Places in the Heart

By Florence V. Gilmore-Kersee

I HOPE WHEN YOU READ THIS BOOK OF POETRY, POEMS OF THE HEART, ABOUT THE HEART AND FROM THE HEART YOU WILL GET TO KNOW YOURSELF JUST A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE I HAVE ALLOWED YOU TO SEE SOME OF THE ESSENCE OF ME.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481735810

Florence V. Gilmore-Kersee

WHO AM I MIGHTY…YET…VULNERABLE INEFFECTIVE…YET…SELF POSSESSED RUGGED…YET....FRAGILE HESITANT….YET….DETERMINED UNRESOLVED….YET…..POWERFUL AND SO…………………….MUCH MORE

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2013 by Florence V. Gilmore-Kersee. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 04/15/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-3583-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-3581-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013905815

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECRET HEART

DOROTHY ANN

WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?

THOSE WELL KNOWN WORDS

BEEN TO SEATTLE

WAITING

MY FRIEND

SWEET TALK

OLD GIRL

WHO ARE THE TEACHERS HERE?

SILENT COMPANION

SO GOOD

WHERE ARE THE SENSES

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO

WHO’D A THOUGHT

BE HAPPY

A HUG

LIFE

WHAT ? ? ?

SOMETIMES

TO LET GO

WHAT A DREAM

ANOTHER DAY

THANK YOU

THAT’S ALL IT TAKES

I MET A MAN

ASK ME

THE MEANING OF LIFE

THAT’S A ‘NUFF FOR ME

SAVE THE RIVER

MEMORIES

JUST FOR YOU

ABOUT HISTORY

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

THOSE FROSTY STREETS

ALL FOR A LOVE

SPECIAL DELIVERY

MY CHRISTMAS

LOOK AT ME

AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

I DON’T KNOW

I’M READY AND SET

MOMMA’S LITTLE GIRL

MISS SENIOR CITIZEN

(Dedicated To The Mission Society)

For my mother, Florence (Shyng)

may you rest in peace

1932-2013

INTRODUCTION

I hope when you read this book of poetry, poems of the heart, about the heart and from the heart you will get to know yourself just a little better because I have allowed you to see some of the essence of me.