A Good Deal

By John Blase | November 20, 2013 |

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You are nearing the light now, Nora.
Barely a woman when you brought
my father into this world. I wonder if
you wonder where oh where did my life
go? How did we all grow up so fast?
 
You are nearing the light now, Nora.
Back to the face of the girl you hardly
were, curious at old photographs asking
now who is that? Those are the sons who
steady you sweetly now, steps from the light.
 
 
 
 

Yes, I posted this poem about my Granny the other day. I repost today for purposes of example.

I love staring into an old photograph and looking for the poetry in it. I made this offer last year and had nothing but satisfied customers – you send me an image of an old photo along with any information/thoughts I’d need to know about who/what the image represents, I’ll sit with it, stare into it, then craft a poem for you. I’ll send the poem back and you can print it, mat it, re-font it, frame it, enlarge it, put it on a t-shirt, whatever. Then you can surprise a family member or friend this holiday season with something that won’t break or they won’t outgrow, something that stirs memory.

If you’ve spent any time around here then you know my style; I try to be concise. The cost per poem is $50. If you’re interested, leave me a comment with a way to contact you or message me via FB or direct message on Twitter and we’ll go from there. Of course the sweetest thing would be that you find an old photo and write a poem yourself. But if I can help you in the gift department this most wonderful time of year, I’m happy to, I really am.

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12 Comments

  1. Diana Trautwein on November 20, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    Oh, John. This is such a lovely ministry. I’d love to have you do one for my aunt who died last night. I’ll try to get an old photo scanned in the next couple of days and send it to you over the weekend. Just let me know how. Someday, I’ll be ordering one for my mom, too.

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  2. Diana Trautwein on November 20, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    Sorry – email = dtrautwein at gmail dot com or FB message is fine, too

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  3. Kelly Hausknecht Chripczuk on November 20, 2013 at 5:18 pm

    I envision people everywhere wearing t-shirts emblazoned with John Blasé poetry, a fashion revolution:)

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  4. Kelly Hausknecht Chripczuk on November 20, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    Oops, now I think I just called you blasé. The computer added that apostrophe, not me.

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  5. Mary Lawrence on November 21, 2013 at 2:27 am

    I would love this — I may have more than one though. What do I need to do? I think this is wonderful!

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    • thebeautifuldue on November 22, 2013 at 8:46 pm

      Hi, Mary. I’ll send you an email – okay?

      Reply
  6. Gwen Acres on November 21, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    Wondering if this is something you would make available
    at other times of the year? A birthday or anniversary?
    What a treasure to have!!

    Reply
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  8. Annie B on December 4, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Is the next few days too late for Christmas?

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