Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.06.1979, Qupperneq 7

KÖKberg-Heimskringla, fösturiagur 1. júni, 1979
HELEN McLEOD LLOYD
Helen McLeod Lloyd, aged
86, passed away on March
24, 1979 at the Mayfair Nur-
sing Home in Calgary, Al-
berta.
Helen Sveinbjornsson was
born in Edinburgh, Scotland
in 1892, the daughter of
Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson
and Eleanor Christie. Her
father, an Icelander, was a
long time resident and teach
er in Edinburgh, as well as
a well-known composer who,
among other works, compos-
ed the magnificent music to
the Icelandic National Ant-
hem. Her mother was Scot-
tish.
Helen was educated at two
private schools, Strathearn
College and Craigmount,
after which she entered the
College of Fine Art in Edin-
burgh and in 1915 received
her Diploma in Design.
After her graduation, she
taught art in a private scho-
ol in Edinburgh. Then, for
one year she taught art at
the Academy in Forfar, Scot
land, where she also super-
vised the art instruction in
four public schools. From
there she went to Kilwinn-
ing near the west coast,
where she held the position
of art teacher in the High
School.
In 1919, her parents, hei'
brother and she, moved to
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Upon
her arrival here, she taught
art in the Earl Gray Junior
High School in Winnipeg, as
well as evening classes at
the Kelvin High School.
In 1921, Helen married
Ralph E. A. Lloyd, and the
couple lived on a farm a
short distance south-west of
Calgary, Alberta. Four childr
en were born to them: Benja
min Bertie Sveinbjórn, who
died in infancy; Francis
Charles Sveinbjorn; Eleanor
June (Mrs. Oltean) of Pense
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tewo great-grandchildren.
Her father died in 1927 and
her husband died in 1948. In
1948, she moved to Calgary
with her mother, her broth-
er Dr. Thordur Swinburne
and a young granddaughter
Kathy.
Her deep-rooted creative
urge, a gift from her parents
was never denied, and found
expression in her numerous
flower paintings and poems.
She had an abiding interest
in the classical literature of
Iceland, in particular the
Eddas and Sagas, as well as
in Iceland itself. A visit to
Iceland was therefore a long
cherished dream of hers, one
that was realized in 1970
when she made the trip with
her daughter Eleanor.
Evidence of her Icelandic
heritage was found on a
small piece of paper, found
with her belongings in thc
hospital. The following
words had been written: “1
face eternity with a feeling
of deep gratitude to Iceland
in my heart.”
Her daughter writes, “Thro-
ughout her life, my moth-
er continued to cultivate her
interests in art and in poetry
She never failed to observe
beauty in all which sur-
rounded her; the little prair-
ie flowers, the trees and the
grasses, many of which she
depicted in delicate water
colors or described with
great sensitivity in her po-
etry”
Poems by Mrs. Lloyd have
appeared in many publicat-
ions, some of them under
the name Helen Swinburne.
A book of poems, entitled
“Cloth of Gold and Other
Poems” published in 1973,
was, however, issued under
her maiden name Helen
Sveinbjornsson, with a fore-
word by Dr. Richard Beck.
Two of the poems from that
book were read at her fun-
eral service. One of them,
“Alberta Crocus” is reprint-
ed here:
Lead me by the hand, dear Memory,
And open up the gateway to the hills
Where once 1 dwelt, and wnere the wind blows free
Across the rolling land. And may it be
In early spring, dear lVlemory, that we
Sojourn together; when birdsong lightly fills
The air with hope above the withered grass
Of last year’s growing.
And the earth awakens in her purple glory
When crocuses are blowing.
Let me kneel to touch one as we pass,
To gently smootn its silver down and look
Into its golden eye, and muse ...
Frail as these blossoms are, yet they forsook
The cradling mold
To weather the ehill wind ... and herald spring.
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