Due to the messages being received regarding the use of my poems, writings, and the graphics used to design Christian Writings, this page has been created to address each issue as it arises. If you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask. Send email to the

Use of poems or writings:All are the intellectual property of Mary Katherine Kohl.  All are copyrighted.  None of them can legally be used on other Web sites, added to any collections on the Internet, reproduced on CDs or any other media whatsoever without the written permission of the author.   You may, of course, print them for your own enjoyment or send them to friends.

Graphics: Only the graphics listed on the Free Graphics Index may  be used for your own personal, non-commercial Web sites - provided you follow the rules as written above the index on the Free Graphics Index page.  None of the graphics used to design Christian Writings may be used.   Please don't take these copyrighted graphics.

Quoting from poems or writings on Web sites: [Site must be 100% safe surfing for children of all ages, contain no bad language, porn, illegal activities, hate, or bigotry, and must not contain links to such sites.]   You may quote up to four lines if the poem or writing is more than twelve lines long.   For shorter poems or writings, you may use only one line. The following example is the ONLY acceptable form for quoting. Note the two hyperlinks - to the author's name with her email address and the Web site URL. Use bolding for the title, and set off quoted material with the use of quotation marks and italics.