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    Reflections
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    Reflections
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    Reflections

    By Norman Mayo

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    The author, Norman Mayo, inspired by his triumphs and tribulations in life, has been writing poems since he was sixteen. In collaboration with his consultant for publication, his proud and determined brother, Leonard Mayo, they both share to their readers this collection of poems with the hope to inspire, give courage, and motivate others to be strong and continue to keep moving on in life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 3, 2014
    ISBN9781499079814
    Reflections
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    Norman Mayo

    Norman Mayo has been with the fire department in New Haven, Connecticut. He has been writing poetry since he was sixteen years old. Leonard Mayo has been in aviation ever since he had his pilot’s license. Having built an airplane himself, he also worked with kids on building model airplanes.

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      Book preview

      Reflections - Norman Mayo

      Copyright © 2014 by Norman Mayo.

      ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4990-7980-7

                      eBook           978-1-4990-7981-4

      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.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 10/01/2014

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      Contents

      An Angel from Heaven

      Your Daughter Misses You

      I Can Never Say Goodbye

      Tomorrow, I’ll Cry Tomorrow

      Many Friends Goodbye

      The Key

      Enjoy

      My Children

      You’re Never Lonely

      We Will Meet Again

      The Beckoning

      One Must Go

      When

      Goodbye, Goodbye

      Soon

      The Old Home

      The Bag Lady

      Remember Me

      The Home

      An Old Friend

      Soon

      Regret

      Struggles

      Song

      I’ll Be There

      Permission

      The Obituary

      For This, Too, Will Pass

      When I Walk with God

      Goodbye

      He Believed

      Writing in Darkness

      Time to Learn

      You Won’t Travel Alone

      Tomorrow

      There’s a City Called Heaven

      The Chair

      Young Man and His Dad

      A Quiet Little Town

      Entering the Light

      Remember

      A Place I Used to Live

      Dear God,

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