A Daze in the Life

By Arlene Brassfield

This book is made up of mostly poems and also short stories and sayings. This book is a testimony of my life. I am sixty nine years old. My life has been years of bondage, hurts, burtialities and misjudgements, as well as rape and mind control, through the misappropriate efforts of my stepfather and my natural mother. I am not asking for sympathy, for I have made it thus far through the blessings of God and people around me such as my son, daughter-in-law, my two sisters and my brother and others who have stood by me in faith and helped me to over come up to this point. My book walks along my life in telling the story as well as showing that through it all there were days of sunshine, and days when I could smile. Maybe this book will help you in times, when you need encouragement, and to know, that with trust, and belief in God, you too, can make it.



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Arlene Brassfield

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479746668

Arlene Brassfield

About the Author: Arlene Brassfield has written poetry since she was in grade school and has written approximately 306 poems, stories and thoughts. She resides in Aurora, CO and is the proud mother of son, Shawn, and his wife Kenya and is a proud grandmother of Sterling and Kendal. She has 2 sisters and a brother whom also live in the Denver area. Arlene is an avid cook, enjoys canning, is a devout Christian and immensely enjoys being with her grandchildren.

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A Daze

   in the Life

Arlene Brassfield

Copyright © 2012 by Arlene Brassfield.

ISBN:          Softcover                                 978-1-4797-4665-1

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Contents

A Child

A Clean Slate

A Friend

A Happy Day

A Hint Of Rain

A Home Of Peace

A New Day

A Place of Peace

A Smile From God

A Song To Sing

A Soul In Anguish

A Summer Day

A Wish To Be Bored

Above The City

Adore Him

Against The Wall

And Truth Remains

Another Birthday Come And Gone

Another Birthday

Any Day Now

At The Foot Of Jesus

Awaken

Be Brave Little One

Be Counted

Be Grateful

Begin Again

Beginning of Life Has Begun

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Each Cloud

Being A Mother

Being Me

Believe

Beside Me He Walks

Birds

Birthdays

Black Men-Women Of Today

Black Widow short story

Bless Those Who Enter

Blessed

Blessing Of Peace

Can I

Can’t Sleep

Caring

Catching Dreams

Cease The Wind

Charlotte

Clearing The Mind

Clinging To The Edge

Closing Doors

Clouds

Colors Of Fall

Come Back To The Place Of Peace

Coming Full Circle

Counting Down

Crying Tears

Decision

DecisionS

Dinner Is Being Served, (short story)

Distress of Person Going Insane

Doing It Right

Don’t

Dream A Dream

Each Path Of Life

Early Morning

Emotions

Endless Sands

Endless

Finding One’s Self

For Sale

Forecast of Winter

Forget Me Not

Four Mile Fire

Gently Beside

Gifts From God

Give of Yourself

Give Respect

Giving Of Myself

Giving Up

God Is God

God Is There

God’s Grace

Grand Hills And Mountains

Grand Ma Maria

He Is Coming

He Is There

Here Again

His Smile

Hitting The Mark

Home

How To Raise A Parent

Sub title: A Five Year Old On The Loose

I Am Blessed

   I Am   

   I Do   

I Heard A Voice

I Stand

I Walk The Walk

   If   

In 30 Seconds You Will Self Destruct

In My Garden

In My Kitchen

In My Rocking Chair

In The Presence Of Jesus

It’s Coming, The Snow

Justice

Kendal

Kendal-Bendal

Kenya

Kevin

  Knee  

Laughter

Life Is Precious

Life Like A Rainbow

  Life  

Life’s Success

Listen To Me

Little Breezes

Little Fish

Looking The Other Way

Love Hath Not I

Love In The Third Degree

Love Is

Love Them

  Love  

Majestic Mountain

Man In The Moon

May God Bless

Meaning Of Christmas

Mirror Of My Soul

    Mom    

Mountain Rains

  Mouse  

Moving Forward

My Big Adventures

My Apple tree

My Child

My Confession

My Family

My Grand Kids

My Granddaughter

My Machine

My Man-The Master

My Prayer Of Thanks

My Prayer

Never Alone

No Dreams Tonight

No Place To Sleep Tonight

Obama

Ocean Waters

Ode To Spring

On The Street Where I Live

On Wings Of Hope

Once In A Life Time

One Eye Open

One More For The Road

One Who Loves

  Pain  

Peace Be In The Heavens

Peace Be With You

Persistence

Poems for Cards

Pot Of Gold

Pray, Then Wait

Prayer For Sleep

Prayer Of Strength

Precious Time

Probably

Puffs of Cotton

  Rain  

Reaching Out To You

Reaching Out

Reaching Up

Reasonings

Release

Reminder Of Summer

Riding A Star

Riding Expectancy

Rights Anyone?

School Bus Stop

Secret Places

Shawn, The Man

Short Prayer

Sleep Do Come

Smile, Frown

  Snow  

Something Special

Sonnet Of Peace

Sonnet of Thanks

Spiders

Spring Snow

Squirrel

Stand With Me

Statue of Bronze

Sterling

Sterl-ly Whirl-ly

Still Awake

 Storm 

Strong Arms

Sunrise, Sunset

Sweet Dreams

Take The Easy Way

Taking A Breath

 Tears 

Thankful

The Babe

The Baby

The Bumble Bee

The Change Has Come

The Club

The Coming Of The End

The Crossroads

The First Of May

The Future

The Game They Love

The Garden

The Gentleman?

