Hiram Gensler - 1944 and Today - Still 'On Station' Meet the Author - Hiram Gensler This page will help you, my visitor; get to know a little about me and how I came to writing poetry. I have been blessed late in life with the talent of expressing my thoughts and feelings by putting words on paper. I was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1923. I believe I had a normal life as a child. My main interests as a youngster were baseball and Boy Scouts. My Scoutmaster and his wife were instrumental in shaping my character as I grew up. I met Marirose in high school and we forged a lasting love that will never end. Our sixty-six years of marriage together produced many, many memories that have been the basis for my poems. Remembering and writing about these memories helped a great deal in easing the pain of losing her to Alzheimer's disease September 15, 2008. I have lived a full life. I have been a registered Boy Scout and Scouter for sixty-five years, I was a Cement Mason for over fifty years, and I kept honeybees for over twenty-five years as of 2009. I am a volunteer with the NorthCare Hospice Team. NorthCare Hospice cared for Marirose her last nine months of life; I can only say great things about them and will forever be in their debt. I choose to write mostly about Marirose and our lives together. Our love grew only stronger as we survived the last days of the Great Depression and then World War II. We raised a fine family of four boys and two girls. Over the years, we built a total of five houses together, all of which Marirose turned into beautiful homes. I hope your visit to our site will be interesting and enjoyable. If so, share it with your friends and loved ones. Come back often to see what's new. Thanks, Hiram Gensler If you would like to visit the NorthCare Hospice House Web Site http://NorthCarehospice.org