I have a love of rhyming poetry and am an active poet.
When my husband and I retired, we moved from Indiana to Arkansas, where I served as President of The Baxter Poets, of Baxter County, Arkansas for several years. My work has been published in numerous anthologies, newspapers and magazines.
I was born to a family of six children in northern Indiana. My father played the fiddle, to supplement our income. For a time, he played on a Hammond radio station as "Grandpa DeWitt and the Pumpkin Huskers." The whole family got into the act with the girls singing and my brothers playing instruments.
My husband and I raised three children in Northern Indiana. Daughter, Evelyn Louise Hrusovszky, has retired to Arizona. Daughter, Sheryl Adair VanVleck-Wells, currently has an artist's studio in Brown County, Indiana. My son, David Merle VanVleck, passed away in 1990 of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. We all miss him very much.
When my husband passed away, I moved in with my daughter in Wyoming and live again in Indiana. I still miss the beauty of Arkansas.
I write because I love words and I love to share my poetry.
Some of the poems on this Blog are published in my book, Touching You Gently. This book may be purchased for $8.50 plus shipping. Please contact me if you would like a copy.
I would love to have you link to my poetry. All I ask is that you give me credit, and please tell me where it will be.
If you would like to use a poem, in printed form, please contact me. I have had my poems used in other publications and on calendars.
I almost always give permission, and love to share my poems with others.
