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    From the Lighter Side to the Dark: A Book of Poems
    From the Lighter Side to the Dark: A Book of Poems
    From the Lighter Side to the Dark: A Book of Poems
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    From the Lighter Side to the Dark: A Book of Poems

    By Kimberly S. Schuh

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    This book is a collection of poems that takes you on a journey from the lighter side of life to the dark. It is full of raw emotions and feelings as the author bares her soul to tell a story of her personal experiences through love, everyday life, overcoming obstacles, and loss. The readings create an intimate setting, causing the reader to experience feelings from joy, pain, heartache, and love. The words are meant to inspire or offer solitude for those going through similar experiences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 23, 2016
    ISBN9781524545215
    From the Lighter Side to the Dark: A Book of Poems
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    Kimberly S. Schuh

    Kimberly S. Schuh was born in 1957 in Waukegan, Illinois. Her father was in the military, so they moved around a lot, finally settling in California in her early teens. She loved to write, and it came naturally to her. She has never had any training or taken any classes. She said it was easy to write because it came from the heart, “I just write as it comes to me.” Writing poetry was her way of journaling about the joys in her life and finding a way to express her thoughts and feelings when she needed to cope with hard times also. She had a passion for writing. In 1997, her poem “The Deer Hunt” appeared in A Celebration of Poets. It was then that she had a dream to one day publish her own book and help inspire others. Sadly, she passed away in March 2016, before seeing her dream accomplished. This book is dedicated in her honor.

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      Book preview

      From the Lighter Side to the Dark - Kimberly S. Schuh

      Copyright © 2016 by Kimberly S. Schuh. 749609

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2016915771

      ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5245-4522-2

                   EBook       978-1-5245-4521-5

      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.

      Rev. date: 09/23/2016

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      Contents

      A Day in November

      Valentines

      Once There Was Love

      I Cannot Know

      Life of A Maple Leaf

      Untitled

      Raggedy Pair

      Who Am I?

      Memory

      Wishing You Were Still Here

      Time to Play

      Summertime

      Not Hooked

      Raindrop

      What Am I

      The Rose

      Peace or War

      Simple Things Like Flowers…

      God Blesses…

      A Child’s Day

      Untitled

      Cats

      Despair

      The Bunny

      Mother

      Kittens

      Falling

      Loved Ones

      Marriage

      Fear

      All I’ve Wanted

      PAIN

      Today

      Baby Boy

      I Still Need You

      Zamboo Bay

      Twenty-One

      A blessing…

      The Turkeys View

      Neighbors

      Jason Anthony

      You Make Me…

      Deana

      Rickie Lynn

      Feeling Down

      Love you

      Friendship

      She’s Gone

      Nikki

      For you Baby

      Untitled

      Alone Again

      Tis But A Dream

      Ronald

      Darkness

      Kahela Reashey Lynn

      The Garden

      Reaching Out

      Second Chance

      Once Proud

      Your Time

      Debt

      The Deer Hunt

      Words

      For My Sister

      Human Greed

      Valentine Bear

      Step into My World

      Down

      Untitled

      Your Touch

      Mom

      A Closer Look

      Anthony

      Have you ever

      With You

      A Poem For Our Soldiers

      Grandparents’ Joy

      A Walk Through My Mind

      She’s Missing Him

      If Only You Knew

      The Night

      A Day in November

      On a warm sunny day in November,

      we were married, do you remember?

      There we stood side by side,

      I was so happy to be your bride.

      We said our vows, pledged our love,

      our marriage was blessed by God above.

      Our rings exchanged, our smiles and kisses,

      as we walked down the aisle Mr. and Mrs.

      Years have gone by rather fast it seems,

      we’ve loved, laughed, and shared our dreams.

      Raising a family and many hardships too,

      but through it all, I still love you.

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