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Copyright © 2014 by James Miller Sr.
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CONTENTS
About The Author
Smile
A Lemon
Jose The Leaping Frog
Little Girl Blue
Jesus Christ Of Nazareth
Love Begins
A Big Bird Aircraft Cruise
A Big Bird Airplane
A Fighter Imagination
A Friend
A Man On Trial In Atlantic Georgia
A Place Of Happiness
A Sailor In Distress
A Thin Lady
A Wonderful Woman
Alligators
Judy Snail Is A Snake
Tragedy
The Phenomenal Woman
Grandpa And Grand Ma’s Little Girl
Cockroaches
The Little Crying Baby
God Is Watching Over Me
Don’t Drink And Drive
Guests Who Came To The Bullfrogs’ Wedding,
Baby You Don’t Know Me
I Will Do What My Lord Tells Me To Do
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I Am Free
Love Can You Picture Me Without You?
Friend
Load That Shotgun
The Things Animals Insects And I Love To Do
To My Sister
When Someone You Love Dies
I Shed A Million Teardrops
The Things The Animals Loves To Do
My Baby Left Me
My Kind Of Friends
Angelia’s Birthday
Dogs
Don’t Smoke
The Garbage Men Stole Two Of My Bicycles
Honey Why Are You
My Baby Left Me Crying
There Is No Other Lover Have I
Things I Have Seen And Haven’t Seen
How Do We Say Good Bye?
The California Earthquake
Old Lady Myra
Who Is God?
Christmas Time
Little Tizzy Easel
Shotgun Wedding
Lazy Boy Slum
I Wish
There Is A Time
Oh, I Wish I Knew
That Gospel Train,
I Am A Military Man
The Mambo Jumbo
My Lord Will Descend From Heaven
Do You Believe In Jesus Christ?
Old Man Winter Is Here
I Am That Noisy Little Red Rooster
I Need Help Lord
Willie Billy Was A Bully
Why My Parents Weren’t Free?
Fish
I Want To Be
Stranded
There Must Be A God Somewhere
Halloweeen Trick Or Treater’s Safety Rules
My Farewell Speech (The Ball’s Family Reunion)
Jesus Forgive Us
God Was So Wonderful To Me
Is It I Lord
When I Am Gone I Am Gone
I Love You Darling
The Rose That Couldn’t Bloom
The Star No One Recognized
Sarah How Can You Tell If It Is Real Love?
Rainbow
Darling Don’t Play With My Heart
Nearing Death
God Got A Man
God Is Our Refuge
I’m Working On A Building
We Have Decided To Stay In The Ship
Why Worry
I Works In An Office Filled With Cigarette, And Cigar Smoke
Jesus You Are My Present
Colby Is My Cat
The Moment I Stood With Tears In My Eyes
The Ugliest Woman In The World
Roses
Love Sorrow
These Are Things That Require In A Good Marriage
You Don’t Know What Real Love Is Child
I Pity That Leader
My Teen-Age Friends
My Son Sam
My Son, Luis G. Miller Is A Baseball Pitcher
Why Do Liars Tells Lies?
Daddy Phenomenal Daddy
Katie
Peace Shall Come
The Monkey Versus The Lion
Words Of Love
God Is Like
The Little Boy Who Never Had A Christmas Tree.
Decision
Rain, Rain
What Is God To Me?
I Lost My Little Brown Teddy Bear
Life
Preacher Shot Down
It Was A Good Day Today
Rudy The Mugger Is Wanted Dead Or Alive
The Things That I Asked For I Never Got
Child You Asked Me What Is Love?
What Is Required In A Marriage
I Sat Under An Apples Tree
My Last Call On This Earth
Chief The Drunkard
My Dream
Bullfrog
My Friend Jake’s The Gambling Man
Bad Billy Joe And Mr. Miller
Sally Led Is The Talking Worm
Always And Forever
It Has Been A Rainy Day In Marina, California, Today
Darling You’re So Beautiful To Me
When I Die
Love I Think Of You Each Morning
It Is Spring Time
I Enlisted In The Us Army,
Sweetheart You Broke Your Promise
Lazy Daisy
When I Dream Of Love
Dopes
I Love You Sweetheart
Love Me
The Soldiers Are Coming Home Today
Who Is My Dad?
