Pieces of My Heart: Lyrics from Life

By Virginia Midgett Richardson

About the Book

Today, with so many forms and styles of modem poetry, it is refreshing sometimes to read the simple rhymes that one can understand without some kind of degree in reading poetry.

The poems between the covers of this book come from the very heart of the writer and describes so many feelings she has felt through the many years of her life. Some are sad and some are hopeful and there are others that tell her story in rhyme that is simple and are written for ordinary people who often feel as she feels. Maybe in some of the poems they can find a part of themselves or relive some memories they have long forgotten but would like to revisit. May these words bring some joy to others and that is one reason the author has published this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483645087

Virginia Midgett Richardson

About the Author Virginia Midgett Richardson has wanted to write from the time she first held a pencil. Both her parents being avid readers, she had learned to read children books before she was old enough to attend school. Many of those little books contained rhymes and she began trying to write poems at an early age. Later she became interested in writing song lyrics and through the years had several songs recorded by pretty important country artists. She also won first prize in a national song contest and her winning lyric had music composed for it by the then famous songwriter, Johnny Green. After a late marriage, Virginia began writing verses for many greeting card companies and sold hundreds through the 1980s and '90s. However, because her husband loved her poetry so much, she would always write poems for him. He wanted her to have a book of poetry published but she kept putting it off until later. After losing him a few years ago, she began writing many more in his memory. Some of these, along with some older ones and some written for family and friends and just because she still loves to write, she has finally had this book published ... A dream come true for her and the one she loves and misses so much. Virginia Midgett Richardson lived happily for many years with her husband, Ray, in the beautiful mountains of Virginia. After he passed away in 2010, her family brought her back to her hometown of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina where she lives with her niece. She is aged and disabled but still wants to write and spends much of her time doing so when she feels up to it. She still sells a greeting card verse now and then.

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Copyright © 2013 by Virginia Midgett Richardson.

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Rev. date: 05/22/2013

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Contents

The Music Is Silent

Longing

Wish

I Did Not Know

One Special Night

The Way I Love You

Love Of Mine

Your Love

Prayer For A Late Marriage

This Morning

The River

My Lord Has Walked This Road

Count The Positives

Gratitude

Be The Best You Can

Our Angels

As Gulls Above The Sea

Real Treasures

Come Quickly, Sleep

I Love You Always

Lasting Gift

Weave For Me

Because We Do Not Dare

Lord, Give Me Peace

The Seeds We Sow

Hurts

Happiness

The Heart Of A Child

I Walked Awhile With Sadness

It Only Takes A Little Time

At Anchor

The Heart Speaks

Mama Would Be There

A Gentle Heart

The Man I Called My Dad

Real Love

When Roads Were Country Lanes

Loneliness

Memory’s Path

The Prize

Promise

Because Of You

I Love You, Dear Husband

He Trusted God

Our Footprints

Forget You/

Words We Speak

All My Family Gave Me

The Most Beautiful Flowers

This Isn’t All There Is

Weeds

One Dream

I Believe

Until Then

Mama’s Snowdrops

I Didn’t Take The Time

What We Have Given Away

The Drama Of Life

Going Home

Prayer For Our Little Home

If I’d Thought Then

Faith

A Hug

Home

Violets

A Picture Of Love

Benediction

This book is dedicated to my dear husband, Ray A. Richardson and was written in memory of him and all he will always mean to me. Many of the poems were his favorites and many have been written for him since he has been gone. I Love You Forever, My Best Friend, My Precious Husband, My One Love.

Your Ginny

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The Music Is Silent

The music is silent, only echoes remain in the sighs of soft winds through the trees

The words are but whispers I hear in the night, alone with my sad memories

Always there was music, you loved it so much and for so many years, it was part

Of the person you were, Love, so gentle and warm and giving with all of your heart.