Nan and Lisa Nan's Poems and Stuff
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"A Positive Outlook" "A Positive Outlook" "My brother’s bad dream" "My brother’s bad dream"
This poem has won some awards and tells what I believe. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale has been a source of uplifting for me in his sermon and way of life.
By: Nan Tebrinke
Being positive, it seems to me,
Affects how life shall often be-
One can worry, stress, and stew,
If, that is what one wants to do,
An attitude to look ahead
Eliminates both doom and dread.
To count the blessings life can bring
Would seem to be the better thing,
It surely keeps your outlook bright
From early morning ‘til late at night.
Once you can try it, then you’ll know,
How truly it can help you so!
My brother really had a nightmare about a giant Smurf when he was little. It has been a joke between us for years now.
My brother had a nightmare one night
It gave him an awful fright!
It was about a giant Smurf,
My brother yelled, "Hey, get off my turf."
But the Smurf began to laugh and point,
My brother screamed and ran out of the joint
The Smurf ran faster and faster,
Yelling, "You can’t hide, I am the master!"
My brother fell, and thought himself dead
When he woke with a start, and an ache in his head.
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About the Book
The writings by Lisa are from different periods in her life, with her first poem to her mother dating back to her grade school days. Nan's poems are also from occasions and experiences throughout her life. Sensitivity and caring is shown throughout her poems.
About the Author
Lisa was born in 1981 and raised in Red Oak, Iowa graduating from Red Oak Community High School in 1998. She is now finishing her second year at Iowa Western Community College where she is a resident advisor and writes articles for her college newspaper. Lisa will attend the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Nebr. for the next two years with an emphasis in creative writing. Nan was born in Mason City, Iowa and lived there and Algona, Iowa a short time before moving to Red Oak, Iowa. She graduated from Red Oak High School in 1958 and attended Simpson, College majoring in music. She then attended Northwest Institute for Medical Laboratory Technique and graduated as an x-ray and laboratory technician in 1960. She worked in a doctor’s office in St. Paul, Minn. Then moved back to Red Oak working at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital before moving to Iowa City, Iowa. There she worked at the University Hospital laboratories and later Mercy Hospital. She returned to college at Nettleton Business College, Omaha Nebraska in 1973 and graduated as a Medical Assistant. She then worked at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital until 1973 until her marriage to John Tebrinke in 1973. After Aaron (their son) and Lisa (their daughter) births she was the Welcome Wagon Hostess in Montgomery County for ten years. She now does store demonstrations for five companies and works at the First United Methodist Church as nursery attendant. Nan's poems are based mostly about her life’s experiences.