Shirley Bauer

Quick Introduction

In this article, we are going to discuss some important details about Shirley Bauer and important things about her works.

About Shirley Bauer

Shirley Bauer was born on 24 October 1932; she was born in a farmhouse and known as an English Poet. Her parents were Emil and Rose Schmitt. Shirley had completed her graduation in the year 1962, from McClusky High School. Just after completion of graduation, Shirley joined a nursing school, which was located in Bismarck. Shirley worked as a nurse in St. Alexius Hospital for 41 years. She was an enthusiastic and intelligent personality; she was excellent in academics and many sports. Playing basketball and other sports with friends were some of her favorite activities. She was a good basketball player and an ardent basketball fan as well.

Shirley got married to Melvin Charles on 14 October 1951 in Cessna Park. Shirley was very happy in her married life and she spent 67 years of her life with her partner, Melvin Charles. Shirley Bauer and Melvin Charles became the parents of four children. Shirley Bauer also worked as a teacher for many years. She taught children in Sunday school for several years and she became a member of a Christian Bible church.

After marriage, she was living at the place of her in-laws and husband, Heritage Health in particular. Overall, Shirley lived a happy life. On 23rd February 2019, Shirley died at the age of 86 and the last practices of her funeral took place at the place of her in-laws. The funeral was preceded by her brother and parents. Shirley Bauer contributed most of her time to writing, and she is recognized as a notable English poet. Her most famous poem is 'Trees', which is present mostly in school books.

Shirley Bauer's full name is Shirley Ann Bauer. The meaning of her name 'Shirley' is bright clearing. Shirley had not worked on different domains of literature. She had presented only a few poems or we can say the poem 'Trees' is her sole poem. In this poem, she conveyed her love and understanding for nature, which is essential for the students to keep in mind that, nature is so important.

Notable Works

Shirley had not worked on the other domains except nature. She had beautifully presented her work, which is still considered important. The poem 'Trees' by Shirley Bauer also captures a moral, as the poem conveys the importance of nature and trees. She also had experience in various professions. As we discussed, she also worked as a teacher and a nurse, thus Shirley Bauer was an ambitious and hard-working woman. She became popular with just one work because she added all the relevant details and points about the importance of nature in the poem. Additionally, the poem is written in an easy language that can be easily understood by children as well as by adults.

In the poem 'Trees', the poet describes that trees are a vital part of nature for the survival of all living organisms. At the start of the poem, the poet highlights the roles that trees play on the planet Earth. She starts by describing that the trees are the home to different kinds of birds. Then, she continues to describe that trees are essential for humans to generate food, and trees provide manure, timber, etc., to humans. The poet requests the readers to consider all the roles and responsibilities of trees and that humans should be thankful for trees. The main motive of the poet for writing this poem is to spread awareness among the readers regarding the importance of trees. Most importantly, the poet used very subtle language. She conveyed that trees are a medium of entertainment for childhood; children like to do some adventurous activities with trees such as climbing, hiding, plucking out fruits, etc.

After the end of this description within some stanzas, the poet describes the connectivity of the beauty of our planet with trees. Notably, the Earth is called the green planet because greenery is provided only by the presence of trees on the Earth. Additionally, the poet says that trees look more beautiful when winds blow their branches from one direction to another.