Poetry Our Style

By Doris Davis Anderson and Rosa Barden Northcutt

The poetry of Doris and Rosa is depicted as Poetry Our Style and abounding in crossed imagery of inspiration and dedication.

It reflects occasional honors and tributes as well as the joys and sorrows of society; and delves into the highest level of reverence for nature and a spiritual life.

Their work rings out with verses of rhymes and reasons true to depth of imagination, creative thinking, and personal view.

The co-writers have joined their talent to bring a refreshing idea to emotional expressions of many folds. Thereby allowing you, the reader, to relate and be inspired to fulfill your highest level of comfort.

This book is dedicated to family and friends through the years who have touched and enriched their lives in special ways.

The writers express sincere thanks to their supporters and a special thanks to God for blessing them with the gift of creative writing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496947222

Doris Davis Anderson

Doris Davis Anderson is retired. She is the daughter of Lola Davis and the late Lester B. Davis. She is the oldest of seven children. Doris is the mother of two daughters, Tonya and LaWanji, and a grandmother of Kyrsten. Her hobbies are reading, writing, singing, traveling, and fishing. In her membership church, she enjoys worshipping and fellowshipping with others. Two of Doris’s favorite scriptures are Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” and Psalms 136:1, “Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever.” Rosa Barden Northcutt is a retired rehabilitation counselor. She is the wife of Minister Pastor Edward Northcutt. They reside in Dodge County, Eastman, Georgia, where they enjoy the open-range of the countryside. In her membership church, she serves as program coordinator, teacher, prayer warrior, and corresponding secretary. Published work by Rosa include: Raging Roots, Sister Ree Kate, and several poems in Southern Whispers by Society of American Poets.

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© 2014 Doris Anderson and Rosa Northcutt. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 10/21/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4723-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-4722-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014920460

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CONTENTS

DEDICATION PAGE

DEDICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A MOTHER’S INSTRUCTIONS TO HER CHILDREN

I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE MY DREAM

MY HEAVY LOAD

FLASHBACK

DON’T CUT ME OFF AT THE KNEES

WHICH NUMBER FISH ARE YOU?

GOD IS A GOOD GOD

LORD, I THANK YOU

WOMEN IN THE STRUGGLE

TIMELESS REFLECTIONS

WELCOME (MY STYLE)

DON’T GIVE UP

A DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE

WE ALL ARE FAMILY

CHURCH FOLKS

WHEN DADDY LEFT THIS WORLD

A PASTOR, A BROTHER

THE FAMILY MAN

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES

FAULT FINDERS

THE PREACHER MAN

YOU WERE ON MY MIND

TWO SPECIAL FRIENDS

GRANNY’S LITTLE ANGEL

GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH

THE MAN OF MY DREAMS

THE FRIEND I KNOW

FOREVER BLESSED

CHRISTMAS TIME

BEING RETIRED

SUNSHINE SUNSHINE

KANG WALKER

ROSA BARDEN NORTHCUTT

THE POWER HOUSE OF GOD

TAKE ME LORD

THE RAINBOW IS FOREVER PRESENT

THE OLD MAN BELIEVES

DEAR LORD, I PRAY, THE WORLD IS IN TROUBLE TODAY

LIFE UNFOLDS BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS

NOW, I KNOW

JUST THIS ONCE

THE LONELY ELDER

THE COUNTRYSIDE

THE LITTLE SPARROW

BEING OF FAITH

TRY GOD FOR YOURSELF

I AM HERE TO DO THY WILL

THE DEPTH OF IT ALL

SLEEPLESS IN TRYING TIMES

IN THE SHADOWS OF ANGELS

FAITH QUESTIONS

THE PEDESTAL

FREE TO BE (DURING THE SIXTIES)

