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    Page Turner: Poetry by Valerie J. Macon
    Page Turner: Poetry by Valerie J. Macon
    Page Turner: Poetry by Valerie J. Macon
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    Page Turner: Poetry by Valerie J. Macon

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    Life is a real page-turner. You never know what is coming next. Page Turner, Valerie Macon's 5th book of poetr

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherValerie Macon
    Release dateSep 1, 2021
    ISBN9781087860558
    Page Turner: Poetry by Valerie J. Macon
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    Valerie J Macon

    Valerie Macon finds fodder for her poems in every encounter, conversation, and minutia of life. Her poetry can be enjoyed widely in online venues, books, journals, anthologies, magazines, newspapers, coffee shop walls; it has been sung in concert and included in podcast. Poetry from two of her books has been nominated for Pushcart Prize. Her poetry engages readers with a sometimes-startling look the joys and sorrows that bookend life. Page Turner is her 5th book of poetry. valeriemaconpoetry.com

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      Book preview

      Page Turner - Valerie J Macon

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Dedication

      Prologue

      Morning Rider

      How to Receive Abundance

      The Gardener Earns a Living

      Sandra Plays the Piano

      Bird Lesson

      Be Brave

      Paw Boost Alerts

      Living Fearless

      Birds’ Point of View

      Looking Down

      In the Language of Trees

      Gifts of the Sea

      Lunching with JoJo

      Feast in Famine

      The Swans at Argyle Lake

      Flamingo

      Contender

      At the Spring Outdoor Concert

      The Transcend Water Show

      Garden Run Amuck

      Battling Aliens

      Black Rat Snake

      In the Lion’s Den

      Father-Son Breakfast

      Hanging out at Bam Bam’s Cafe during Flight Delay

      At the Movies

      There It Is

      Wash Me White as Snow

      Disquiet in Church

      Vultures

      Snowball Shack

      Waitress Tech Woes

      Fast Food

      Inventory on a Mountain Road

      For the Love of Selfies(Iceland Vacation)

      Another Day on the Big W Casino Boat

      Blemish

      Sun, a Hard Taskmaster

      What the Squatter Left

      Graffiti Writer

      Remnants

      Grand Finales

      Keeping up with Canes

      Lady Left Out

      Today’s Agenda

      Mission Accomplished

      Sow, Harvest, Plow

      Epilogue

      PAGE TURNER

      Valerie Macon

      Acknowledgments

      Grateful Acknowledgment is made to the editors of the following publications in which the poems

      noted first appeared, some in different forms:

      CCCC Red Clay Review 2021: Lady Left Out

      CCCC Red Clay Review 2021: Sun, A Hard Task Master

      Voice &Vision 2019 The Swans at Argyle Lake

      Fly With Me 2017: How to Receive

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