Room Full of Emotions

By Rasul Mobley and Kelly Meissner

This is a collection of poems written by Rasul Mobley. Rasul believes that poetry is the song of the soul.
The book is entitled Room Full of Emotions. It covers an array of emotions, i.e., appreciation, love, loneliness, encouragement, searching, and reflecting. Through his writing, Rasul has given life to the many emotions that people feel. These emotions have taken on the form of peoplethey have embodied qualities and have a life of their own. And because we all have feelings, Rasul hopes that in his book of poems every reader will identify with a poem (emotion) that they too have felt.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524569532

Rasul Mobley

On March 10, 1952, Steven Bruce Mobley was born. He began writing poetry when he was in his senior year of high school (1970). During his college years, his writing picked up. He entered several poetry contests. In 1972, he was given the name Rasul. Rasul is an Arabic name, and it means one who cares for people. He was given that name because of his sensitivity. He worked with students with special needs for thirty-five years. Rasul would often write poems upon requests. People would share their feelings, and he would turn them into poetry. Rasul did have two of his poems published in a book called Contemporary Poets of America (1979); it is a Dorrance anthology. Rasul has written a variety of poems. And because of this variety, he has given many poetry readings through the years, e.g., readings for Black History Month and special education workshops. Rasul believes that poetry is the song of the soul, and we all have a song inside of us.

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ROOM FULL OF

EMOTIONS

Rasul Mobley

Illustrated by Kelly Meissner

Copyright © 2017 by Rasul Mobley. 754092

Library of Congress Control Number:   2016920924

ISBN:   Softcover   978-1-5245-6917-4

   Hardcover   978-1-5245-6878-8

   EBook      978-1-5245-6953-2

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Rev. date: 02/10/2017

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I have to Thank God for giving me the ability to be in touch

with so many Feelings, and Thoughts. These Emotions became the Colors of

my Artwork. And I am grateful for the talent given me to put these colors on

canvas. There were times I would see someone in a situation, return to my

solitude and put that picture into words. There were also times that people

would share Their Story and I would paint their picture (story) through

words. For this skill I have to Thank God.

Sincerest gratitude to my mom (Pauline Mobley) for believing in me.

She took pride in anything I did, especially when it came to writing. She

encouraged me to follow my heart and do whatever came to mind. My sister

Rashida Sule followed in my mom’s footsteps. Rashida supported all my

work and looked for any opportunity to showcase my poetry. I regret that they

are not here to see the fruits of their labor.

There is another Mother / Daughter team I need to acknowledge. Sue Cupo

a dear friend of mine who supported me and my poetry. Sue insisted that I

share my work with others. She also introduced me to her daughter Kelly Meissner.

Kelly is an Artist. She is the Illustrator of this book. I love her work and

enjoyed her feedback in the time we worked together to get this book published.

It has been a pleasure working with her.

To Chuck Shrader a colleague who stimulated my creativity through

our many discussions at work. And who sent me a copy of the book he got

published. He let me know that I too can be a published writer.

To Vickie Meigs-Kahlenberg my Breakfast Buddy who got her work

published and inspired me to pursue my dreams of getting my work published.

She simply stated, It’s your turn.

To Anita Wilbanks my teacher friend and colleague who occasionally

had me visit her classroom and share my poetry with her students. Those visits

reminded me that my work needed to be shared others.

To Lisa Baitzel my wife. Who always supported me when I did my

Poetry Readings. And even though Poetry is not her thing she encouraged me

to follow my dream of getting my poems published.

ABOUT THE POET - RASUL

On March 10, 1952 Steven Bruce Mobley was born.

He began writing poetry when he was in his Senior year of High School (1970)

During his college years his writing picked up. He entered several Poetry

contests. In 1972 he was given the name Rasul. Rasul is an Arabic

name and it means one who cares for people. He was given that name

because of his sensitivity. He worked with Special Needs