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Poems from Prineville

Sunday, October 12, 2008

God Gave To Each Two Ends To Use

God gave to each two ends to use.
With one we sit, the other muse .
Success depends on which we use.
Heads we win; tails we lose.

Vester Cooper
c 2008. Vester Cooper Trust. All rights reserved
Posted by Vester Cooper at 12:05 PM

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List of Poems

  • ▼  2008 (21)
    • ▼  October (20)
      • She Was Sweet Sixteen And One Year More
      • Do You Believe?
      • Golden Anniversary
      • Smile
      • She Was In The Backyard Playing
      • Galoshes and a Diaper Bag
      • He Took His Nap
      • Oh I Went To Church Last Sunday
      • God Gave To Each Two Ends To Use
      • I Believe You Holy Father
      • Sleepy Head
      • Are You A Christian?
      • There Is A God
      • The Prayer of the Drunken Motorist
      • Twas A Quarter Past Eight
      • Old Jolly
      • Jared
      • Ah, Ghostly Pine (early draft)
      • Ah, Ghostly Pine
      • Heaven
    • ►  December (1)
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Vester Cooper at 22

Vester Cooper at 22
1916-2000

Vester and Zona (Hamilton) Cooper

Vester and Zona (Hamilton) Cooper

About Me

Vester Cooper was born Nov. 6, 1914, in Antimony, Arkansas, His parents died when he was young. Raised by his grandparents, the orphan managed only a sixth grade education but developed a deep love of storytelling and poetry along with a deep love of God. After marrying Zona (Hamilton) Cooper, the couple moved to Prineville, Oregon, where Vester's love of nature deepened, joining his family and his God as his poetic inspirations. Vester Cooper died beloved of family and respected by church and community on February 12, 2000.

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