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friendship, family, support, wedding MaryJane Nordgren friendship, family, support, wedding MaryJane Nordgren

extensive foundation

shoulders drooping in fatigue

my daughter leans against the wall

but a small smile brightens her eyes

as her husband talks of the wedding

party now off to all their own corners

of the nation

their son and now daughter-in-law

as well as -in-love back in new york

they realize gratefully that the reception

banquet hall had been filled with people

who will support and cherish

the newlyweds for the rest

of their lives

   mjNordgren 6/26/2022 blue house, lincoln city

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wedding, friends, family, laughter MaryJane Nordgren wedding, friends, family, laughter MaryJane Nordgren

joyous wedding

 deep in Portland’s Rhododendron Gardens, in a clear space overlooking

ducks and Canada geese flutter-stepping to launch from still lake

a simple frame decorated with old roses, crème-white and dusty pink

witty friend officiates joyous union of grandson

and his brilliant, beautiful wife-to-be

two devoted to each other through Pomona College

and Columbia Law School

celebration supper of salmon and slides of the couple growing up

in loving families and among loyal friends

who travelled from all over this country and Europe

to be with them in their commitment to each other

and i, proud grandma, privileged to attend

                        mjNordgren  6/25/2022  Portland

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family, distant, visit, grandson, Portland MaryJane Nordgren family, distant, visit, grandson, Portland MaryJane Nordgren

what a day!

son and family visiting from Omaha - how i have missed them

 grandson, grown up a thousand

miles away, now a high school graduate

come for his cousin’s wedding

so i get to spend a day of joy

with daughter-in-law, much-missed son

and D exploring Powell’s Books

and dining on the Washington side

of the Columbia River at Beaches

with Voo-Doo donuts for dessert

what a day!

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Poems, family, supportive love MaryJane Nordgren Poems, family, supportive love MaryJane Nordgren

love in abundance

An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren

ah, the love in abundance

in this family

generation upon generation giving in support

through tough times

traveling inconvenient miles in difficult conditions

to be there when needed

to see the hurting re-created in warmth

and laughter

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