Notes for Rose Mary Carroll: A Mother's Prayer A Mother's Gift My Baby's birthday! I would offer His Savior's birthday! I would offer Thanks to the Lord who trusted me Back to You now who trusted me With this tiny atom. Kindly proffer My tiny atom. Kindly suffer That I may better fitted be. That I may still better fitted be. Big enough for the task Thou gave me Big enough to give back this vessel Shaping this handiwork so true Shining as when t'was given to me Making of him so clean a vessel Strong enough for the weary pathway That I may offer him back to You. Leading to Home with him and Thee
(Written for Baby's first birthday) (Written upon Baby's tragic death at 3 yrs)
The forgoing verses which express such a beautiful sentiment were written by Mrs Harry Nickeson whose baby boy met such a tragic death in 1925 at age two and one half
Another example of the poetry of Rosemary (Carroll) Nickeson. This poem expresses her thoughts on the changes in the Catholic Church in the early 1960's
CHANGES Catholics Everywhere are chattin' "What was wrong with good old Latin?" Gotta sing out-- There's no choice Though mine is a lousy voice
Great swingin' incense! Oh my Stars! What can that be? Not guitars!! My poor mind begins to falter They no longer face the alter.
With Friday's abstinence forsaken Now we munch a strip of bacon But the point that's fit to kill Shall or sha'nt we use the pill?
Ive a plan I think its Nifty For the ones of us past fifty (Grown in age but not too wise) Will heed the older fashioned guys.
Then the Brash priests of our nation Can lead the Younger generation Get together Red Necks all Lest divided we should fall
Cast out all your doubts and bothers It's the Faith, still of our Fathers
Children of Rose Mary Carroll and Harry Nickeson are:
Rose Mary Carroll
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