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We will discuss different subjects here, and often we will show poems on all kinds of subjects. Already we have shown many poems here. I truly hope you have enjoyed them.
Many of the poems that you see here have been printed or etched on picture matting for insertion into a frame. These make very nice and unique gift items. And, I can write one just for you or your friend or loved one, and the poem can be etched or printed on matting for you, or I can do it on paper with your special photograph. Several months ago, a very nice customer who understood copyrights asked if he could use one of the poems on this site for his daughter’s graduation book at her high school. I agreed to allow him to publish this poem in the graduation book as a dedication to his daughter, for a small fee. (I have to make a living, just as you do!) While I am in the business of selling gift items, I also know that sometimes people just might want the use of a poem for a different purpose—for a reading in a wedding, for example, or at a funeral or wake. If you are interested in “renting” a poem (without actually buying a picture poem gift) to be read at an event or used in a high school yearbook, we have made this possible. See the Commissioned Poems page, then look under the Permission or Allowance to Publish or Use for Limited Purpose section, or go to the “Permission to Use a Poem” page, or send an email to info@danielmarkpicturepoems.com.
Alzheimer’s Disease Affects So Many Families Sunday, September 21, 2014, a Walk to End Alzheimer’s will occur at North Central College, Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. There are other walks in the Chicago area in the near future as well. See the link below for walks in Schaumburg, Libertyville, Glenview, Chicago, Joliet,Lake in the Hills, and Harrisburg, IL. […]
Today I am re-running “The Silence and the Darkness,” a poem about September 11, 2001. The Silence and the Darkness September 11, 2001 Can you hear the silence? There’s a space there in your mind many years old but still brand new— still burning you and touching you though you were far away. Can […]
Alzheimer’s/Dementia: A New Epidemic? Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia are affecting more and more families all the time. Talk to anyone, and they will have a family member with it, or they will know someone with it. It’s terrible to see the toll that this takes on an individual. It’s terrible to see the toll […]
Sunday is Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to All Dads, and to my Dad! Don’t panic! Here are two downloadable options for you last minute shoppers! “My Father Can Fix Anything” and “The Perfect Dad” are available for download for 99 cents! Download, print, and give. Easy. Maybe put it in a frame. It’ll […]
Time for Tennis! A Blessing for the Tennis Player A timeless game. No clock. Just shots. Great athletes. Maria Sharapova won the Women’s French Open title yesterday in three sets. Nadal beat Djokovic today after losing the opening set. An incredible match! We may never see players as competitive as Nadal and Djokovic […]