Rising Sunrise

By Christiana Guarino

"This books consists of poems and short stories. It portrays the lively creative imagination of a talented teenage writer with historical and fictional narratives that have vivid and interesting
Descriptions. The poems reflect the authors marvelous poetic abilities. Linda Mata has been described as a promising emerging poet and her poems are included in this book."

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481707732

Christiana Guarino

Linda Mata is a freelance writer and holds a Masters Degree from the University of Oklahoma. She is also the author of Roads and Reminiscences and co-author, with her daughter, of the book Upon the Stars. She was featured in Who’s Who in American Women 2004. Christiana Guarino was a Teen-age high school student when the fi rst edition of this book was written in 2006. She has received numerous awards for her short stories and poetry. These include 2 local Youth diversity awards, inclusion in Who’s Who in Poetry in 2005 and recipient of The Creative Commemoration Award in the fall of 2004. She continues to write and is currently a university student.

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RISING

SUNRISE

CHRISTIANA GUARINO

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© 2013 by Christiana Guarino. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/25/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0772-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0771-8 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-0773-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013900934

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Contents

Jose and El Cinco De Mayo

Something to Think About

Annie’s Challenge

The Search for Love

Christiann’s Temptation

The Only Thing: The Story of Little Johnny And The Hurricane

Poems By Christiana Guarino

Upon the Stars

Easter Time

Nice Things

St. Patrick’s Day

Winter

What Was the Greatest Gift?

The Night

Shine a Candle

Identity and a Sense of Self

Two Good Friends

Keep Dreaming

Summit in the Horizon

In memory of my brother David M. Proctor

To My First Grandchild

Poems Of Inspiraton

A Poem

Abuela Rosa

Aunt Mary

Autumn

Boating Luncheon Party

   Dad   

Dad’s Laughter

In Memory of Mom

La Prunelle d’l’Oeil

Mama’s Smile

Moments

Morning Dew

Nature’s Autumn

Our Love

Our Son and Daughter

Proudly Black and Brown

Rainbow Wish

Snowflakes

Standing at the Edge of the Shore

Sterotype

Valentine’s Day

Tasks

The Brightest Star

The Evergreen Tree

The Fulani Mask

The Sunrise

The Storm

The US Supreme Court Rule

Warm Biscuits

Poems Of Persons Places And Events

A salute to My Great Grandfather and the Civil War’s Other US Colored Troops

George Washington, Founder of Centerville

Gwendolyn Brooks

Halloween

James Langston Hughes

Mary McLeod Bethune

Old San Juan

On Greeting Ralph Ellison

On Presenting Loraine Hansberry’s Play

On Reading Emily Dickinson’s Poem

Penelope

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King

Sacaguewea

The Buffalo Soldiers of Ft. Huachuca

Dear Brother

Remembering Aunt Anabel

Silence

My memories sail across the sea

To my daughter.

In Memory of Grandma Annie and my Uncle Michael

JOSE AND EL CINCO

DE MAYO

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