Welcome
to "Poetry by
Lorene."
Within
these pages are mostly
Christian Poems
The
Author of these poems is
my Mother, written by my
Mother, Lorene Ellington,
from 1999 to 2003 when
she was in her 80's. The
words are things that she
believes in; spoken from
her heart.
She
was born three minutes
before her twin sister,
Irene.
They have no middle name.
My grandmother said two
names were enough to pick
out at one time.
They are very close and
although some people say
they can't tell them
apart, I never thought
they looked that much the
same.
In
her 91 years she has
raised one son and five
daughters, by three
different husbands, the
last two of which she
took care of and nursed
during their last days on
this earth.
She
worked very hard as a
domestic worker, so we
would have the things we
needed. She brought us up
to love God, always
praise Him and never
forget to pray.
She
has endured many
heartaches and pains, but
with the love of God, she
is a survivor. I love her
very much and I am proud
she is my mother.
She
has always dabbled in
poems,
but never kept them. When
I started a web site, I
asked her to write some
poems for me. She wrote a
few the first couple of
years.
Then
I asked her to write some
poems of animals and
things that children
would like for my site
and she started writing
more.
When
my site reached it's
allotted space, I started
her a site, then she
wrote more, mostly
Christian poetry.
To
keep them and let others
enjoy them, I created a
web site for her on
geocities.com. Now that
they are closing, I am
moving it here - April
30, 2009
Be sure to check back
often to see new pages.