Life's Many Faces: Fun on the Run

By Yvonne Sam

This collection of poems subtitled LIFE'S MANY FACES highlights her ability to extract humor from a rich variety of situations . Insights and perceptions into familiar scenarios are cheerful, and on occasions throughout the poems judgement is given on particular issues. Nursery rhymes have been given a new and sometimes irreverent interpretation, but the overall tone is distinguished by a lightness of touch.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483640013

Yvonne Sam

Yvonne Sam has been writing poetry for over twenty years. She is currently a Canadian citizen, residing in Canada for the last thirty eight years. Her poems have been published in DUSTING OFF DREAMS VOL. 1X by Quill BOOKS of HARLINGEN , TEXAS as well as the National Library of Poetry- RIVER OF DREAMS 1994

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Life’s Many Faces

Fun-on-the-Run

YVONNE SAM

Copyright © 2013 by Yvonne Sam.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013908607

ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4836-4000-6

Softcover 978-1-4836-3999-4

Ebook 978-1-4836-4001-3

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Rev. date: 05/15/2013

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREWORD

THE POWER OF POETRY

NATURE

EVOLUTION VS REVOLUTION

EARTH’S PAIN

UNITY FOR ALL TO SEE

PEACE NOT PIECES

ETHNICITY

WHAT IS BLACK?

ON BEING BLACK

BLACK YOUTH

BLACK SAIL

VISIBLE MINORITY

U.S. NOT FOR US

OCCUPATIONS

NURSES NOT CURSES

WORKPLACE TYPES (NO HYPES)

TEACHERS

HUMOUR

CREATIVITY

FUN—ON—THE—RUN

JACK AND JILL

LITTLE TOMMY TUCKER

HUMPTY DUMPTY

LITTLE JACK HORNER

THE CROOKED MAN

LITTLE BO PEEP

OLD KING COLE

MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY

THE OLD WOMAN IN THE SHOE

SMOKE NO JOKE

SEX AND SEXUALITY

WARRANTY FOR USE (NO GUARANTEE AGAINST ABUSE)

SHE OR HE

GENDER BENDER (NO BLASPHEMY INTENDED)

BLEST NO INCEST

BRATTY KATTY VS STICKIE PRICKIE

MAN AND HIS MESSAGE

PARENTING

STEP-MOTHER (THE EVIL OTHER)

PARENTS ON STRIKE

LOVE AND MARRIAGE

LOVE

I NEED TO KNOW (AS TO THE ALTAR WE GO)

CHOOSING A MATE (MAY BE WORTH A HESITATE)

WEDDING DAY WISHES

FRIENDLINESS

SPEAK

LIFE AND DEATH

BIRTH MIRTH

DEAD BUT AHEAD

TO WAIT IS LATE

GENERAL

IMAGINE

IF I HAD MY WAY

COMMON SENSE (COME ON SENSE)

GIVE TO LIVE

SHUT UP

CHILDREN

KIDDIES ASK

HEAVEN

ST.PETER DECIDER OF FATE

CYBERCRIME

CRIME IN CYBERCITY

CRIME TIME

LINGUISTICS

FRANCAIS (FRENCH SAY)

PRESIDENTS, ROYALTY, AND COMMONERS

BILL THE PRESIDENT STILL

THE ROYAL CRISIS (DOWN WITH THE CROWN)

O.J. WHAT CAN WE SAY

ABORTION

ABORTION (FETAL CONTORTION)

A FETAL LETTER

TEENAGE PREGNANCY

DEDICATION

To the Good Lord for giving me the gift of writing that served as the inspirational force in making this book possible. To my two sons Wilbert and Christopher who have always been there for me and have never doubted my dreams, no matter how crazy they may appear. To my dear friends Hazel Browne and Lorna Samuels, for their untiring support and encouragement over the years. You both have always kept life real and I thank you for it. Also to all human occupants of planet Earth who are still dealing with Life’s many faces and facets, may you find contentment within these pages.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Although I alone am responsible for the poems in this book many people have helped and supported me along the way when I was acquiring the knowledge and insight imparted in the book. An immeasurable level of gratitude to Paul Dominguez, Regina Beckman, editorial, marketing, proofreading and publishing staff of Xlibris. I would like to express my gratitude to the many individuals, known and unknown who in their own special way, served as the phenomenological lens through which I took a humorous view of life, while trying to seek answers to the why’s and what if’s. To all those who read, offered comments, supported me in the book designing, talked things over, gave me inspiration and provided examples, I owe you all a debt of gratitude. Thanks