Poetry Written By
Janice Buth
b. August 12, 1950
d. November 26, 2000
My Husband

My husband, he died on a hot
summer day.
In just a few moments he was
taken away.
It was the saddest day I must say,
The day the Lord took
my husband away.

It was a sad time for my
children and me.
It wasn't gone to be easy,
It was easy to see.
It was a sad time for
all who's concerned,
And little did I know
I had so much to learn.

Everything was left up to me.
It wasn't that easy to see.
All the collectors came
pounding on my door.
I gave and I gave till
I couldn't give any more.

I called my lawyer and he
offered to me.
To file for bankruptcy and then
I would be set free.
I am now remarried, his name
is Don Buth.
And now I'm happy
to tell you the truth.
My Mother Was An Angel

My mother was an angel
She was sent up from above.
God sent that special angel
For me to dearly love.

I done my very best by her,
She was pretty as a dove.
I sure did love that angel,
And now she's with God above.

When she had to go away
It made me very sad;
But, she is now up in Heaven,
And for that I'm very glad.
She was the very best mother
That I could ever had.
Lord, Spare My Mother

Lord, spare my mother,
Give her the will to live.
Lord, she has so much to give.
You give us life and you take it away.
Lord, spare my mother
Please don't take her today!
She means so much to me,
this you know;
And I don't want to let her go.
I turn back the pages
on the life that she's had,
And, Oh my Lord, it makes me so sad.
I think of her life and I
swell up with tears.
Lord, spare my mother,
For a few more years.
Mother

Your life has been a living hell,
And on top of it all you
are not very well.
We want to help you all that we can.
We sure don't mind giving you a hand.
Going to the store and the
things that we do,
Is all because we love you.
So in time of need we want to say,
We want to help you in every way.
Now if you need us, and at all
All you have to do is give us a call.
We don't mind, anything we do,
We don't mind, cause we love you.
Wake Up, Billy

I love you Billy, with all my heart.
I want for you my brother, to
have a new start.

A life without beer, whiskey and wine,
You don't need none of them
To have a good time.

Save up your money
And rent you a home,
Get little Billy,
And you won't be alone.

You have a son who loves you dear,
He would give anything just to be near.
So, wake up my Brother,
And make a new start,
For you'll end up in life
and we'll have to part.
Bobby, I'm Proud Of You

Bobby, I'm proud of you, you work every day.
Who'd ever thought, you'd turn out this way.
You've made a swell father, and a husband as well
I've learned don't judge anyone cause, you never can tell.

Your someone special, I can honestly say.
And I hope you'll always stay this way;
I want to be close, and forget the things in the past,
I want us all to be happy at last.

It would really hurt me, if you and Angie would part,
And I really mean this from the bottom of my heart;
So, from this day forward, I want us to be
Closer than ever like it really should be.
My Daughter, Angie

Angie is my daughter,
she works hard every day;
I sure hate to see her
work this way.

She works all day in her home,
Then goes to work at night;
She works almost around the clock
No wonder she's up tight.

She has a son named Robby,
He's as cute as can be;
I don't know how she leaves him
This I can not see.

One day he'll be all grown
And have children of his own;
She will wonder where time went
She will wish there were time spent.