A Gift, a Poem, and a Whole Lot of Love

What if every gift you ever received came with a poem written just for you?

That is the tradition in the Klauke family.

For years, birthdays, Christmas mornings, anniversaries, and special occasions have come with something extra tucked beside the gift: a poem.

Sometimes the poems are funny. Sometimes they are ridiculous. Sometimes they tell a story about the person receiving the gift. And sometimes they reach straight into the heart.

Every one of them was written for someone.

That is what makes this collection different.

These aren’t poems written because someone decided to become a poet. They were written because a father, husband, brother, son, or friend wanted to say something that couldn’t quite be said with a card or a wrapped present.

There is laughter in these pages. There is nostalgia. There are family stories, inside jokes, celebrations, memories, and more than a few moments that still bring tears to the eyes.

This book is a collection of those poems.

It is funny. It is sentimental. It is personal. And at times, it is surprisingly moving.

You don’t have to be a member of the Klauke family to recognize something in these pages.

Because underneath every poem is something we all understand:

The people we love deserve to be remembered.

And sometimes, the best way to remember them is to put it into words.