Mae Boie

Humble Tears: a Collection of My Grandmother's Poems Mae Boie

Throughout her small farm town, Mae Boie was best know as a dairy farmer?s wife, a mother of five, a devout Christian, a woman of charity and a talented baker. It wasn?t until her death at age 89, that her granddaughter, Alysha Boie, discovered that Mae was also a poet and songwriter. Mae left behind journals of poems and writings that were laced with visions of God and struggles with family, faith and society. This collection of poems and prayers is a tribute to my grandmother and her never-ending yearning for God?s love as she envisioned it. Each poem provides a window into a complex and reflective woman who sailed a spiritual sea made of her own humble tears.