Poetic Obituaries: In 1971, Mrs. [Ethel A.] Smith began writing poetry,

and a copy of her poem, "Turn Back to God," which she sent to Barbara A. Mikulski, prompted a 2001 note from the Maryland senator.

"Your poem is very moving. I loved the words of your poem so much that I submitted them to the Congressional Record," wrote Senator Mikulski.

She composed her last poem in 2004, said her son, Allen D. Keller of Parkville.

from The Baltimore Sun: Ethel A. Smith, waitress and poet, dies at 101

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