by A Florence Clee, my great great UK aunt; published in 1934
… wanting to post a few of her poems to get them online
Today is mine! so beats by my heart with gladness,
begone dull care, and every vain regret,
God’s in his heaven, the earth is filled with beauty,
life’s opportunities are with us yet!
Today is mine! why should I fear the future?
tomorrow may not be for you and me!
Yesterday’s gone, and why should i recall it,
unless it hold some lovely memory?
Today is mine! to see the golden sunshine,
or smell the fragrant flowers after rain:
to win a welcome smile from happy faces
or learn sweet patience from a soul in pain!
Today is mine! but not for sad repining,
but to enjoy, and maybe make amends:
to live and love, and meet with joy or courage
whatever in my life the good God sends.
aroused 
Wow, me encanta tu poema! 🙂
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thanks so much 🙂
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So rhyming
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Today is mine to enjoy with fun and frolic. Awesome poem, Kate and every stanza was oozing with love and happiness.
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thanks Kamal,my aunt was a great poet 🙂
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One of my favorites so far. Love it. Truly spoke to me. 😉 HUGS
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also my great great aunts 🙂
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Nice use of repetition of the line “The day is mine.” I enjoyed your fresh take on the old expression “seize the day”.
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Today is wonderful.. and we should treat it with the worth that it haves.
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A beautiful poem Kate! I really enjoyed this, looking forward to more…
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Such a wonderful gift to publish your aunt’s poem. She obviously had talent, and now I know where you got it from. Wonderful writing!!
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I love the positive outlook in your poem. Dwell on the good things of the day!
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not my poem Dwight, a distant relatives, thanks!
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Oops, I missed that!
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She had a gift.
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Oh my! ❤️ There is a lovely cadence to this poem and an undeniable positive energy flowing through 🙂
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Magnificent, Kate!
And to think, such spirit, even at the Great Depression’s nadir. A lesson there, even on top of what the poem by itself brings!
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thanks for adding the historical context Keith … her most renowned poem was in the middle of WWI, it’s one of many I’m praying they find
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This is such a good poem. It sang to me.
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It’s great that your aunt wrote song tests. The poem reads great, contains rhythm, and singing repetitions. It’s praise every day.
best regards
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Enjoy it Kate 🙂
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I LOVE your aunt’s spirit and am so glad you posted her poem!
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A wonderful honor. I would have to believe her essence is glowing –
I wish I could find some of the Sci Fi my Dad said he had published.
I don’t know if by his own or a pen name…
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Florrie Clee always used her own name … no idea how difficult it would have been for a woman to get published in those days!
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I remember watching a movie with Kathrine Hepburn where she did business by using her initials… even though all the documents where signed and approved once the “men” discovered she was a women they wanted to back out of their deal.
I think quite a bit just depends on who or whom you know. I knew a gal who designed greeting cards and basically only got pennies per design. That was about twenty years ago.
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You found a treasure Kate….what a beautiful soul your aunt is…and her words are beautiful as well….its a celebration of what holds dear to us today..🤗🤗🤗
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Thank you so much for sharing her poem! Her words do sing! What a bright spirit…I see a resemblance here. You and this great great Aunt are kindred souls.
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interesting that you see that Linda, our styles are completely different but the content is sooo similar!
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I like the concluding stanza and the reaffirming through repetition of “today is mine”.
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Beautiful…
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I felt deep joy and sincere happiness throughout the poem Kate, truly a lovely piece, I’m looking forward to reading more of them….. xx
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this felt like a triumphant song to me! Today is mine! Today is mine!!
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This is so beautifully heartwarming, Kate. Thank you so much for sharing. Looking forward to more of her verses.
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OH! How wonderful, Kate! 🙂 This brought joy-tears to my eyes…her poem, the message of her poem, AND that you are sharing it…all wonderful! 🙂
I’m going to start each day with the thought “This day is mine!” and think of your great great aunt!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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the next one is beautiful too … but I know there are lots more. Just praying my siblings find them on loose leaf sheets in her coppery handwriting.
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Wow!
This is certainly very heartwarming 🙂
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holistic point of view told with great skill.
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So awesome to share genes with such a person.
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This is really beautiful.
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Wonderful message, and the rhyme and meter make it more beautiful.
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