Millie's Poems

By Butch Raul

My poems came to me by the Lord putting the words in my heart about special friends and things in my life. It is made of poems that I have written over the years. My first poem, "A Lonely Fool," was made from being at my mom's and being downhearted. I wrote it out and gave it to her.

Years down the road, I realized I had a lot of poems, so I put them all together, and this poem book was made.

I want to dedicate this book to my special friends: to Kevin R, for his help to do this book; to Nikki and Mona Bowles, Sharon Bowers, and Sue Ratliff; and to Jodi M, for her help.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 6, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504915960

Butch Raul

There is a story about how I got the nickname Butch. My brother and sister wanted to play barber and manicures, and I was the customer. When Mom got home, the walls vibrated! She gave me some money and told me to go have the barber fix it. I marched up to the barber and showed him the money, and he asked what he was to do. I told him to butch it off. He said, "What?" I said, “Butch it off.” I was only seven; what did I know? So that is what he did. I got home, Mom took one look at me, and she turned and cried. Then she gave me a pair of my brother’s pants and said, "Here, Butch, put these on and give me your dress." And she gave me one of his shirt. All that summer, Mom called me Butch.

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/03/2015

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CONTENTS

Money

Moving On In Life

Moving

My God

An Ode To Nikki

My Shopping Buddy

My Sister

Never to Last

No Fight Left

No Love to Find

No One In Sight

October to May

One Never Knows

Out of the Blue

Physical Therapy

Poor Little Rabbit

Rag Doll

Reading

Rejection

Ring Ring

Running and Hiding

Running and Writing

Sewing Clothes

Singing In The Breeze

Sister Or Mother

Slam Door Friend

Sleepless

Spring or Summer

Sue D Q

Thank You God

The Last Ride

The Trailer at The End of The Road

The Trip

The Word

There’s No Words

To My Friend

To The Mother You Wanted To Be

Tuff Stuff

Two Hands

Friend Material

Watching The Time

What A True Friend Won’t Say or Do

What is A Friend

Wondering

Words that Come

You Never Know

You’re Gone

Your Life

A Friend to Me

A Life From The Past

A Lonely Fool

A Misfit

A Mother’s Love

A New Leaf on My Tree of Life

A Poem For You Lord

A Small Child

A Soft Touch

A Time For Me Is Now

A True Friend

A Voice In The Night

Alone in My Apartment

An Ode to Tysen

Angel’s Wings

Around We Go

Be Strong

Big You Little Me

Boo Boo Baby

Bunny Time

Cafe Life

Christmas Gift

Cheer Up It’s Christmas Time

Come Lord Jesus

Cream Pie

Decision

Disaster

Do God’s