Carolyn Joyce Carty (born March 14, 1957 in Delaware) is an anonymous American Poet who claims to have written the poem "Footprints" when she was 6.[1] March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  Ranked 49th  - Total 2,491 sq. ... Footprints is an allegorical religious poem written by Mary Stevenson in 1936, describing a person who sees two pairs of footprints in the sand, one of which belonged to God and another to him or herself. ...

Carty claims she wrote the poem "Footprints" after being inspired by John F. Kennedy and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and published it through her great-granduncle Robert Louis Scharring-Hausen, Founding Father of Library Week 1922 and Nature Columnist from Hopewell, New Jersey She is the registered copyright owner and author on "Footprints" with U.S. Copyright Office listed as an "Anonymous Contribution". John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet who wrote many works that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Reveres Ride and Evangeline. ... Hopewell highlighted in Mercer County. ...

Carolyn Joyce Cartys most recent publication is the Special Collector's Edition of Footprints[2] "Footprints in the Sand: One Night A Man Had A Dream" (ISBN 1418448540) commemorating her writings from her childhood celebrating 43 years in publishing. Carolyn is most notably recognized for her poem Footprints, One night a man had a dream version and her poems titled Faith, The Footprints of God, God's Footprints & Each Other, Footprints Wedding Poem & The Thirst of Christ.

Between the ages of 4 and 33, she studied Physics writing her thesis, One Step Beyond Einstein in 1992. Carolyn submitted her work to Professor Lieb of Princeton University, Professor of Mathematics & Physics in 2005 for exploration of her theories to be studied by Princetons students.[3]