The poems of Stella Hammersley (1913-2005) were written over a period of years spanning from 1929 to 2004. Her poems cover a wide variety of thoughts. She wrote on the occasion of birthdays of her son, Larry, family and friends. Thoughts also include the workplace, home, her world travels (74 foreign countries) and memories. She gives her feelings of outlook on life in general, both past, present and future. She lived 92 years, met a lot of people, traveled many places here and abroad, experienced many things both sad and happy, suffered when she was alone and happy when she was with friends and family. Her son, Larry, has also included some poems he wrote to Stella on birthdays and other occasions. Stella came from a large family, thirteen in all, her maiden name was Beasley. There were seven girls and six boys which she described. So many of the poems, both Stella's and Larry's, cover specific happenings in their lives with some details given.