Whistling Pops

By KENNY LORD

I took the words from the valleys and streams
I took my inspiration from Journeys and dreams.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496943460

KENNY LORD

This is the fourth book of poetry by author Kenny Lord. He continues his path of writing poetry on everyday experiences, coupled with a strong sense of imagination and a touch of rhyme and rhythm, blended with musical script. Kenny is still a police officer with the Toronto Police Service and, after almost twenty-seven years, still loves serving the citizens of Toronto. Writing poetry remains one of his longtime passions, and he continues to attend book signing events to talk about his books. It has been a long journey for him since spending time as a young child in the Toronto Children's Aid as a crown ward and in foster homes, but he has always been grateful for good friends along the way and counts every blessing. His inspirations are his family and friends, and he gratefully acknowledges the Toronto Children's Aid Society and the Children's Aid Foundation in Toronto, Canada, for helping him to beat the odds, which has been the cause for his determination to smile. His poetry comes from the heart, and his life comes from people who care.

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© 2014 by Kenny Lord. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 09/29/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4347-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4346-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014917430

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

A KIND SEASON

A PIER TO SEA

A TIME I KNEW

BANDITS COLOURED BELLS OF GREEN

BRIDGES OF OUR BRAVE

CARDINAL RULE

DIME WILL TELL

FAIRWAYS OF MY FATHER

FISHING WITH THE OLD MAN

GONDOLA BRIDE

HEART OF A SOLDIER.

I DREAM OF A PEOPLE

I REMEMBER ME

JOURNEY HOME

KEUKENHOF FLUTE

LOVE ALONG THE WATERS OF GROENLO

MY OWN SKIPPER

OAK AND HEARTS

P.O.W. LETTER ON A WALL

PICTURES IN THE SAND

RACHELS FLIGHT

RIBBONS BY DAY

SAILING HOME

SAME OLD TIMES

SIFTING

SONGS IN THE MEADOW

A KIND SEASON

THE FREEDOM TO LIVE

TILL A PERFECT DAY

TILL IM HOME

TILL TOMORROW MY LOVE

TRUSTING MISS REID

WADING IN STREAMS

WHISTLING POPS

ZEBRAS REACHING RAINBOWS

SMALL PASSIONS OF POETRY

THANK YOU TO MY READERS

A lso Author of, " On Faith We Fly and The Bells Of Humi lity ",

both books published by AuthorHouse Publishing,

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.

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Dedicated to the DeCarteret College 1973

Adidas Cup, All-Island Private School Champions,

Jamaica National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica.

An Honour never forgotten.

PREFACE

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