Creating a Heavenly Poem from Random Words

Residents who are members of the Poetry Club at Heritage Woods of Rockford, a BMA affordable assisted living community, recently created a poem from random words.  They titled the poem “Heaven” and shared it with the Administrator. Tony Valentino is sharing their creativity with us.

By Tony Valentino, Administrator of Heritage Woods of Rockford affordable assisted living

Residents of our affordable assisted living community regularly get together for an activity called “Poetry Reading.”

During a recent session, they decided to have each resident in attendance give one single word. Once everyone had given a word, they used those words to create a poem.

They shared their poem with me; I wanted to share it with you.
 

HEAVEN

Like fluttering leaves

On an Aspen Tree

An army of happy children

Throughout the world

With marvelous togetherness

Seek out happiness

As friends

To love forever

This must be Heaven!

The residents who participated are Dorie Johnson, RoseMary Pinchott, Bud Johnson, Lucille Keiley, Pat Cacciapaglia, Marian Brown, Betty Jack, Kathy Walker, Ruth Mahay, Lorraine Bender, and Gladys Westphal. Resident Johnathon Chell serves as leader of the Poetry Club.

Heritage Woods of Rockford is a BMA affordable assisted living community located in Rockford, Illinois. The community serves older adults of all incomes, including those on Medicaid,
who need some assistance to maintain their independence.


All affordable assisted living communities managed by BMA Management, Ltd. are certified and surveyed by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. All assisted living communities are licensed and surveyed by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

“BMA Management, Ltd. is the leading provider of assisted living in Illinois
and one of the 20 largest providers of assisted living in the United States.”

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