Grains of Graphite Book 1

By Kristin T. De La Garza

Grains of Graphite is a North American poetry collection focusing on a wide range of emotions, many of which are intimate. The book was written with the intent to place readers in different situations, so they may experience emotions through new or altered experiences. People are welcome to interpret scenes in their own way separate from the writer's vision. There's beauty in the way individuals relate to the stories in this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DLG Publishing Partners
• Release date: Jan 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781952805097

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GRAINS OF GRAPHITE

BOOK 1

Copyright©2019

KRISTIN T. DE LA GARZA

Cover Design by Wren Taylor

This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, business establishments, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 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 prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

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To my immediate family and best friends,

who are all spoken of in my poems.

May many happy years roll in.

The completion of this poetry collection wouldn’t have come to fruition without support from family and friends. I want to express my gratitude toward all of my English, reading, and writing teachers for instilling me with the necessary skills to compose poems; you’re all amazing. A special thanks goes to my editor who helped me polish my work. Lastly, I’d like to mention DLG Publishing Partners for giving me the chance to publish Grains of Graphite.

Roller Coaster

The meaning of a sentence circles around,

sending me through a loop.

The speaker taps my shoulder,

then repeats herself. She's part of my group.

You’re really scared of falling, she says

as our cart makes its way toward the bend.

While looking over the side, my heart drops

out of fear as though approaching its end.

When on mountains, I look for stair railings

to make me feel safe time and again.

But this high may not have a gentle letdown

like the sweet poems I write by pen.

Why someone with a fear of falling

is on a roller coaster is a story all its own,

And so is my unrequited love for someone

I once knew that was never said but shown.

Penny for Your Thoughts

I will trade a thought for a penny

if my rates aren't flat.

How many writers will profit

from work when they go to bat?

You see, dinner plans, worries,

and stories stand hand-in-hand.

Which idea

does a saturated market deem grand?

Would you pay

for your mother's sweet lemonade? 

Even when you're picking fruit

under the same tree's shade?

How do you decide upon the value

of your thoughts?

Consumers have no problem

dictating lots.

Stumbling upon relevance may be tricky;

it is a concern.

Everyone has a name,

but credit's often hard to earn.

Pathways become slippery

when standing atop steep uncertainty.

Audiences will be wary

when dictating pay proportionally.

Make yourself a title

holding prominence in place.

People prefer pennies to dollars

when an author has no face.

If dedication and perseverance

grace your lifetime, then try, try, try.

Hope cannot guarantee success but helps

through long hours when we struggle to get by.

Beautify

I’ve seen the malice of dead dreams

reaching for life through whatever means.

Parents naught look to children for a chance

to reignite their hopes via schemes.

Instead, blessed be thee who finds

beauty in a thereafter.

For, it is greatness

we are often taught to lust after.

Makeup

There's a