Background story regarding
creation of the poem, "The Difference"
I would like to
give you a little back ground how the poem came into being. Back in early 1960
after getting my four sons fed and ready for the day, I began my house work
duties. For some reason I laid a pencil and paper on the cupboard and began by
work. I returned to the paper several times to enter another line.
I later typed the
poem to a paper and put it in a shoe box with some other poems I had written. I
never corrected the grammar, nor rewrote any of the poem. It was forgotten.
Years passed. My
second son, Chris was given a homework assignment, which was to write a poem.
Chris sort of borrowed one of mom's.
A few weeks
later Chris confessed his deed and was proud to inform me his teacher thought
my work was good and knew where it could be published. I was very embarrassed
and put the poem back in the box and again it was forgotten.
Later, "The
Difference" began showing up in local newspapers, then magazines. Now it
is all over the world. I feel the true author of the poem is our Heavenly
Father. I was only the instrument that held the pen.
I lost my
husband, Leo, to cancer a few years ago. In the last few months of his life he
asked me to try to have my name put on my poem, "The Difference." He
said it belongs there and he wanted me to try. I promised him I would. This
letter is part of that promise. I have written other pieces which I hope to
have published soon.
In God's Love,
- Grace L. Naessens
thedifference_1960@yahoo.com
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