I AM BLESSED

THE LAUGHTER OF JOY

MINDFUL PROFILES

THE LIFTED SPIRIT MOVES

REAL AND TRUE

THE RAIN AND ME

THE TORNADO

THE HAND OF GOD

GOD IS LOVE

THE CHURCH REVIVAL

WHOSE CHILD ARE YOU

I’VE NEVER SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN BASED ON PSALM 37:25

TRYING TO SLIP AWAY WITHOUT JESUS KNOWING YOU ARE GONE

THE WOMAN SPEAKS (DURING THE 1960’S)

IT’S ALL IN FUN WHEN FAMILY GET TOGETHER

JOY OF SELF

I CAME TO MYSELF

THE ESSENCE OF UNITY

GOD, YOU REALLY LAID A BLESSING ON ME

JUST A TOUCH

MY LIL BROTHER

MY BROTHER

A KIN THAT’S A FRIEND

NEW YEAR

VALENTINE’S DAY

ANIVERSARY

THANKS FOR BEING MY MOTHER

FATHER’S DAY

FOR THE GRADUATE

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR A SPECIAL NIECE

HALLOWEEN IS ________

THANKSGIVING

CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS, MY TIME OF SEASON

DECEPTIVE ART OF SELF

SPLENDOR OF AGING IN THE GARDEN OF LIGHT

IN THE SPIRIT

A TIME FOR GIVING THANKS

A CHILD’S VERSION OF BEING A CHRISTIAN

DINNER FOR THE PREACHER

I KNOW BECAUSE MY MAMA TOLD ME SO

A LAST CRY: WHY ME?

TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY IN THE NAME OF WELFARE

REBIRTHING A NATION

MY PEOPLE

AN IMAGE IN GOD’S LIKENESS

AN ODE TO OUR MILITARY

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

The poetry of Doris and Rosa is depicted as Poetry Our Style and abounding in crossed imagery of inspiration and dedication.

It reflects occasional honors and tributes as well as the joys and sorrows of society; and delves into the highest level of reverence for nature and a spiritual life.

Their work rings out with verses of rhymes and reasons true to depth of imagination, creative thinking, and personal view.

The co-writers have joined their talent to bring a refreshing idea to emotional expressions of many folds. Thereby allowing you, the reader, to relate and be inspired to fulfill your highest level of comfort.

This book is dedicated to family and friends through the years who have touched and enriched their lives in special ways.

The writers express sincere thanks to their supporters and a special thanks to God for blessing them with the gift of creative writing.

DEDICATION PAGE

First, I give honor to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who said, I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. To my father, the late Lester B. Davis, my mother, Lola M. Davis, my children, Tonya Whitley and LaWanji Davis, my grand-baby, Kyrsten Walker, my sisters:Cynthia Northcutt, Deborah Davis, and the late Mary Ann Wooten, my brothers:Bobby Davis, Kenny Davis, and Lester Davis, brother-in-law, Clessie Northcutt, son-in-law, Keith Whitley, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and a very close and special friend whom I call my big sister. I would also like to thank the following people for their moral support: Pastor George and Bernice Fluellen, Minister Edward and Rosa Northcutt, Minister Jay and Evangelist Karen Butler, Thomas and Patricia Fisher, Amy Richards, Gaskell and Hilda Caruthers, Pearlie Cray, Helen Lampkin, Barbara Deloach, Essie Brown, Melissa Sykes, New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church family, Annie P. Wilcox, Elizabeth Branch, Georgia Atkins, Rhonda Bumpass, Cat Carter and family, Roxie Harrell, Connie Harvey, Catherine and Bennie Harrell, Sarah Wrease, Bettye Hill, Johnetta Hill, Shelbie and Askia Roberts, Ebonni Fisher, Chester and Doretha Patrick, Nadine and Charles Goolsby, Bobbie and Michele Hall, Sandra Deloach, Linda Butler, Lillie Cofield, Gail Bonner, Lutricia Roberson, Annie P. Johnson, Elvis Davis, Flo Tomblin, the late Leslie Tomblin, Floyd