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Author Biography
Rose Mary Clarke writes a weekly column about life experiences.
Rose Mary Clarke started writing columns for the Knightstown Banner when she was in high school. A graduate of Knightstown High School, Ball State and Indiana University, she taught French at Franklin Central High School and Howe High School. Her husband, daughter Victoria and she lived in Irvington for many years. She and Bill currently live in Warren Park.
She was a Realtor for over twenty years and returned to writing columns about twelve years ago. Her weekly column that also appears in the Weekly View is about life experiences — travel, nature, the arts and the funny/sad events of the past. She is an avid reader and enjoys writing, cooking and eating good food.
She has published a book of some of her columns that is called Ramblings: A Stroll Down Memory Lane with Henry David Thoreau.
Rose Mary Clarke passed away October 26, 2017.
Rose Mary Clarke’s Story Archive
January Doldrums
The party’s over, It’s time to call it a day. They’ve burst your pretty balloons And taken the moon away. It’s time to wind up the masquerade— Just make your mind up The piper must be paid. — Jules Styne and others Oh dear, I’m in one of those “unsettled” … Read More
Ode to Chocolate
The dictionary defines an ode as a lyric poem of a serious, exalted or meditative nature with an elevated style. A famous one is John Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” that begins, “Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness! Thou foster-child of silence and slow time . . . “ … Read More
Christmas Gifts That Keep on Giving
I mentioned the red sweater that my impoverished mother gave me sixty years ago and the gifts that the Jones kids gave us. Bill said, “Those are the gifts we never forget. We’ve been married for so long that we’re running out of ideas for novel gifts. This year I … Read More
Remembering Christmas
Here’s to friendship, here’s to you This dear December day. Old Santa Claus is coming, We know he’ll pass your way. We send to you this Yuletide The wish that never ends, It’s health and happiness and cheer, And full blessings to our friends. Last year, Irvingtonian Bruce Gable sent … Read More
‘Tis the Season to be Jolly!
Charles Dickens’ novella, “A Christmas Carol,” is one of my favorite pieces of writing. It embodies the delicious food and drink of the celebration, people’s philanthropy, good cheer and their affection for each other. It’s also the story of the awakening and redemption of the cold-hearted, grasping, penurious Ebenezer Scrooge. … Read More