Life’S Reflections: a Collections of Poems: Serenity, Peace and Faith

By Dr. Vernita Black

Dr. Black has always enjoyed writing poetry filled with peace, love, and serenity. In this collection of poems, Lifes Reflections: A Collections of Poems, Dr. Vernita Black offers her experiences through faith and wisdom of lifes beauty. The poems reflect Dr. Blacks personal and professional ups and downsboth the good and the bad times. The poems are also reflections of life through pain, hope, beliefs, military travels, and Gods love.

The poetry collection starts with Listen My Child, which is a reflection of her very first poem written over a decade ago.

Still Standing and Thank You God, her last two poems in the collection, show Dr. Blacks discovery that in spite of all the trials and tribulations that life presents, you can still hold on to faith and stand in the midst of it all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 3, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524579593

Dr. Vernita Black

Dr. Black is a veteran who retired after serving 21 years in the United States Navy. During her time in the military, Dr. Black earned a Doctorate in Education Counseling Psychology. Her work in educational training, stress management, and drug and alcohol education led her to research alcohol and substance use among adolescents. Dr. Black is the author of Parent’s perceptions of their adolescents’ attitudes towards substance use: By ethnic differences and is also an author of Life’s reflections: A collections of poems on serenity, peace and faith. She is a co-author of the #1 international best-selling book, Women of courage, women of destiny, and co-author of Listen-up by the Veterans Writing Group, San Diego County. Dr. Black discovered through faith and hope a peace and happiness that is possible in the midst of it all.

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ISBN:   Softcover       978-1-5245-7958-6

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Rev. date: 02/03/2017

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Table of Contents

Dreams

Hope

Faith

Peace

Change

I Believe

Anger

Pain

Hatred

It’s A Miracle

Listen my Child

As The Days Go By

Life

Grateful

Stand Firm

Soldier Of God

Angels

Blessed

Military Travels

Hawaii

Guam

Butterflies

I Can And So Can You

Try God

Jesus Lives

Still Standing

Thank You God

Hope

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This collection of poems has been inspired by Dr. Vernita Black’s life’s reflections of poetry. They have been written from the heart and are filled with love, peace and joy. During the last decades