My Gumdrops Tree
Jesus Christ Is Coming Back On Earth Again
I Went In My Garden Alone
My Five Little Puppies
Doctor
I Stopped By The Flowers Shop
Dragon
My Snow White Church
Christopher
Darling You’re A Unique Woman
Drunk Driver Is Apprehended
I Wonder Why I Feel So Blue
The Spider And The Fly
Madonna
Little Lulu The Crying Baby Girl
Jack Tell Me About The Poor Men
Trouble
Mr. Pool
No More Blues Will Be Playing Today
Johnny
The Great Beyond (Heaven)
My Mother Geneva And Aunt Virginia Is In The Lord Hands Now
Wake Up My Beautiful One
You And Me Honey
I Am Getting Ready For The Judgment Day
Mr. Guitar Man
My Jesus Shows Me The Way
Darling How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?
Snails
Fetch Me Some Flowers
The Darkest Nights I Have Ever Seen
Sue Has The Flu
Drippy Drip
When Thing Goes Wrong
Mr. Miller’s The Bragger
Honey
Who Made The Baby Cry?
Why?
Santa Claus
Pride
Satan Is Standing In The Fork Of The Road
Kiddy The Fly And Trudy The Spider
Don’t Get Married My Friend
I Am Who I Am
Love Is Like Cherries In A Bowl
Legs And No Legs
The Statue Of Liberty
Poor Miss Cathy Broudle
Dan The Cursing Man
The Lonely Soldiers On The Battle Field
Matthew My Handsome Child
Spring Is Here
Brown My Jealous Brother
The Sea And Me
What’s That I Hear?
Brother Paul
I Remembered All Of The Good Times
Cold Hearted Hanna
My Bad Dream
The Man In The Big Pot
Growing Pain
Honey Why Are You Not Feeling Well?
Private Jack The Sleeper
I Am A Hitchhiker
My First Love
The Bedbugs And The Dust Mites
The Explorer
The Dust Mites
Today And Tomorrow
The Rich Dreamer
I Love You Girl
That Boy Is Leroy
Drunk Driving
Killer Mccoy
Autumn
Our American Flag
The Aquarium
Who Shot My Little Sparrow?
My True Friends
No More Army Life
Jack Versus A Boxer
The Things My Girlfriend Called Me
Don’t Take The Melody Out Of My Song
What Would America Be Like Without A Constitution?
Love Is Nothing But A Big Mistake
The Bump
Mike Stole A Million Dollars
Janette’s My Beautiful Wife
Just Me And My Shadow
My Blue World Without Sue
Free
Brown’s That Clown
The Ants
Wishful Thinking
Foster Parents
The Preying Mantises
Sweetheart Don’t Play With My Heart
Love Is Nothing But A Headache, Or An Illusion
No More Sorrow Or Pains
My Sugarplum
I Am A Blind Man
Why Do I Feel Blue?
Darling You Are The Only Woman For Me
Sweetheart There Is No One Like You.
Who’s That Ugly Witch?
My World Of Unhappiness
I Love Sweets
I Drank No Alcohol
The Fearless Man
Nosey Herbert Posey’
Miller’s Restaurant
Darling We Have Had Some Bad Times And Good Times
Mr. President, Poverty And Me
Who Is He?
Who’s That Lucky Man Who Is Going To Be Married To Miss Lizzie Lane?
Oh, I Wish
Last Night I Dreamt
Love Is A Feeling
Love Is A Beautiful Feeling
Love Is A Feeling That Does Exist
Money Can’t Buy You Love
Love Is So Strong
Love Is A Feeling That Lies Within Our Hearts
Love Is A Feeling That We Don’t See
Love Is A Passionate Devotion
What Is Love?
Love Isn’t A Fruit You Take From A Tree
Darling You’re My Sugar
What Is Love Made Out Of?
