Louder Than a Quiet Storm, She Writes

By BoSweets—Bonita D. Likely

As you are making this journey through this book, sit back and experience honest and raw poetic perceptions of life experiences and our environment.
I see this as a sliver of Bonita's life, wrapped around poignant words from her soul!

Janell Green, Los Angeles California
Owner of Drippin Nectar Body Product

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 21, 2009
• ISBN: 9781465328168

BoSweets—Bonita D. Likely

BoSweets was born, Bonita Daneen Miree to the proud parents of Walter Warren Jr. and Beverly Ann Carr. She’s the second to the oldest of six children; Born in Philadelphia in 1970. The family moved to Los Angeles, California when she was ten, where she was raised and received her education. During her four years at Cajon High School in San Bernardino California, she was introduced to the arts and developed a passion for poetry. A few years after high school BoSweets moved to Cincinnati Ohio and began working in the healthcare industry caring for the elderly and sick. Tapping into another passion of hers BoSweets taught and counseled at risk teens in a supported living and foster care setting, identifying areas of need and helping them to become self sufficient and overcome barriers. During this time she became exposed to real life situations and experiences and observed life on its edge. BoSweets has been a feature Poet at Café Cin-Cin in Cincinnati, Ohio and Java House in Louisville, Kentucky. She has also shared her poetry on 88.3 fm a community radio station in Cincinnati and an article written about her Poetry in the Cincinnati Post. BoSweets is excited to share this journey of life & love and look forward to reaching the hearts of many.

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Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Imagine

Without Hesitation

One Tender Moment

Life with You

Is It

You Could Become a Habit

Umm

Wait

Papa’s Storm

Funny How Things Go

I Wish That you Could See

Just Because My Skin Is Dark

Life’s Changes

An Illusion or Reality

Do You See What I See

Life Goes On

When the Stick Turned Blue

I Need To Be Loved by You

I Must Let Go of You

Thankful

Loneliness

Hurt by You

I Asked Him To

I Heard His Voice

That Lonely Feeling Again

I Feel It Too

Climb Your Vine

If You Asked Me To

Two of A Kind

The Love We Once Had

Being With You

How Many of Us Have Them

I Talked To My Lord Today

I’ve Been Thinking About You

Like Being Alone

Only Believe In The Moment

My Awakening

You Encourage Me

Foreword

To want to be happy in your mind and spirit is REAL! But to acknowledge God in your life is more real than anything else around you!!

As you are making this journey through this book, sit back and get ready to experience honest and raw perceptions of our environment.

I see this as a sliver of Bonita’s life, wrapped around poignant words from her soul!

Reading Papa’s Storm was extremely special because I actually met her father!

Bonita has a strong and powerful love for Mr. Carr and it