Blog
Welcome to the Blog page!
I was very pleased and honored this week to have a couple of these poems used with my permission at events. “So Hope Will Live” was read and included in the program at an organ donation event at a hospital in Scotland. And “Nurses” was included in a celebration of nurses at a hospital in Lewiston, Maine.
Organ Donation.
So important.
Life giving. Life saving. Donate Life!
Nurses Care For You!
Appreciate 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 obtain a license to use one of the poems for his daughter’s graduation book at her school. I agreed to allow him to do this for a small fee. (I have to make a living, just as you do!) If you are interested, I would be happy to discuss a nominal license fee with you, so you can use one of my poems for certain purposes. Just ask via email to info@danielmarkpicturepoems.com or call or text me at 847.828.0857.
I hope everyone is staying safe in these turbulent times. While most news these days tends to be negative, heart-breaking, and just downright exhausting, I received some exciting news recently. Above Summit LLC, an aerial and video production company based in Boston, reached out to me to ask if they could use some of the […]
“Gathered here on hallowed ground, etched in echoes of somber sound of muffled drum and freedom’s song, are the boots of those so young. May we keep what they have saved so we honor what they’ve done. They died so we could keep that song– such sacrifice from those so young. May we always hear […]
All over the world, students are graduating from schools at every level: grade schools, high schools, colleges, graduate schools, medical schools, law schools. And for you who are graduating, I offer my heartfelt congratulations, and thanks! Why thanks? Because of course it marks an accomplishment. But it also marks you–the graduate–as a learner, as someone who understands […]
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom! Happy Mother’s Day to my wife! Happy Mother’s Day to all moms! Enjoy your special day!
Nurses are so important to all of us. And many people don’t realize how important they are to the entire health care system. They are your advocates in a hospital. They are the front line of medicine. They ask questions. They listen. They observe. They touch. They assess. They care. They know a lot […]
Monday, April 17 is more than Tax Day this year. It’s Patriots’ Day too! Which means it’s Boston Marathon Day! Best Wishes to all runners for a safe and satisfying run! Boston Strong!
I just want to wish everyone who visits here and reads my little pieces a very happy Thanksgiving Day! I am grateful to you. This is a uniquely American tradition, and as much as it has been commercialized, it still retains value because it helps to bring friends and families together. And special thanks to […]
Time to say Thanks! Today, Sunday, I am thanking some people, and I will try to do this throughout the week. I met a wonderful lady for coffee on Friday. Jean MacDonald is a speaker and a business coach. She is actually a Distinguished Toastmaster (or DTM), and she speaks to organizations and businesses […]
Sunday, October 12, 2014! The Chicago Marathon! Are you running? Is your wife, husband, son, daughter, friend? Will you be watching? I wish I was running again! I think the very coolest part of the Marathon is the very beginning: There is a mass of people stretching blocks back from the starting line. After […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s More Walks to End Alzheimer’s are scheduled for the upcoming weekends. Walk. Donate what you can. Click here to Walk or Donate You already know someone with this disease—a family member; a friend; it might even be you, though you don’t know it. When you forget something, do […]
