Love, Inspiration, and Adventure: But What Do I Know

By Willie O'Michael

Let me say this right from the start, a poet always writes from the heart. So begins Willie OMichaels moving collection of poetry that captures the humdrum of life and makes it all quite magical. He believes inspiration comes from everything we see, whether that be a familiar face in the street or the experiences weve hadgood or bad.

OMichael never really fancied himself a poet until the loss of his wife, after which his mind yearned for outlet. He found that outlet in the written word. In his poems, he travels the world through his imagination to fictional places like the future Earth, scorched from the apocalypse, to real-life locales like the soothing prairie lands of today.

He uses simple language and vivid imagery to transport the reader to literal locations as well as places hidden deep within the soul. OMichael hopes to invoke a smile or perhaps bring a tear, but most of allhe wants readers to realize life is a miraculous gift, not to be overlooked. Take a moment to slow down, and feel the pull of Love, Inspiration, and Adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Dec 29, 2015
• ISBN: 9781480825642

Willie O'Michael

Willie O’Michael is a self-taught artist and poet, born and raised in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. He married his high school sweetheart, and they were together thirty-eight years before she passed. O’Michael started painting and writing poetry to occupy his mind and time.

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Archway Publishing rev. date: 12/8/2015

Contents

It's Just a Poem

Adventure

The Knight in Shining Armor

Keep on Trucking

Home on the Range

The Dance Hall Girl

Armageddon

Taking a Break

The Hunter

Who Am I?

Counting Coupe

The Prairie Wife

Marbles

Adventure

The Dance Adventure

The First Dance

The Next Dance

The Last Dance

The Final Dance

Dancing Days No More

The Dancing Man

Dancing Man Blues

My Home Town

The Backlash

I Love Cowboys

Be Yourself

Searching For Gold

On The Hunt

I Like Candy

The Drive

The Pioneer

The Way We Were

Inspiration

What Do You Think Of ME

This Smile Of Mine

The Hot Air Balloon

Lessons Learned

Memories

A Prayer Of Thanks

My Home Town (Part Two)

Happy Birthday Jesus

The Beautiful People

The Way To Go

No Joy At The Top

She Made My Day

Reach Up

Tears Of A Clown

Willy O'Michael

Love

Love's Lost

I Love Women

It's Just You

The Wait

Kisses

The Impossible Dream

Waiting On The Love Train

I Almost Forgot

Butterflies in the Morning

I Will

Oh No !!!!!

Dream A Little Dream

Let There Be Beauty

Take Care Of My Heart

Did I?

I Don't Miss You Much

Teacher, Teach Me

Wishing On A Star

I See You

Love Is Blind

Will I

How Long

Just Wondering

Beth

Dancer's Blues

Moving On

If Only You Would

Intentions

Giving Up Is Hard To Do

You Are My Everything

Denied

I Believe

I Wish

Love's Won

My Moon

True Love

Dreams

Rain Rain Rain

What I Like

The Pain Of A Smile

All We Need Is Love

Am I

The Answer

The Apparition

The Explorer

I Am On Fire

Don't Make These Blue Eyes Cry

Torture Me

Beauty In The Sky

I'm Not Worthy

The Searcher

I Love Too Much

Night Night

Rich Girl - Poor Man

Hello

Let Me Sleep

One On One

Standing In The Rain

Cha Cha Cha Changes

I Will Miss You But Then I Want

A Master Piece

Sure It's About You

The Perfect Pair

I'll Be Alright

The Forgotten

The Truth

Tears Of A Fool

I Need A Girl Like Me

Did You Check The Survey

The Fool And The Idiot

The Idiot 101

The Fool 101

The Wolf

One Too Much -The Other Not Enough

Pedal To The Medal

One More Love Is All I Need

I'm Dying

Words

A Love Poem

The Nights Alone

Good Morning Kiss

I Don't Get It

Love Sick

I Know But I Don't

Sleeping Together

I Believe

The Prisoner

First Romance

The Eyes Have It

The Searcher

Heaven and Hell

I Wish

The Art Of A Kiss

These Thoughts Of Mine

One Kiss

Before I Met You

Did I Touch You

My name is William Michael McDonald. I am a self taught artist and poet. I was born and raised in Roanoke Rapids, NC. I dreamed of being an artist since I was a child. I never thought of being an author. I married my highschool sweetheart and we had been together for thirty eight years when she passed away. That's when I started painting and writing poetry to occupy my mind and time. My poems are meant to invoke a smile or tear and forget the mundane life for just a second. If I can do that I have succeeded. I hope you enjoy my book.

It's Just a Poem

Let me say this right from the start, a poet always writes from the heart.

But inspiration comes from the faces we see.

The expressions of despair or ones full of glee.

From the experiences we've had or those of others.

From the wayward son or jilted lover,

Inspiration from passion or loves we once had,

Of the good things in life, but also the bad.

We try to evoke a smile or a tear drop from you.

But after all, we are poets, and that's what we do.

Adventure

The Knight in Shining Armor

I'm her knight in shining armor.

I would never let anything harm her.

I'm at her beck and call.

I'll protect her through the storms, no matter how big the squalls.

I'll be there whenever she needs me or to catch her when she falls.

I'll shower her with flowers and stand guard over