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A Gift of Poetry. The unique gift for every occasion

Your words, your thoughts and feelings. Captured within a gift, A Gift of Poetry. Presented in a uniquely designed, boxed, hand-made card, with your verse of choice as a key emotional focal point. Truly, a 'once-in-a-lifetime' gift, a gift that inspires the heart and touches the soul.

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When It's Time To say Goodbye

A Gift of Poetry can be a very effective way to express your innermost thoughts and feelings.

"Dear Allen,

I received my poem on Saturday, April 21. I love the way you printed my story. I can't wait to share this with his family, mine and all of our friends. This has helped me get through this devastating part of my life. Thanks, seems such a small word for all the hard work you put into this poem. You've given me the inspiration to accept this part of my life. With your permission, I would like to know if I can have this copied for my family and my close friends. Thanks a million! I will definitely use this site again. I'm already working on something for another occasion.

May God Bless You!

Cathy"

(This is a good example of what can be achieved. Catherine tragically lost her husband, Ron, her 'soul-mate' in November 2005. Catherine has kindly given her permission for her story to be published)

A Star

What is your name : Catherine Cambre

Who do you want the poem written for: My husband

Why do you want the poem written: My husband died on 11-27-06 of a massive heart attack. He was putting up Christmas decorations with our granddaughter and sent me to get some things he needed. I was only gone for about 30 minutes and when I turned into the neighborhood there were ten police cars and a fire truck in front of my house and when I saw my front door wide open I knew that something horrible had happened. He had called my daughter to come (she lives about four blocks away) to bring him a root beer because he thought he had indigestion. While on the phone with her he told her to hurry. When she got here he was still alive and then his speech went to blibberish and she sent my granddaughter to get the neighbor and she called 911. He squeezed my daughter's hand real tight and he was gone. She is our only daughter. This has been extremely hard for all of us, my daughter had tried to commit suicide by overdose on 11-20-06 due to a bad marriage. He was such a good man. He was loved by everyone. He was a devoted and caring husband, loving father and the best grandfather to our Courtney. He loved life. In the business sector he was admired by all. An attorney and good friend of my husband eulogized him and said that he was one of the finest men he ever knew. He told a story of a trip that he and Ronnie had taken together and he said that Ronnie had helped him through a tough period he had gone through, and on this particular business trip he asked Ronnie "Ron, do ever just want to give up on something and say to hell with it? And he said Ron shook his head and said "no" and he meant it. My husband was an independent insurance adjustor and very well respected. It was very overwhelming to see five hundred people at his service. I have received beautiful sympathy cards and hand written letters stating what a wonderful man he was. We did not have life insurance or credit life on our house, but we had 35 wonderful years together. In the end, it doesn't matter how much your left with, it's all the wonderful times and special moments we shared. He had two brothers and three sisters and his mother is still living. He had a very dry sense of humor and everyone enjoyed his company. He was very compassionate. He was very intelligent, loved by all who knew him. I have one brother and one sister and our parents divorced when I was seven years old. My mother adored him and my sister and brother took his death so hard. I don't think I've have seen my brother so upset. My mother died 4 1/2 year ago on November 3, 2001. My dad died on November 3, 2005,just three weeks before Ronnie.

I remember that when I ran through the front door and tried to get to the den I was screaming and all I could see was how big his stomach was and I knew he was dead. They would not let me go in the room. It was the most horrible feeling. I just wanted to hug him. They had been working on him for 37 minutes, and just hearing the words of everyone and 1 2 3 4 5 stop and repeat.

When the ambulance finally got here, my brother and sister took Aimee, my daughter, to the hospital and we got there before the ambulance, I all of this turbulence my niece and run in and taken Courtney to her house before I had even returned from the errand. His sisters and brothers and business constituents were devastated and it was probably the hardest phone call I have ever had to make in my life. Our parents were sick and we knew when the end was coming, but Ronnie was only 55 years old. His birthday is Sunday, April 2, 2006.

When I finally got to see him at the hospital I remember going up to his body and hugging him and saying "Oh Ronnie I love you so much" and hugged him around his neck. I said "I didn't even get to tell you goodbye, what am I going to do without you" and right at that moment a whisper of air came from within him and it was until the following week that I realized that it was my last kiss from him. I donated his organs and have already been advised by the eye bank that his corneas were given to a blind person, who can now see for the first time.

I love the poem that's entitled "I Miss". I have been told that he always talked about me and Aimee and Courtney. His concern for has family and friends was undaunting. I don't care where I go, someone always stops to say how wonderful he was and how much they miss him.

