Irene Therese Xavier
Daly City, California
Irene Therese XavierDaly City, California |
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Irene is active in the field of poetry and is a retired Administrative Secretary. Her poems were published in anthologies by The American Poetry Association and The National Library of Poetry. She received Honorable Mention Certificate and Golden Poet Award (1987), with a trophy from World of Poetry. Three Editor's Choice Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry from The National Library of Poetry in 1993 and 1996. Membership: Distinguished Member of The International Society of Poets. Irene's poems are the outpourings of love, joys and sorrows from her heart and soul; and hopes they will be enjoyed by poetry lovers. |
Oh Mother, MineOh Mother, mine,Beside your grave I reminisce and pine For happy days that I once knew Until the day you passed away. Full of patience and so good, You were the example of motherhood; Endowed with God's gift of love, You imparted it to all of us. Also the sweetest, dearest Mother To my sisters and my brother, You brought laughter to our hearts And sunshine into our home. Oh Mother, mine, Upon my knees I join my hands and pray That you may rest in peace. |
The Swan Lake BalletThe audience was filled with excitement!The curtain was raised And it revealed the famous Ballerina With a host of ballerinas at the lake. Graceful as swans And costumed in white, They were a sight Of sheer delight. The scene was serene, The music endearing, And the Ballerina, So captivating! Raising her arms She danced with artistic gestures, Pirouetting and leaping up and down On her feet...again and again. After the finale of the dying swan, The audience applauded enthusiastically With encore after encore And clamoring for more. |