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    Then and Now
    Then and Now
    Then and Now
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    Then and Now

    By Eric Foster Rhodes

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    Then and Now is the second collection of poems by Eric Foster Rhodes,
    and a third is on the way. In this second group, the author gives the reader
    some poems for laughter, some for tears, some for romance, and some to
    stimulate awe at the wonders of nature. Enjoy!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMar 24, 2010
    ISBN9781462842896
    Then and Now
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    Eric Foster Rhodes

    Dr. Eric Foster Rhodes, along with being a business and labor consultant, educator, and author of mystery stories and novels, is also an amateur magician. When you see him, ask him about his mind reading act. Eric and wife Barbara now live on the banks of the Pithlachascotee River near the Gulf of Mexico

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      Then and Now - Eric Foster Rhodes

      Copyright © 2010 by Eric Foster Rhodes.

      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.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Years Passing By

      Starting My Autobiography

      Then and Now

      Measuring Months and Years

      You Know You’re Old

      When Life Was Simple

      The Handmade Quilt

      This House

      A Thousand Things

      To Have and to Hold

      Giving Comfort

      Why Do I Need You?

      A List of Nevers

      Always

      If I Were Married to You

      Stray Cats

      Summer on the Farm

      Cows in the Garden

      Vain Crane

      After the Irish Setter

      Contrasts

      That Wrinkled Line

      White Peaks

      Old People’s Night Out

      Strange Words

      Cheyenne Mountain

      Mellowed in the Wood

      Flying Over Farms

      That Bird, This Child

      Multiple Choice

      Above the Clouds

      A Time of Year

      All About Chairs

      Cold as Ice

      In the Cemetery

      The Echo Said

      The Eye Doctor

      Tee Shirts

      At the Mailbox

      Portraits in Gold

      The Writers’ Critique Group

      Crossing Park Avenue

      Looking Up, Looking Back

      Looking Up, Looking Back

      Together Again

      Thinking of You

      Unless It Is With

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