Janice B. Cassidy

Fulton, Illinois, USA

Janice loves children, music, animals, nature, the Mississippi River, and the steamboats that grace the river. She wrote a song about the steamer Delta Queen that is played on the Delta and Mississippi Queens calliopes. She's coached Special Olympics and is a member of Partners for Exceptional People. She's a member of Kalamity Klowns, Clowns of America International, the Hall of Fame Museum of poetry, and the National and International Libraries of Poetry. She has contributed poetry books to local libraries. She has copyrights on nine songs. Jan says, "The Lord blesses me with words, and I write them down."

Mississippi Queen - River Of Dreams

Drifting like a waltz is the river of dreams;
The moon high in the sky loves to touch it with beams.
We all sit by the fire voices singing;
Our paradise, the Mississippi queen.
Captains in the night know our river of dreams;
They guide beautiful sights like the old Delta Queen.
And time cannot erase music ringing;
Our paradise, the Mississippi queen.

The Clown

There's a clown in my mirror
blowing kisses at me;
She's "The Wild Irish Rose"
and she's happy and free.
I etched out the lines
on this aging old face;
Then the youth is my heart
with a smile takes her place.
She's loving and fun
wherever she goes,
On her left cheek's a note
and on her right cheek's a rose.
The most inspirational award
this is true;
From Kalamity Klowns
Clinton, Iowa's view.
I'm a "Jesus clown"
and having a ball!
And I know He will know me
when he comes to call.

Little Child By The Sea

Da-dee da-dee dumpty, da-dee da-dee dee;
God's little child by the sea.
You'd free the one inside of me.
Your twinkling eyes my heart would view;
The one, two, three you would not do.
Old Barney was your favorite friend;
You'd laugh and dance, but cry tape's end.
Old memories taught some foods are hot;
You'd cry till loving trust said not.
Clapping, laughing, cheer for me,
Da-dee da-dee dumpty, da-dee da-dee dee.