Tangible Echoes: A Collection of Inspirational Poetry and Thoughts
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C.A. Dickinson
The author was born on a warm spring morning in 1950, the second eldest of four children. A happy go lucky child, Colleen smiled her way through her childhood. At the age of 11, she started golf lessons with the late great Les Franks of Islington Golf Club, who had taught Al Balding (the first Canadian professional to win a PGA golf tournament, in 1955). Throughout her teens, Colleen played junior tournament golf in various Ontario towns. Her fathered fancied her to turn professional, and she admits she did have a dream of playing with the lady pros one day. At 18, Colleen was dealt a good dose of adulthood when her father and golf mentor suddenly passed on. Thoughts of fairways were left behind, as Colleen turned to business and commerce and put her secretarial skills to work for her. This was in the day of shorthand and typing, and Colleen's skills were topnotch. She tried marriage but it didn’t work for her, and it lasted for only a few short months. 1973 found Colleen a young single working mom. She worked on freelance assignments in and around the city of Toronto doing secretarial and computer work as she raised her lovely daughter to maturity on her own. Colleen was always open minded and tried to see the positive and the humourous side of things. Certain books which she believes she was meant to read seemed to jump off the shelves into her hands. In her 30's, Colleen was honoured to meet Mr. Edgar Mitchell at a private cocktail party at the Harbour Castle Hilton in Toronto, following a seminar in which he was one of the keynote speakers. Ed told of his life as an astronaut and how he conducted telepathic tests while he was in outer space. Colleen learned that after he had left the space program, Mr. Mitchell established a facility to study the psychic phenomenon ... but Colleen's mind was already beginning to open up to the universe, although in a different way. She had undertaken the study of metaphysics, in keeping with her own Christian principles. One of Colleen's fondest hobbies is writing. She once penned an article for a local Toronto-based newspaper featuring a new golf store in the area. The sponsors of the tournament invited her to play golf with the lady pros at Thornhill Golf & Country Club. This was the unfoldment of a girlhood dream, and Colleen managed to keep a positive attitude throughout the rainy round, even chipping a shot in in the hole after calling it, no less. Colleen’s article entitled "The Invitation" was produced with a love of golf and a true humility for being afforded the opportunity to play. As the century came to a close, Colleen left the hustle-bustle of the city behind and moved to the country. She took the proverbial plunge once again and, after 35 years of being happily divorced, she re-married. Colleen and her husband, a retired rock and roll musician, now happily reside in a small town in rural Ontario. Colleen is working on completing her manuscript about spiritual clarity and God's laws, entitled "Things Unseen" and her second compilation of poetry, entitled "The Dance of Love". Colleen proudly answers to the name of "Nan" for her two beautiful grandchildren. Life is good.
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Tangible Echoes - C.A. Dickinson
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Contents
INTENDED VIRTUE
TANGIBLE ECHO
SUPREME SACRIFICE
WHAT NOW?
SPIRITUAL LOVE
CHANGES COME NATURALLY
THE TOUCH OF LOVE
(IF THE WORLD COULD SEE)
THE NAUTICAL ROUTE
A BABE ASLEEP
LOVE
BEGIN ANEW
BEING MINDFUL
CLEANSED
HOPE IS GOOD
GROW
GOOD PERMEATES
ENJOY
HEART STRINGS
HERE IN THIS ROOM
INSPIRATION
CONTINUOUS INSPIRATION
REAL THOUGHT
HE WAS A LINK
THE WAR OF PEACE
THE LIGHT OF INFINITY
THE GARDEN OF PEOPLE
THE PRIZE
THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT
SOMEONE CARES
CHANGE
RIGHT
THE MASTER
THE TRUTHS OF THE UNIVERSE
WHICH WAY TO GO
REVERSING SADNESS
ON PASSING ON
GAIN
LOVING GOOD INTENTIONS
THE GIFT OF BEAUTY
THINK, PRAY
CHUCK FULL OF LOVE:
HE’S MY BROTHER
PEACE WITHIN
MAN WITHOUT LOVE
ODE TO TREES
MESSENGERS OF GOD
AWARD
BELIEVE IN ME
THE BATH
TUNE IN
SALUTE TO EARTHWORMS
LOGON
GET THIS
TEACH WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
THE KEY TO ME
MAN CONTINUES
BE STILL
FRIENDS
WORK
TURN ON THE LIGHT
UNDERSTAND
GOD’S GOVERNMENT
SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE
THE IDEAS
RAISON D’ÊTRE
HONOUR GOD’S LAWS
PLEASE COME DINE WITH ME
HOW TO HEAL
CHILDREN
LET THE LIGHT IN
I AM GRATITUDE
WE HAVE TO SAY WHAT’S WITHIN
WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE
USE THAT WHICH WE KNOW
RECEIVING, GIVING AND LOVING
THE GAME OF LIFE
THE DANCE OF THE WRITER AND READER
LOVE DIVINE
PEACE WITHIN IS WITHOUT
JUST BE
YOU ARE WHOLE
LIFE IS GOOD
GO WITH GOD
NO REASON TO WEEP
HERE I AM
FOUR WINDOWS AND A PET SCREEN
CHRIST
I AM SIMPLY SHOWING
FORGIVE THEM
THOUGHTS
EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE
THINK
LOVERS OF CONTRAST
GOOD TO THE CORE
HOW GOLF INSPIRES ME
WHERE AM I GOING?
LUST FOR LIFE
TO MY CHILD
COME TO THE GARDEN
THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE
TOUCHED
PERKED AND READY
VIEWS
NUMBERS
TO MY GROWN CHILD
LET LOVE
BOREDOM
ADJUSTMENTS