Jogo The Monkey
Where Did Everything Go?
The Request Of Mr. Jones To His Wife
Janette’s My Valentine Sweetheart
Begging Benjamin
God Made
Love You Are Gorgeous
Love Is A Funny Feeling
The Snow Fell
There’s A Time To Weep
The Singing Blue Bird And Me
Drug Free
How Happy Both Of Us Will Be
I Forgot My Friend’s Name
The Snow Has Fallen
The Things I Called My Sweetheart
The Party
I Love You Honey Bun
My Little Baby Loves To Dance
Darling
The Things The Animals And Insects Love To Do
Jesus Is The One
I Love You Sugarplum
A Quiet Place
The Mongoose Versus The Cobra Snake
Sweet As You
Keeva Why I Am Always Right?
My Sweetie Pie
The North Star And The Moon
Love
Old Lady Caddy
My Girlfriend Abandoned Me
Sunrise, Sunset
Sweetheart You’re The Sweetest Woman In The World
I Love The United States Of America
Do You Call Him A Preacher
DEDICATION
I would like to give thanks to God,
My Beautiful Wife Janette L. Miller,
Friends and Co-Workers Who Inspired
Me to Write this book,
An Inspirational Book of Poetry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James Miller, Sr.
SPECIAL THANKS
TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS FOR P
ERMISSION TO USE THEIR MATERIALS
(Indicated Below)
Adrie Ciccone—Rain
Barbara Miller—To My Sister
Janette L. Miller—Can You Picture Me Without You?/The Phenomenal Woman/When Things Go Wrong
Keeva R. Johnson—Decision/Load That Shotgun/Why Do I Feel Blue?
Christopher J. Cook—My Kind of Friends/Words of Love
Laura Holly—We Have Decided to Stay in the Ship/Jesus You Are My Present (All I Want for Christmas is You)/God Is My Refuge/I Am Working on a Building/God Got a Man
Linda Miller—Who Is My Dad?
Sharon Covington—Love Sorrow/Roses
Tiffany and Shannon—How Do We Say Goodbye?
Lisa Kelley—The Rose That Couldn’t Bloom/The Star No One Recognized/Daddy Phenomenal Daddy
SMILE
A smile will ease your pains and sorrows.
It’ll make you see a bright tomorrow.
So smile when you’re blue,
Just pull yourself together and be you.
Remember a sunny day always follows the rain;
You have nothing to lose, everything to gain.
Why don’t you give a smile?
You’ll be smiling for a long,-long while.
A little smile will go a long way—
That’s what the old folks always say.
Give a big smile and that’s a clue;
Keep on smiling and the whole world’ll
Smile with you.
A smile is the key.
Try smiling and you’ll see;
’Cause that the only way to be.
Just a smile will bring you tranquility.
Smile although your heart is aching.
Smile today, it’ll be a breathtaking;
Let a smile begin your day, smile regardless
Of what anyone says,
And in a short while all of your troubles
Will fade away.
A LEMON
Roses are red Mr. Bower,
And the lemons are sour,
That car you sold me has no power.
The engine needs tuning up; it won’t crank;
I observed the gallons of oil, and gas it drank.
Part of it body has turned to the color of gold;
Those five tires are bald, and very old.
That car won’t shift in reverse;
I had been hit in my wallet where it really hurt.
No heat is to be found Mr. Bower and you not around.
Mr. Bower you are and excellent Conn man, but you thought
You would never get caught; even with a bloodhound.
Mr. Bower violets are dead; I hope your blood is red.
Because you’ve already given me an excuse to go up side
Your head.
Mr. Bower you are going to take that piece of junk back;
Because you’ve gone too far,
Or I will expose your bad business to the law.
Mr. Bower you had better stop talking trash;
You had better get yourself together, and give me back
My hard-earned cash.
MR. Bower when you are apprehended and go to jail; you
Might not be coming back; believe me Jack, and that’s a fact.
JOSE
THE LEAPING FROG
Jose the leaping frog, why are you leaping?
