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PARADOX

 PARADOXBy Vera Wardner Dougan Holidays are portrayed as times of rejoicing but as we all come to knowthey are often fraught with grief. It seems appropriate to share this poemat this season. It was written by my mother in 1925; I have it in a booklet, Mirrors, that she put together for my father, family […]

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My gift

This poem was written by my mother,Vera Wardner Dougan, to my father,for their first Christmas together, 1924. I’m repeating it here, for it is so simple, appropriate and tender. JDJ  If I could give to you one only gift To hold forever, in remembrance of meT’would be the peace that enters in the heartWhen love comes there […]

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