her: teach her the way
Lead her, dear Jesus, to thy fold to stay.
August 1937
To my precious