The Gift

The Golfers

The Light Of Day

The Marrying Kind

The Mists

The Moon

The Mountains

The Night

The Pancake Man

The Paths

The Person Who Lost His Way

The Pine Tree

The Place Where I Am At

The Pool

The Promises (1, 2 & 3)

The Rains

The Real Me

The Rhythm Of A Storm

The Skies

The Song You Sing

The Star

The Stranger That Walks

The Stream

The Sun

The Tree

The Uninvited

The Way

These Hands

This Christmas

This Journey

Thoughts Of Hope

Three Degrees

Thunder, Lightning And Rain

   Time   

To Be Great

To Begin Again

To Dance

  To Fly  

To Lift One Up

To Reach Beyond

To Reach For God

To Those Who Listen

Together

Touch Me

Touching Death

Troubles

Twilight

Two, Lucky Number?

Two Old Folk

Two Peas

Undying Love

Unwed Mother/Father

Valentine

Venetcia

Waiting

Waking Up

Walk In His Shoes

Walk The Line

Walls of Silence

  Wall  

Warm Winds

What Am I

What Are We?

What Do I Do Now

What’s Going On?

What Is Love

What Kind Of Love

Wheeling

When I Awake

When Is A Car Important

When One Or Two Are Gathered

Where A Man Stands

White Wonderland

Who Am I

Who Am I—two

Who Shall Excel

    Why    

Winning The Battle

Winter

Winter’s To Be

Wisps Of Clouds

Within You I Stand

Wondering Path Ways

Years Of Misery

You Are My Friend

You Can Make It

You Know Me Not

You Who Dare

You Who Wonder

    You    

Young Ballerinas

Dedication

I would like to dedicate this book to my son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. I wish to thank those individuals who have helped me through difficult times and have given me inspiration to help me write this book.

And, special thanks to Maria who had faith and helped motivate me to get this book to its publication.

A Child

A child who is patient,

A child who is kind.

A child who loves, love,

A child who is childishly refined.

A child who loves God,

And his/her parents as well.

Will prosper in life,

In a fruitful life, will dwell.

04/09/11 11:35 am

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A Clean Slate

A dampened cloth, I take, To… .

Clean my slate, of things past…

That have lingered, on my plate.

Bites of things, that have… .

Captivated my life,

And have taken control… .

And made all things bitter-sweet.

So__, this dampened cloth, I take,

To whisk away, things of the past.

Whisk, whisk, My slate is now clean.

I can now begin to write… .

The things, that are captivating to my mind,

And bring spring flowers, into my soul.

9/14/12 6:20 am

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A Friend

A friend is there

When others turn their back_

And still cares

Even, when you get off track,

Anytime of day or night

Your call will be heard,

To help, be there when_

Emotional disasters have been stirred,

This friend of mine_

I’ll always cherish,

Because without this friend,

My world could parish

Be it mother, father_

Husband or relation,

Our friendship will last and last,

Even thru outside menacing and tempting temptations.

06/28/10

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A Happy Day

Make today a happy day,

Smile, laugh and grin,

Give it your all and very best,

From when the day begins.

10/14/10

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A Hint Of Rain

The darkened clouds hang low in the sky,

A hint of rain, as thunder rubbles by.

A feel of humidity, that lingers near,

Bring the relief of rain that is welcomed here.

7/17/12 07:14 pm

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A Home Of Peace

A home, is only, a home,

Unless, it is blessed_

With friendship, kindness and love_

For all, that abides within.

Peace and tranquility flows,

From the entrance doors_

Through the rooms, and_

From the ceilings to the floors.

A place where peace exists,

And troubles halted, and made_

To exit, through every door,

And like, the daylight, fade.

And like the fountain, worry and distress cascades,

Tumbles, trickles and falls_

Away, forever more. And_

Into infinity, slip and fall. Home

08/28/11 2:34pm

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A New Day

The weeping willow bows its head

In the morning dew;

While the early birds flap their wings,

While singing a morning tune.

The sun arises from its rest,

For a day of play and fun;

He always brings bright laughing cheer,

And a smile to everyone.

Little children laughing,

Playing at their games;

Little puppies romping

And getting into things.

Mothers hanging up laundry,

Daddy’s out-of doors;

Children playing hop-scotch

On the cement floors.

How peaceful and quiet it seems,

When the day is o’er;

Midnight now is creeping in___

And then the bright new morn.

8th grade.

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A Place of Peace

Within this empty shell, I clamor,

Not knowing what is the matter?

Up and down the streets I wonder,

Going hither, there and yonder.

All the world, around me is changing,

Rising high, to heavens embracing.

Buildings go fourth, in enormous races,

And people rarely, lift up their faces.

What is all these goings on?

From where I come, we just existed,

Living daily and making true our wishes.

Of the greener grass, yes, we are the other side,

Where brooks run clean and everyone does try_

To do his best, in loving his neighbor,

And giving his all, to those who aren’t able.

Above and beyond duty, kindness does flourish,

Where the simple things, we grow and nourished.

Simple, everyday living and raising our kids,

We work in song, while the earth, we do till.

So from this city, I must hurry,

To catch a train, for me, it will carry_

Back to the place, where people spoke, a fine, hello,

Tipped their hats and curtsied bellows.

And horses, clip-clopped, in the early morning light,

As the drivers delivered milk, at the ending of night.

Oh! So simple, were those fine days of old,

Carry me back from this place, so forward and bold.

Weariness, emptiness, has beaten me down,

As I lay, mind drifting, on the hard barren ground.

Through half closed eyes, a bright light shines_

A babbling brook breaks through my mind.

A friendly hand, tenderly lefts me up,

My mind confused, I couldn’t say much.

Where am I? I finally stammered out,

A smile crossed their lips, as they turn, looking about.

And the people came forward and smiled cheerfully,

Ah! Now I know, just where I am at,

The place, of all