Did someone disturb you while you were sleeping?
Or maybe it was that insect you caught
While just pretending you were weeping.
Jose was it a cat or a dog?
Is that the reason you are leaping in the fog?
Tell me why did you leap over four large logs?
But you almost landed on the back of a muddy hog.
However, you landed right in the bog!
Jose why are you leaping so high?
Are you trying to reach the sky?
Nevertheless, if you do, why don’t you make it your home,
And don’t come back until the Fourth of July?
Jose, do you ever go to sleep?
Just close your eyes and don’t try to peep.
Jose, since you won’t discuss why you were leaping,
That secret you are holding inside,
May be its worth while keeping.
LITTLE GIRL BLUE
Little girl, little girl, little girl
Blue;
Please tell me just what is
Bothering you.
Why are you sitting in the garden
Alone?
Is it a broken heart that’s causing you
To moan?
Just pull yourself together and
Give me a clue,
And I’ll find you a lover that I
Know will be true.
I happen to be that lover; my
Heart belongs to you.
JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH
Jesus Christ of Nazareth rose from poverty,
And became a great leader although he never went to
High school, or college; therefore, he never
Received a high school diploma, Or a college degree;
He never worked in an office, and he is never mean
He made the lepers cleaned; he healed my daughter,
And he walked on water; he is the man who is sweet and kind;
At a wedding turned the water into wine. He healed the sick,
And he raised the dead; with two little fish and five love of breads
Five thousand he fed. So if it Jesus Christ you seek he can help you When
You’re strong or weak. He made the blind man see and the dumb man speak.
There’s nothing this man called Jesus cannot do because he’s impeccable. He
Make no mistakes; he is always on time Then one day he died on the cross on Calvary
For our sin; so that we can be cleaned again; so if you want your life to be all right
You had better put your trust in Jesus Christ; because he is the one that can lead you out of
Darkness into the bright light; he could touch a leave and turned it to gold, and can touch a
Young man and make him old; mystery unfolded the greatest story that has ever been told.
The whole life story of Jesus Christ.
LOVE BEGINS
Love begins with words saying, I love you.
Believe it or not, those three beautiful words are so true.
Love begins with a love song.
Just sing out loud with those words and you’ll
Never go wrong.
Love begins by reading poems of love and beauty.
Anyone can fall in love; it’s everyone’s duty.
Love begins when two hearts meet.
Need I say more on this subject; or should I repeat.
Love begins with caring.
Love begins by sharing.
Love begins with good communication.
Love never begins with isolation.
Love never begins with jealousy.
Love begins with trust, respect and honesty.
Love begins with L and end with an E
And in between Is O and V.
Love begins with the birds and the bees.
Just open your eyes and you’ll see!!
Love begins with a beautiful bouquet that
Bloom in the spring;
However love begins with hugs, and kisses and
All kind of lovely things.
A BIG BIRD AIRCRAFT CRUISE
I went to New York, in a big bird aircraft cruise;
Arrived there safe and without any bruises.
I rode in a big bird aircrafts cruise, and it had windows,
And doors, the size of it was fifty times, or more bigger than I;
It’s heavier than air, propelled by jet engines, and can fly very high.
I sat in a seat near the window in that big bird aircraft, on the right wing side;
Speeding off the roadway, I watched as it rises;
With engine roaring; it soars like an eagle toward the sky;
After looking through my window, I was mesmerized when it rose high above
Land, and sea, over beautiful mountain tops, it didn’t stopped it continued on
Through white clouds it glides; it got so level I walked down the aisle inside;
I t flew so smoothed, and I wonder why;
How could such a gigantic bird with landing gears a pairs of wing traveled so fast,
And very high;
However, looking down everything became miniature,
Even the two men below I saw moving some furniture;
However, when I reached my destination;
I walked off that big bird aircraft cruise with a big smile,
Because that is going to stay with me for a long, long while.
After I got off that big bird aircraft that was bigger than I;
I thank the pilots and his crews for a safe trip. I did some research work on this project;
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