My daughter is not well and has tried to commit suicide again on Dec. 21, 2005. She is in therapy but it is a hard struggle. My granddaughter is living with my daughter's good friend's family for a while, and she is doing wonderful. Ronnie was like a father to her. She was always here spending the night. All children loved him. He loved children. We all just miss him. From the time I met him, he put me up on a pedestal and always took great care of me and our family. He had a smile on his face all the time. He was the oldest in his family, the big brother, the best friend and husband and father and granddaughter, simply the best. He was my life! I never thought that he would die before me. We had so many plans for our future, but he is still with me.

All in all I would like for the poem to reflect his love, kindness, wit, humor, friendliness and generosity and hard workmanship. His name was Ronald Cambre, family called him Ronnie and in his work they called him Ron.

What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.): What an inspirational and loving person he was. He had no idea how much people looked up to him.

Please choose which package you would prefer : Unique

Would you like a copy of the handwritten drafts : Yes

What are the key messages you would like to send: How much he is missed. How much he meant to people. His tenderness. How much he was loved.

Do you have any funny, sad, happy, embarrassing or otherwise memorable moments that you would like to share: Our Wedding was so much fun. The birth of our daughter. How proud he was of his granddaughter. The silly games he played. The jokes he played on everyone. His sincerity. He had such a wonderful laugh.

One of the funniest moments in our lives was when I had our daughter. I was put to sleep to deliver her and everyone tells me that when I came to, he bent down to kiss me and said "Baby, we have a beautiful daughter" and I just slapped him across his face. Of course I don't remember it, but everybody still talks about it. I think the saddest time he experienced was the death of his father, who died in 2003. He really took my mom's death hard too.

Embarrassing moments- too many to mention.

He loved to dance and loved music and loved life to the fullest.

Do you have any other comments or thoughts : No, I could go on and on and on. Oh, we all used to tease him about having every piece of hair in place and the other funny thing was that if we were traveling and were lost, he would never stop to ask for directions.

I lost my soul mate.

A Star

Busy putting up Christmas decorations,
you had to leave on a chill November's day,
and now my words are all askew, and
that one tragic line leaves so much to say:

When I saw the front door wide open I panicked,
but hands had already been squeezed, you were nearly gone,
and now there is just this cold empty darkness,
to replace where your love, your light, once shone.

And this has been extremely tough on all of us,
especially to those who had become battle scarred,
you were such a good man, loved by everyone,
and that is why your leaving is so very hard.

You were a devoted and caring husband,
a great father to Aimee and you loved life,
and Ronnie, I just wanted to say "I'm proud of you",
I'm just so very proud to be called your wife.

You were the most loving grandfather and mentor,
and the best father any daughter's ever had,
and now we're both missing you so very much,
but I know Aimee is also very proud of her Dad.

You were a great son, a fine and good brother,
as you were the oldest, they were always good to me,
and Ronnie, we all just wanted to say thank you,
you made the world a better place to be.

In the business sector you were admired by all,
quote, unquote: "The finest man he ever knew",
and over 500 people came to pay their respects,
their sympathy, their love, helped me get through.

Now I realize, material things are not so important,
as it doesn't matter what you're left with, in the end,
because we shared 35 wonderful years together,
and I know I've lost my lifelong and trusted friend.

We shared so many wonderful moments together,
in truth, there's just too many to list,
just know that each and every one is simply precious,
and no, there's not one that I would have missed.

But we will miss your dry sense of humor,
but we'll also miss your compassion, your light,
but now there's another star in the nighttime sky,
I'll be looking for your special sparkle, tonight.

And your passing was just so devastating,
there's never been so much pain in any rhyme,
but with your last kiss, you breathed new life,
now, a blind person can see, for the very first time.

And if I said I miss you, I miss you very much,
I think I may have said it all in the one line,
and I know Aimee and Courtney also miss you so,
but I'm proud of you, the love that was mine.

Now it will be joy to the fishes and the big blue sea,
because too precious and few were the moments we shared,
but in life, we danced, we laughed, we smiled,
we flew to many places where many eagles never dared.

And no matter where I go, people stop and tell me,
they tell me just how wonderful you were (and still are),
and yes, I just can't help but agree with them,
because yes, Ronnie, you've always been - a star.

Copyright Allen Jesson 2006
www.agiftofpoetry.com

During the drafting process Catherine said some pretty nice things, here are a few edited highlights:

"Dear Allen,

Once again, I would like to thank you for the poem. I rec'd it on Ronnie's

birthday and I had a great day, and when I got back at about 3:30 pm I felt like an angel had sent it to me...

...You have lifted my spirits tremendously and I am now in a better place emotionally. Would you please let me know if you have any published books of poetry? (YES)

..I think the poem is beautiful. I just sit and read it over and over. I've only shared this with three people and they were amazed...

I can never say thank you enough. It had given me such calmness. It's helped me so much.

May God Bless.

Sincerely,

Cathy"

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