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    Water of the Brook
    Water of the Brook
    Water of the Brook
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    Water of the Brook

    By Olivia Bedell Nimley

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    This book is the genesis of the poets personal collection of poetry, which is a result of the celebration of the pleasures of poetry. It pages are brimmed with arts of emotions, love, inspiration, folklore and tales of achievers of our times. If you are missing home, unfulfilled, depressed, and feel left out, Water of the Brook is just what you need to be awakened and to brighten your day.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781490712710
    Water of the Brook
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    Olivia Bedell Nimley

    OLIVIA BEDELL NIMLEY was born in Harper City, Maryland County, Liberia (West Africa). She started her education at Our Lady of Fatima School in Harper. During the civil war in her country, she went into exile and studied at Nnandi Azikiwe University in Anambra State, Nigeria. She discovered the gift of writing while facing challenges in exile. She lives in Paynesville, Liberia, and works with The Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS). She is married to Moses B. Nimley and is blessed with a son.

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      Water of the Brook - Olivia Bedell Nimley

      Copyright 2013 Olivia Bedell Nimley.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1272-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4907-1271-0 (e)

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      Contents

      A Butterfly Kiss

      A Passionate Mother

      Above the Clouds

      Africa’s First Female President

      America

      Angie Brooks Randall

      Animal Queen Contest

      Answered Prayer

      Butterfly

      Child

      Eagle’s Wings

      Faith

      Lily

      Gaiter of Love

      Hatred

      Heavenly Rain

      Hero

      Hillary Rodham Clinton

      I Can Face Tomorrow

      If You Were

      Joy at Last

      Leymah Gbowee

      (Nobel Laureate 2011)

      Liberia

      Living in the Sky

      Love Fulfills Itself

      My Freedom

      Martin Luther King Jr.

      Michael Jackson

      My Flower

      My Life Is on Fire

      My Little Hut

      My Mother

      My Name Is Heard

      My Village Runs

      Nelson Mandela

      New Life

      Barack H. Obama

      Tears

      One God

      Oprah Winfrey

      Race

      The Game

      Goal

      The Basket

      Rainbow

      Right Stand

      A Legend of Soccer

      (George M. Weah)

      The Lone Star of Africa

      The Other Side

      The Rod of Moses

      The Sun

      The Top

      True Friend

      Truth

      War Dance

      War Experience

      Weada

      A Mother Is a Woman

      You Give Me Everything

      You Make Me Shine

      Endnotes

      To all the refugees in the world.

      A Butterfly Kiss

      I felt it soft and gentle

      Best feeling ever

      Taking me to a strange land

      Where I longed

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