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    One Red Rose
    One Red Rose
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    One Red Rose

    By Alma Reasor

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    After Alma passed away in 1996, we all (her eight children) wanted a copy of her poems. So we took the hand written poems and typed them one by one, then we photocopied them and put them in a binder for all in the family to see. In 2009 we felt we wanted something that would stand the test of time, so we decided we would publish them in a book. We divided them into categories, took up some money and added illustrations. That took forever but here we are! Almas first poem was written in 1938 about her family. Then in 1941 she began writing them to her soon to be husband, Gerald Lester Reasor, while he was stationed in Columbia, South Carolina. There are some poems about love, poems written to help her children in English class, and some silly poems about nothing in particular, but most of the poems are about people she knew and loved. She wrote a lot in the early morning hours waiting for her children to return home on Friday and Saturday nights. She also wrote some religious poems for Vacation Bible School. She was very active in the church. In 1990, Gerald, the love of her life passed away. The last poems that Alma wrote were about him.
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    Alma Reasor

    Alma Ruth Hanaver Reasor was born January 16, 1924 to Arlie Knoefel Hanaver and Ida Elizabeth Scott in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. She had two younger brothers, Robert Charles and Arlie Madison. Alma was introduced to Gerald Lester Reasor by her cousin Harriett. He was in the Army Air Corp and was stationed in Columbia, South Carolina. They were married January 20, 1942, while he was on furlough and then moved to South Carolina to start their family. Nancy Gail and Darrell Ray soon arrived. When he was discharged from the Army they moved back to Floyds Knobs where Rowlen Lee, Irris Lynn, and Winnona Sue were born. Gerald went to work as a mechanic and they built a new house. During this time, Alma became gravely ill and went blind. They tried many doctors but none could find the cause until they went to a Chiropractor. After several adjustments, Alma was able to see again. Following this experience, Gerald decided to go to Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa. So with five children they up and moved again. After Gerald graduated from college, they found a little town called French Lick in Indiana where they could settle down in. Their family grew again, adding Reneta Kay, and the twins, Lenita Jan and Lolita Ann. Alma continued as a homemaker until the children were grown and then she began working in Gerald’s office. She enjoyed working with him. After Gerald died in 1990, Alma sold the practice. She kept very busy visiting shut-ins, sending cards of encouragement, and watching grandchildren and then on February 12, 1996 she passed away. Being a good wife and mother was very important to Alma, but being a good Christian woman was the top priority to her. God came first in her life and she taught those values to her children. These values are evident in the poetry she wrote.

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      One Red Rose - Alma Reasor

      © 2014 One Red Rose. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 12/10/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-4880-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4969-4879-3 (e)

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      Contents

      One Red Rose

      CATEGORY 1 ANIMAL

      A Little Ole’ Flea and My Hound Dog

      Close Acquaintance

      Friends

      Isn’t It Great Just to Be Alive

      Nature

      Nature Endures

      Peter Rabbit

      CATEGORY 2 CHILDREN

      Alphabet

      Choo—Choo

      Halloween

      CATEGORY 3 DAD

      Daddy

      Lonely Heart

      My Husband

      To Jerry

      CATEGORY 4 DEATH

      Silly Teen-agers

      Someday

      Lent For Awhile

      CATEGORY 5 FAMILY

      Cold Picture

      Grandmother

      Inward Confusion…..Outward Silence

      Mamma And Her Little Girl

      Memories Of Days Gone By

      My Brother

      My Little Girl Lynn

      Nancy

      Noni

      Our Indiana Home

      Precious Memories

      Rowlen

      That Little Old House By The Roadside

      That Little White Cottage

      Two Little Angels

      CATEGORY 6 FRIENDSHIP

      A Special You!

      Love Between Friends

      CATEGORY 7 LOVE

      Another Place—Another Time

      Better Life

      Don’t You Love Me Anymore Little Darling?

      Happy Birthday

      He

      How I Love You

      I Wonder?

      Jerry

      Just You and Me

      Last Love

      Love

      Love Me—Tell Me So

      Marriage

      You Once Said You Loved Me

      CATEGORY 8 HAPPY

      Dreams

      Rain

      Sandman

      Santa Claus

      Sleep My Baby

      CATEGORY 9 MOTHER

      A Mother’s Prayer

      A Special Mother’s Day

      Do You Think He Knew?

