I Gave Her A Single Red Rose

By Mario V. Farina

A collection of poems exploring love, marriage, family and the Universe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Sep 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311243959

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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Single Red Rose

Poems by a Nonagenarian

Mario V. Farina

Copyright 2014 by Mario V. Farina

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Table Of Contents

I Gave Her a Single Red Rose

My Son

The Huge Umbrella

Hold My Hand

My Dear, I'm Glad it was You.

Tell Me About God Mother

A Tiny Nail and a Rusty Bolt

Stay Away from That Mill

When First We Met

Haiku, Taxi

How Managed You the Vessel of Our Domicile?

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