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I am a woman who is native to Pennsylvania and all its beauty. I write often in the style of my father,
Dr. Kenton W. Bertram, who published a collection of poems called: 'Rhymes of the Times' and wrote many other poems and tales of life in the French Creek Valley and other scenic and historic spots in Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Allegheny mountains. I can never compare to his talent ... more »
Kenlo Bertram Poems
I look around this little town
Surrounded by valley and hill
Mountains here are old and strong
And pre-autumn air is touched with chill.... more »
Sweet the smell of apple squeezin's
The air is dark with hosts
No stars can show a glimmer
And the world is full of ghosts... more »
Nature all around shows many faces
Colors that seduce the light we see
Throws a pretty picture full of fantasy
To hide the sap and drug within each blade and leaf and tree.... more »
Binding him tightly each nightfall
With dexterious craft and skill
In spite of the teachings of artistic tongues
Her words were what compelled him still.... more »
The French Creek Valley
I look around this little town
Surrounded by valley and hill
Mountains here are old and strong
And pre-autumn air is touched with chill.
Our waters flow with healing balm
Creeks and streams and rivers
Forefathers camped and fought so hard
For the glorious vales those lakes delivered.
Fog hangs high around hilltops
And fills up the spaces below
Like a curtain drawn back at break of day
To reveal sunkissed wonders all aglow.
All seasons in unrestrained revel
Show up like clockwork each year
Each spring summer fall pass by quickly
Winter ...
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