Joyous Grace: My Soul’S Journey Started Here

By Shernise Alexa Allen

Life is a school for Soul to experience all it needs to unfold and come to a better understanding of unconditional love and God. This set of poems represents a small snapshot of life lessons captured at the beginning of my journey in this lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Sep 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490745008

Shernise Alexa Allen

Shernise has been writing poetry most of her life. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA and also expresses her creativity through fused glass (Art with Heart, LLC).

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ISBN: 978-1-4907-4501-5 (sc)

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ISBN: 978-1-4907-4500-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014915063

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Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

IN THE BEGINNING…

A poet

Dreams

To Be (inspired by Thoreau)

Never for too long

Self-reflection Series: A wish fulfilled

God

Gifts

Gracious Miracles

The Razor’s Edge

Friendship

Self-reflection Series: Death of friendship

A poem (for a friend)

footprints in the sand

Loss

Rejoice in Life

Untitled *

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Hope

With life, there is hope.

There’s No Rain without a Rainbow

Seeds of Love

Sadness/Despair

Image

Oh What A Waste

Self-reflection Series: Living in Sadness

Gratitude

Living in the Eye of the Storm

Silent, Serene Eternity

New Freedom

Joy

Let Us Fly

Winter Piece

Joyeux

Joyous

Love Lost /Love

He loves me not

It’s My Loss

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