Thirty

By Danielle C. Robinson

Thirty, is a collection of black and white photographs, and narratives, poetry, and quotes that were written during Robinson's thirtieth year.


"Thirty"

Thirty,
the age
where I coached
myself to live through
vintage wounds, sore bones,
subtle flesh with a sucker for love heart.

- Danielle C. Robinson

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 29, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543439328

Danielle C. Robinson

Danielle Robinson currently resides in North Carolina, where she works in scientific research and writes daily. Her literature works have been published with various journals, magazines, and writing groups. She is the author of the poetry collection, A Slice of Purple Pie. Her second book, Thirty, is a collection of narratives, poetry, and quotes that were written during the third decade of her lifetime. In her free time, Robinson enjoys traveling, serving her community as a Girl Scout leader, listening to various genres of music, creating precious memories with family and close friends, and visiting museums, art galleries, cultural festivals and events.

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Copyright © 2017 by Danielle C. Robinson.

Library of Congress Control Number:         2017911688

ISBN:                        Hardcover                       978-1-5434-3933-5

                                  Softcover                          978-1-5434-3934-2

                                  eBook                               978-1-5434-3932-8

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Cover Design: Joseph Churchwell, III

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Rev. date: 07/29/2017

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Three Zero

30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30

God is My Judge

Every day, I Am

In the Shadow of My Words

Between Love and Hate

Nubian

Threesome

It Gets Better

big

Crystal Clear

Human Error

Lady Justice: Where do you stand?

Let Your Hair Down

Once, Twice a Heart of Gold

In Another World of Blues

Once More Heartbreak

ilovedyou

Unfamiliar

My Daily Bread

Contemporary Solo

Solitude

Intense Joy

Revelation of Self

Bet Not Again

a fading love

In Cahoots

All Eyes on Me

Child of God

To Be Myself

To Ask For

Her Life, Her Victory

Black Swan

Hierarchy

Soul Entry

Baby Steps

Falling Over Again I

Falling Over Again II

Adequate Light

In the Making of Love

Miss Goody Two Shoes

Daydreaming

Circa 1986 and Beyond

Sayonara

The Renewal

Complex Complexion

Black Bones

Honeysuckle

Word is Bond

Thirty

Soundtrack to My Thirty Year Old Life

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Dedication

I lovingly dedicate this book to: everyone approaching a milestone in life; Mother, for your lifetime encouragement, love, and dedication while mothering me; Nana and Granny, for teaching me about the past and showing me how to excel in my future; and Father, for taking the time to learn how to be father to daughter.

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Aunt Jean (1949-2017) and Granny Ruby (1940-2017)

I miss you ladies. I finished another book, again!

Introduction

THIRTY? If age is only a number, then what’s the fuss about when approaching a milestone age like 30, 40, 50, 60 and et cetera? Why panic about aging, growing gray and wrinkled in life? For many of us, it is a special moment that requires reflection of past significant events and the opportunity to prepare for more spontaneous and exhilarating moments in life. After all, life is about maturing and developing the willpower to comfort us through life’s trials and tribulations. And at the same time, these moments in life teach and prepare us for the next decade.

While approaching thirty, I noticed what I achieved and what I still have the desire to accomplish. To be honest, it was nerve wrecking and quite intimidating. I was leaving the age group that paved a grand entrance for me to declare my own independence into a new age group that expected me to be settled with self and married with children. Here, I am redefining, accepting and semi-concluding decisions with myself, and spending less time perplexed so much about what level in life I feel my life should be on versus what level someone else thought my life should be on. Isn’t this true independence? Right? Write!

I knew at the marking of this age that I didn’t want to accommodate what I acclaim to be a true mirror-image to happiness or what I believe is significant to self. I wanted to focus more on wisdom and becoming more comfortable with self. So, I unlocked all locks and slid the window open to release the answers about my own personal perspective on life and love, and the compromising amid my professional and writing career. Something more like: Is this where I want to be? Is this enough? Am I truly progressing? Am I content with how I define myself? Yes, these questions. I left them in the