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    Book of Rhymes: Silly, Sad, and Serious
    Book of Rhymes: Silly, Sad, and Serious
    Book of Rhymes: Silly, Sad, and Serious
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    Book of Rhymes: Silly, Sad, and Serious

    By Charleen Carothers

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    The "Book of Rhymes" takes you through a whirlwind of emotions and conjured memories. Do you have trouble retrieving thoughts of the past, present or future? This book of poems restores the soaring feelings you had when you listened to a beautiful song or watched an inspiring movie. You will be able to make connections with the authors' words and visualize special moments.

    Get ready to explore and reflect as you read through the rhymes. Just like a work of art each poem has a different meaning depending on the person and the moment you're reading it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 19, 2021
    ISBN9781098357665
    Book of Rhymes: Silly, Sad, and Serious

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      Book of Rhymes - Charleen Carothers

      Copyright 2021

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      ISBN: 978-1-09835-765-8 (soft cover)

      ISBN: 978-1-09835-766-5 (eBook)

      In Memory of Christopher Paul Smyers

      Contents

      Silly

      My Mother’s Birthday Poem

      Mommy to Be

      To Calysia and Bryan

      To Caylsia’s unborn child

      Skyler Rose

      Dad’s side of the family

      Dear upcoming cosmetology student,

      Hey Girl, It’s your birthday!

      To my husband Don

      To Don and Dean

      Since I have known the two of you

      To Walter Gene Johns

      Jay and Amy

      October FACE

      SAD

      When someone is Gone

      If my dad was still here

      Marty Johns loved her family

      Peter Hanke a father, brother, and friend

      My little brother Chris

      SERIOUS

      My Younger brother Chris

      My Step Father

      My older brother in Brazil

      My mom’s side of the family

      MARISSA’S FAMILY

      To My Cousin On her wedding day

      Since graduation

      Lisa Haseloff

      Art Expectations

      In isolations

      Art Class

      Going to School

      Planting Seeds for Success

      To be a good teacher

      Silly

      My Mother’s Birthday Poem

      To my mother

      She is like no other

      Being the oldest of four

      I know lots more

      Growing up I can recall

      Things like asking for a ball

      You dressing Cathleen and I alike

      And dad teaching me to ride a bike

      You said things like Don’t throw me in the Gutter

      And you made us climb a ladder

      Taking us on many vacations

      Seeing many nations

      We went to Brazil

      To climb a very big hill

      To see a statue of Jesus Christ

      The one in Rio de Janeiro sufficed

      Visiting family in Sao Paulo

      And many years to follow

      Seeing different parts of Mexico

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