      Mother

      My Mother

      Searched

      CATEGORY 10 PATRIOTIC

      Our Nation’s Heroes

      CATEGORY 11 RELIGIOUS

      Age—Death

      A Dream

      A Family Pew

      A Talk with Jesus

      A Talk with the Lord

      A Visit

      Ain’t God Good to All Us Christians

      Can You Believe?

      Converted

      Crucifixion

      Did You Ever Stop To Wonder

      Do You Believe In Jesus?

      God Answers Prayer

      God Will Never Forget His Children

      He Gave

      Help

      Help Me!

      How Long Has It Been?

      I’ve Got A Dream—A Vision

      Jesus

      Jesus

      Jesus

      Joe

      I Love Jesus

      I Thank The Lord Jesus

      Life-Candle

      Mercy

      My Jesus

      My Friend

      My Friend Named Jesus

      My Prayer

      Neath The Shadow Of The Cross

      Red Quarry

      Sacrifice of Abraham

      Senses

      Thanks

      The Bible

      The Birth of Jesus

      The Bridge

      The Little White Church On The Hill

      The Love Of God

      The Resurrection

      We Taught You

      Will That Make A Christian Out Of Me?

      Would You Think That God Was Near?

      CATEGORY 12 SAD

      Prisoner

      Bridget Lo

      Cloud Of No Return

      Cry

      Deep, Down, Dark, Despair

      Depth

      Life

      Little Ol’ Me

      Lonely?

      Look Inside

      O’er

      Special Secret

      The Ole Swimming Hole

      CATEGORY 13 SERIOUS

      Secrets

      Tired

      CATEGORY 14 THOUGHTFUL

      Dusk to Twilight

      I Saw A Man

      People

      Quiet Time

      Remember

      Remind Me

      That Old Apple Tree

      Thoughts

      Thoughts

      Time

      Water

      What Have I Done With My Life

      W-H-Y

      CATEGORY 15 WHIMSICAL

      Burp

      Burp—Slurp

      Sleepy Town

      Sleepy-Time

      Tear Drop

      Then and Now

      Goodbye

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      This is dedicated in beloved memory of my friend and sister in the Lord, Alma Reasor.

      Alma sat down to rest

      While Heaven was busy preparing for a special guest

      Angels were summoned to usher her along for the journey is vast

      But it’s over in a flash

      The plan was for Valentine’s Day, but many of the saints were so anxious.

      Especially, one they call Doc.

      So God decided to set up the clock.

      Alma thought she was alone, but she was surrounded by a heavenly throng.

      When the Master calls there’s no time for delay

      But somehow Alma left us with a word to say

      How she felt about her family and what summed up her life more appropriately

      So she went above and left us with one word…Love!

      Jack Tolbert

      One Red Rose

      Just one red rose

      I give to thee

      With all my love

      To you from me

      Just one red rose

      I share with thee

      And all our life

      Share you with me, please?

      CATEGORY

      1

      ANIMAL

      A Little Ole’ Flea and My Hound Dog

      I’m just a tiny little ole flea

      So tiny I’m very hard to see

      Don’t mean no trouble—just being me

      I’m just a tiny little ole’ flea

      I jump up on that ole’ hounds back

      I have plenty energy to spare

      I wiggle and giggle as I run to and fro

      Through that ole’ hounds hair

      I jump up on his big ole’ ear

      Just to have a look inside

      I find a hole that’s plenty big

      For a little ole’ flea to hide

      I like to dance and jump around

      Kick, pinch, and have a bite

      I like to dig my feet in good

      So I can hold on tight

      But that old hound

      He don’t share my fun

      He just runs round and round

      He howls and growls, snaps and bites

      And finally flops on the ground

      I’m just a tiny little ole’ flea

      So tiny I’m very hard to see

      Don’t mean no trouble—just being me

      I’m just a tiny little ole’ flea.

      Close Acquaintance

      The tiny grasshopper

      Hops all day

      Wishing there was someone

      With whom he could play

      The greasy fishing worm

      Crawls through the ground

      He has nothing to do

      But wiggle around

      The nasty old fly

      With his dirty feet

      Crawls over everything

      We have to eat

      The striped potato bug

      Quiet as can be

      Eats on our vegetables

      Tho pretty is he

      These close acquaintances

      Are pests one by one

      They pester the farmer

      Till his work is done.

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      Friends

      If I lay down

      I’m long and slim

      If I stand up

      I’m tall and trim

      I can run

      Fast up a tree

      Jump in a hole

      And you can’t find me

      I can hoppy-hop

      Through grass so thick

      Dodge a hunter

      Jump a creek

      Friends of Nature

      This we are

      You will find us

      Near and far

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