My Father's Dreams

By The Underground Writer

MY FATHER'S DREAMS is a collection of poetic prose that covers a wide variety of social, spiritual, and personal experiences that culminate into a theme of hope. The book is in step with today's genre of activism, enlightenment, and expose. Written to inspire, educate, and encourage.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Underground Writer
• Release date: Jun 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781954932654

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MY

FATHER’S

DREAMS

A Collection of Poetic Prose

Anthony Walker

My Father’s Dreams

Copyright © 2021 by Anthony Walker

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non-commercial uses permitted by copyright law.

ISBN

978-1-954932-59-3 (Hardcover)

978-1-954932-66-1 (Paperback)

978-1-954932-65-4 (eBook)

In honor of Jupiter Hammon, the first black poet to be published. He was born a slave and died a slave, but his gift didn’t die when he went to the grave. It lives on in the lives of writers like myself, who understand the power of prose!

Table of Contents

My Word

Sunday Mornings

Now You Be the Judge

In My Garden

Just a Vision

Soul of an Artist

Emotion for the Black Child

Mumbo Jumbo

The Inspiration to Praise

Speaking Success into the Wind

The Love of My Life, Gone!

For the Love of the Family

Oh, Yes, We Can! (Ode to Obama)

Underground Man

When She Cries (Teenage Slave)

When the Page Turns

What Have I Got to Prove?

Prison Calm

I Do It for My Mama

Patience and Understanding

Especially 4 U

All God’s Children

Unjust Us

Quit Bringing up My Past

I Believe

The Real G Has Spoken

Streets of Sorrow

Beautiful People

She Loves Me ’Cause…

The Canvas of Creation

Black Romeo

The Gift and the Giver

The Psalmist

My Word

Poetry is an art. It’s music from the heart, the essence of words, the beauty of thoughts. Never thought I could shout to be so eloquent and command verbal excellence in a manner so pleasant. But don’t mistake my character as one who’s a farce. I’m the harbinger of misfortune from the dungeon of man’s faults.