A Rainbow of Feelings: My Thoughts on People from Inside of Me

By Lydia Vega Thomas and Sharon Ackerman Dilly.

As you open this book look at its cover;
What is going through your mind, what kind of feeling are you thinking?
Look at the bubbles and imagine what the person on the cover is thinking.
As you turn the pages you will find out why this book is called
A Rainbow Of Feelings.
You will discover some of the feelings that I hold in my heart and mind;
reflect the thoughts and dreams of many of you.
My name is Sharon Ackerman and I am known as Dilly.
and here is my rainbow of feelings

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jul 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781475960952

Lydia Vega Thomas

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Sharon moved to the Bronx where she resided for over 40 years. She has a strong sense of community and religion. Sharon has nine siblings’ and comes from a family of talented and creative minds. She is no exception. Sharon is a singer, songwriter, poet, musician and all around great talent. This is the first book of many to hit the shelves by Sharon Ackerman. A Rainbow Of Feelings is also available in audio form. Sharon takes a lot of pride in her work and also personally oversees and directs in all aspects behind her projects. She was educated in the school system of New York City. Dilly was a name given to her by her mother and siblings, now the world will know her as Dilly.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

A Special Acknowledgement From The Author

Do Something With My Life

Get To Know Me Better

Patience

Why Do You Grieve My Heart?

Did This Happen To You?

Why Are You Crying?

Your Love For The Children

I Almost Missed My Flight

My Heart Taken Over

No Time For Me

I Am Only Human

Always To Blame

A Woman In My Heart

Why Do You Want What I Have

A Friend

I’ve Been Stood Up By The Telephone

To Those In Relationships… .

Shower Me With Love

A Garden Of Love

Where Is My Love?

Cut Through The Mess

I Never Saw It Coming

Crackhead

I Have A Disease

Texting

Do Tear Drops Drip?

Blue

If I Could I Would

I Prayed To The Light

Unfavorable House Guest

If I Could Talk Or Walk

Someone Has Made You Blue

To The Children Of The World

I Haven’t Heard From Mom

My Dearest Child

Sister like mine

My Bubble Bath

The Rose of Sharon

The Path Of Life

Looking Through One’s Eyes

The Ugly Cry

Why So Sad?

Your Smile

I Haven’t Seen Clear Skies

The Air That I Breathe

God Loves Us First

The Golden Age

Use What God Gave You

I Waited For You Mom

Where Are You Running?

I Love You Holy Spirit

A Mother’s Pain

God Is Good

A Letter Of Gratefulness A Letter To My Creator And Lord Jesus Christ

A RAINBOW OF FEELINGS IS A UP LIFTING OF ONE’S SPIRIT

—GONZALES MATTHEW

THE BOOK WAS VERY INSPIRING. IT SHOWS DEPTH,

WARM AND EMOTION.

ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR A GREAT POETRY BOOK.

—JAMEL THOMAS

SHARON’S FIRST ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS IS MUST TO BE READ.

I AM PLEASED TO KNOW ANOTHER SIDE OF HER THAT SHE SHARES WITH HER READERS. SIT BACK FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS AND ENJOY.

—KIP BUNTING

Fruitage of spirit—gal 5-22

love-joy-peace-long suffering-kindness-goodness-faith-mildness

and self-control

works of the flesh gal. 19 to 21

Fornication-uncleaness

—loose conduct-idolatry practice of spiritism enmities-strife

jealouly-fits of anger—contentions-divisions sects-envies-drunken bouts-revelries.

Acknowledgements

My father Fruiten Ackerman

Patiqua Thomas

Michelle Turner

Margret Zander

Paulette Rush

Chantel Batista

Ernie O’Brien

Cheryl Skipper

Carol Homes

Rem-Noire

Khaleed—Morris Bunting

Gonzales Matthew

Lorraine Ackerman

Sumayyah Lemmons

Bryan and Christopher Tabora

Jamel and Lydia Thomas

La Shan Zanders

Trudi Madio

Connie Kelly

Raul Vega

Michael Levin

Coralis Vega

Shawn Keys

Bettina Johnson

A Special Acknowledgement

From The Author

A special acknowledgement to my children, my grand children and my great grand children, you are the best.

A special acknowledgement to Kip Bunting, because of you I know what a true friend is all about.

A special acknowledgement to my beloved brother, Kenneth Ackerman aka Shariff, your two poems Blue and Do Tear Drops Drip they showed your creativity, they also showed that you were