Poems Written by Mafalda Medda: A Book of Poems from a to Z

By Mirka Denise Thomas-Thompson

The following pages contain poems written by my mother, Mafalda "Maffy" Medda, over the last twenty-eight years of her life including her oldest poem, "Diamonds and Furs," dating back to 1985. It was her passion to write poetry and her dream to become a published author. When she passed away unexpectedly on February 22, 2013, her poetry was left unfinished. Her dream quickly became my passion. Therefore, I spent the next twenty months after she went to be with the Lord compiling her collection of hand-written poems into this poetry book in order to make her dream become a reality. -Mirka Denise Thomas-Thompson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

My name is Mafalda Medda Thomas. My nicknames include: Maffy Thomas, Maffy Tee, and Mafalda Medda. However, when I was growing up, I was lovingly called the little leftover by my parents. When I was born, my mom believed she could no longer have children. When I was born, there became an eleven year difference between me and my youngest sibling. I became the eighth child in my family. My mother had four boys and four girls.

The native land of Sardinia that consumed my dreams and caused me heartache as a young child is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy.

I dont know the reason but God didnt evenly distribute artistic gifts where my family was concerned. He gifted me with the love of learning, the love of the arts, and the love of everything in the artistic field.

In school, I had the privilege of being an honor student. Unfortunately, the Medda family lacked the financial ability to provide me with an education beyond the sixth grade.

When I reached adulthood, I found myself taking classes due to a desire to learn in many different areas.

I always had a passion for learning and a love for knowledge. With still somewhat shaky English skills, the first undertaking to begin my education in English was reading Gone with the Wind. It was a huge challenge on my part but I loved and enjoyed the opportunity to read and comprehend every single page.

On September 2, 1989, I had the privilege of being invited to travel to Washington, D.C. in honor of my poem, Creation.

In 1997, a more recent composition of mine, A Gift for Jesus, brought tears to my eyes. This poem was printed out on green card stock, was adopted by a local art gallery, and sold successfully during the 1997 Christmas season.

My hobbies include poetry, music, reading, oil painting, butterflies, and artistically bettering existing products on the market. I love teaching people from young children and senior adults to my Shih Tzu, Candy. Candy and I participated and won first place in a local dog training contest for a three-part trick where I taught her to sit, beg, and roll over.

Mafalda Maffy Medda Thomas
07/26/1998

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499022582

Mirka Denise Thomas-Thompson

On October 14, 1949, Mafalda “Maffy” Medda was born to Bartolomeo Medda and Piccoli Antonieta Medda in Sardinia, Italy. She was the youngest child. She had four brothers and three sisters. In 1969, Maffy moved with her husband to Stillwater, Oklahoma. She taught herself how to speak English by reading “Gone with the Wind.” In 1981, Maffy moved with her family to Sugar Land, Texas, where she became a member of Holy Family Catholic Church located in Missouri City, Texas. In 1989, The World of Poetry’s celebrated Board of Directors unanimously voted to honor Maffy with the 1989 Silver Poet Award. This is an exclusive award for poets who have shown the confidence, skill, and depth to express themselves in poetry. On September 2, 1989, Maffy was presented the Silver Poet Award in Washington, D.C. during the Fifth Annual World of Poetry Convention that was televised with a live studio audience by World Television Productions. On March 30, 1994, Maffy was welcomed as a new member of Grove Avenue Baptist Church located in Richmond, Virginia. On February 16, 2007, Maffy obtained certificates of registration and copyrights from The United States Copyright Office for writing the song lyrics for: “Brand New Face,” “I Can’t Help Wondering,” “Mostly Cloudy,” and “When it Rains in Houston.” In July 2007, Maffy was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award for outstanding achievement in poetry by poetry.com and the International Society of Poets for her poem, “Prayers on Blue Sky,” which was published by the International Library of Poetry. Maffy’s award-winning poem, “Prayers on Blue Sky,” can be found featured on page one of the book titled “Forever Spoken.” “Prayers on Blue Sky” is included in the compilation of poems contained in “Poems Written by Mafalda Medda.” In 2009, Maffy moved to Nixa, Missouri to be closer to her daughter and granddaughter. Maffy was a published poet and songwriter who had a great love for butterflies, flowers, and God’s creation. She was very creative and artistic in her forays into music, artwork, crocheting, knitting, and, above all, her poetry. She was a very caring, giving person who will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Mafalda “Maffy” Medda Thomas October 14, 1949 – February 22, 2013

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Copyright © 2014 by Mirka Denise Thomas-Thompson.

