Jan Lattimer is Mid-Central Regional Vice-President of WFOP. She is a 28 years old married housewife. She has been writing poetry for fourteen years, and has had 99 poems accepted for publication by various magazines and publishers. Mrs. Lattimer won First Place in Poetry Unlimited's Skyline Anthology-Contest.
Freedom's Symphony
If we could just live together
and sing in harmony
We could all enjoy the music
of freedom's symphony
If marching bands of every race
could join in the parade
Then the world would stop and listen
to hear our serenade
Only when we can stand proudly
as one in unity,
Can we find the inner meaning
of truth and liberty.
Copyright © Jan Lattimer
The House of Poetry
I search the landscape of my mind
for the best locations
Reflections and dreams are the bricks
that lay the foundation
with wood cut from trees of wisdom
and lumber wrought of memories
I construct the walls of insight
with nails of trust and honesty
This is the house of poetry
in which my heart resides
with words and rhyme, I create doors
inviting you inside.
Copyright © Jan Lattimer
Packed-Away
Sunlight on dusty mirrors cast,
like rainbows in the haze;
Kaleidoscopic reflections
of long for-gotten days
Musty trunks filled with history,
pieces of ancient lore;
Yellowed newspapers, old letters,
and photographs galore
Generations of souvenirs,
remnants of yesterday;
Mementos of some special times
lovingly packed away
We travel through a time machine,
seeking the past once more;
Amidst the cob-webbed memories
beyond the attic door.
Copyright © Jan Lattimer
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