Sharing Thoughts

By Treva Lannan

I'm a Grandma Moses of poetry as I started writing at age 80 in 2006, a year after my husband died. I believe writing keeps life interesting and one of the reasons for living. This is my second book of poetry. My first one Can you hear me? was published in 2012.

My life in a nutshell

So many of my friends
are no longer living.
Seven of my children live
in six different states,
the other five live here in town
all busy, still have time for Mom.
No longer the big family dinners
I miss but don't mind,
I have Finley my cat
in sight or my lap.
TV mostly garbage
our library the best
my life full of memories
each day a gift,
I can choose how to spend it,
a large part in writing
my friend, my love, my life.

Cover design by Teri Haley
Author photo by Candace Kalasky

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 14, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493161980

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Copyright © 2014 by Treva Lannan.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2014900383

ISBN:               Hardcover                         978-1-4931-6197-3

                         Softcover                            978-1-4931-6196-6

                         eBook                                 978-1-4931-6198-0

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 01/09/2014

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Contents

How to be a poet or process of writing

My first memory

I believe

Finding the right button

Come for lunch

Too soon

The Park

Savor the thoughts

Cozy corner

Captured moments

A widow’s wishful thinking

Future?

Another loss

Planting a tree

A Simple repair

Getting a halter

Farmer’s market

Halloween

A week of my life

Men at work

Meditation

Try it

As time goes by

The ring

I prefer road trips

The acupuncturist

Passenger

Death of a friend

The Cleansing

My family veterans

A Civilian

Then and now

The waiting room

The manicurist

A cover up

Night light

Why

The cobbler

Assisted living

Grief

Beauty interrupted

A dream (what do they mean?)

Jim

Choice, energy, money

Life’ s little problems

A presence

Its been awhile

What did you say?

A reading

A heavenly quote

Spring is here

White all over

Weather

Howling wind

Summer fun

WOW

New neighbors

Touch

View from below

Grass

Keeping the shades straight

Unforgettable car trip

Murphy’s Law

Acknowledgements

To all who read my book

Thank you, enjoy

May joy and peace surround you

Contentment latch your door

And happiness be with you now,

And bless you evermore 

An Irish blessing

How to be a poet or process of writing

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To put in print my stories

jumbled thoughts just out of reach

words stumble, pause,

then flow on the paper

gentle, powerful, provocative.

(wishful thinking)