Crushed Violets

By Donna Nieri

Poetic confessions and experiences of a crushed child and how she narrowly escaped a life of child abuse.

About the Author; Donna Nieri was raised primarily in several isolated mining towns throughout Nevada. Her childhood was laced with neglect and emotional abuse from parents addicted to alcohol and gambling. She writes on those experiences in order to share with others how she found deliverance and hope.

Other ebook's by the Author; A Child's Journey Through Darkness, Weeping Child to Forgiving Child, A Child Interrupted, Crushed Violets, And The Child Grew Up, Love Letters to Daddy, Unshaken, Mining Town Girl, Wanderlust, Miriam's Song, Story of Ruth, Seasons, The Three Friends, The Scarlet Cord, The Runaway, Bottles of Tears and The Gatekeeper's Child.

For more information about the author and her books visit; www.donnaspoetry.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donna Nieri
• Release date: Nov 6, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370455980

Donna Nieri

Donna Nieri was raised primarily in several isolated mining towns throughout Nevada. Her childhood was laced with neglect and emotional abuse from parents addicted to alcohol and gambling. She writes on those experiences in order to share with others how she found deliverance and hope.Donna now lives in Reno Nevada with her two dachshund dogs Sammy and Tommy Lou. Donna divides her time between long walks with her dogs and writing. She is also an avid bird lover breeding exotic small birds and caring for her African Violet collection. She has a deep desire to address child abuse issues by reaching out with her writings. To take the pain she has experienced and turn it into a gift of healing for others.Other ebook's by the Author; A Child's Journey Through Darkness, Weeping Child to Forgiving Child, A Child Interrupted, Crushed Violets, And The Child Grew Up, Love Letters to Daddy, Unshaken, Mining Town Girl, Wanderlust, Miriam's Song, Story of Ruth, The Three Friends, The Scarlet Cord, The Runaway, Seasons, Bottles of Tears and The Gatekeeper's Child.For more information about the author and her books visit; www.donnaspoetry.com

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Other Books by the Author

A Child’s Journey Through Darkness

Weeping Child To Forgiving Child

A Child Interrupted

Copyright © 2015 by Donna Nieri

- For those who have been crushed as a result of Child Abuse -

Not to counsel, But to comfort Quote by: Janice Hermsen

Crushed Violets

They lie withered,

Blue violets pressed

To the ground,

Trodden under foot by

Humanities boot. All is

Silent, not a sound.

Lavender and blue

Covered with dew, each

Petal is bruised. Small

Yellow eyes, saddened,

Look down.

Leaves of green,

Streaked with brown,

Bleed from the

Offender's frown.

Children trampled by

Mankind, their breath

Is hushed - their spirits

Crushed. Oh, little

Ones, you have died,

Only to rise anew.

Sweetly sleep in your

Humble tomb until again

You bloom.

******

Autumn gusts blow

Leaves from trees,

Swirling in the air,

Leaving them bare.

The mournful call of

The dove slowly fades

As she folds her

Wings.

Winter's cruel

Plight touches the

Earth and hills

With winter chills.

Silence,

As all creation

Sleeps, covered in

Snow, as frigid

Air blows.

Ice and snow begin to

Thaw. A sound of a bell,

Spring casts her spell.

Showers wash the land.

The language of flowers

Are known only by God.

He whispers, the sun

Kisses each petal

Obeying His wishes.

The lark's song

Wakes creation, skies

Are blue, no longer dark.