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CONTENTS

A Teaspoon Of Water

A True Christian

Address Book

Affection

All About Life

Angel To Adorn

Angels

Anything But Ordinary

Arizonna Spelled With Two N’s

Armor

Be Silent, Be Still

Beautiful Day

Beautiful Dream

Big World Out There

Birthday

Bitter Feelings

Blessings

Book Of Life

Brand-New Face

Broken Hearts

Bye-Bye

Cannot Let You Go

Caught You Kissing

Change Of Address

Childhood Years

Children Of God

Christ Follower

Christmas Season

Cowgirl Heart

Crazy To Let Me Go

Cup Of The Wicked

Daily Letters To God

Diamond On The Ground

Diamonds And Furs

Directions To Heaven

Disobedient Child

Distress

Do Not Forget

Dream

Dreams Do Come True

Dying Rose

Each New Day

End Of The End

End Of The Line

Entertain You

Evening Walk

Every

Every Day

Everything In God’s Timing

Exquisite Rose

Extra Mile

Family

Favorite New Toy

First Thank You

First Time For Everything

Fool’s Lake

For A Little While

Forgiveness

Freedom In America

Friendship

From Place To Place

Generation To Generation

Gift For Jesus

Giggling With The Lord

Give Him Thanks

God Commands Me

God Is Love

God Loves You

God Made You

God’s Instruction

God’s Words

Green Eyes And Weeping Tears

Hang On

Hanging Up The Phone

Happily Ever After

Heart For Sale

Heart Not For Sale

Heavenly Party

Helplessly In Love

How Grateful I Am

How To Love Again

Hurting People

I Know A Star

I Let You Go

I Love

I Love God

I Trust You

I Will

I Will Follow You

I Will Go

Iced Tea

If I Were

If Love Was Like Snow

If You Fool Around

It

It Is You

Jesus

Jesus Is Knocking

Jesus Is The One

Jesus Is Truth

Jesus Loves All His Lambs

Join Jesus

Just A Reminder

Just Ask, Seek, And Knock

Just Before We’re Alone

Just Infatuation

Keep It Real

Keep Me

Kid’s Castle

Killing A Feeling

King

Kissing Me

Kites

Kneel Down

Know Who Is Your Friend

Knowing When It Is Time

Legend Of Love

Let It Be

Let Us Fly

Life At The Farm

Like A Beautiful Dream

Lonely Angels

Lord

Lost Souls

Love

Love And Brotherhood

Love Can

Love Comes Looking

Love Only Touches A Few

Love Song

Loving You

Me

Memories Of My First Love

Millions Of Tears

Missing You Day

More Than One Night

More Than Willing

Morning Awakes Me

Morning Dew

Music

My Angel Took The Day Off

My Broken Heart

My Coat

My Heart Is In My Hands

My Shadow

My Sister

Never Come Back

Never Say Never Again

New Flame

New Freedom Street

New Happiness

New Life

New Song

Newfound Freedom

No More Sorrow

Nothing New

Oceans

Oh, What The Heck

Old Love-New Love

Omnipotent Owner

One I Had Been Looking For

Only Jesus Knows

Opened My Eyes

Our Father’s Angels

Ourselves

Out Of Line

Paid In Full

Patch Of Blue Sky

Peacock Butterfly

Perfect Woman

Port Side

Pray For No Monsoon

Prayers On Blue Sky

Pride

Progress

Punishment

Quarter Past Midnight

Rain

Rainfall

Remembering Our Love

Rest

Rich

Right Place, Wrong Time

Roll Over Dreams

Rose Garden

Rose’s Perfume

Running The Race

Salvation

Seek The Lord

Seven-Year Itch

Shine Your Light

Shy Star

Silent Night

Sing A New Song

Song Of Moses

Standing Still

Stars

Summer In Texas

Sunrise

Sunup To Sundown

Sweet Honesty

Sweet Melody

Tears And Fears

Tell Me

Tell Me Who God Is

Thank You

Thank You Card

The Cross

The Perfect Love Song

The Sun And You

The Week

Three Angels

Time Gives And Takes

Time To Move Forward

Tonight

Touch Me

True Christians

Turn Back Time

Ugly Fight

Umbrella Flies Away

Under Mighty Wings

Ungodly Plans

Ungrateful Child

Unreasonable

Unspoken

Until We Meet Face-To-Face

Unwanted Baby

Utmost Importance

Vintage Teddy Bear

Wages Of Sin

Wanted For Treason

We Follow Jesus

What Do I Do

What Is A Good Friend?

What Would A House Be?

When You’re Not Around

While You Sleep

Whispers In The Wind

Why Now

Wisdom

With All Of My Heart

With God

Xerox Divorce

Yellow Crowfoot

Yes And No

You

You And Me

You Are My Spring

You Knew

You Need Me

You Shine

You Were Made To Glorify Him

Your Face

Zoo Fun

To

Mafalda Medda Thomas

And her wonderful talent for writing poetry, writing songs, creating beautiful masterpieces of artwork, and her absolutely undeniable love for God.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

On October 14, 1949, Mafalda Maffy Medda was born to Bartolomeo Medda and Piccoli Antonieta Medda in Sardinia, Italy. She was the youngest child. She had four brothers and three sisters.

In 1969, Maffy moved with her husband to Stillwater, Oklahoma. She taught herself how to speak English by reading "Gone with the Wind."

In 1981, Maffy moved with her family to Sugar Land, Texas, where she became a member of Holy Family Catholic Church located in Missouri City, Texas.

In 1989, The World of Poetry’s celebrated Board of Directors unanimously voted to honor Maffy with the 1989 Silver Poet Award. This is an exclusive award for poets who have shown the confidence, skill, and depth to express themselves in poetry.

On September 2, 1989, Maffy was presented the Silver Poet Award in Washington, D.C. during the Fifth Annual World of Poetry Convention that was televised with a live studio audience by World Television Productions.

On March 30, 1994, Maffy was welcomed as a new member of Grove Avenue Baptist Church located in Richmond, Virginia.

On February 16, 2007, Maffy obtained certificates of registration and copyrights from The