Sweet! Sweet! Love!: If I Had a Pen

By Vanessa Vanney Thompson

Thank you for the opportunity to read your book. I found it refreshing. Here is my review

Word of Expressions on a Page is a true love story seen through the eyes of one woman. Here these are expressed in the form of poetry and short stories. I was thoroughly surprised at how completely Ms. Thompson covered the subjects she chose to address, love, marriage and life. Ironically, as a poet, I often find the views of others on these particular topics more than interesting.

The style of writing in this volume is brisk. There is very little flowery wordplay. Ms. Thompson is quick and to the point with her word imagery contained within more then 150 pages to enchant you. This is refreshing to me. Two of my favorite poems are I and A Mixture. I have many others. I certainly recommend this book to anyone who wants a fresh perspective on relationships, both the good and the bad. It doesnt get any clearer than this.

LJ Thomas
(Asoral Publishing)

P.S. I love the candid picture of you sprinkled throughout the volume. nice touch.











*Photo: by Vanessa Vanney Thompson*

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 12, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493163199

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Copyright © 2014 by Vanessa Vanney Thompson.

ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4931-6318-2

                 Ebook           978-1-4931-6319-9

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Rev. date: 02/10/2014

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Order of Reading

Foreword: Sweet! Sweet! Love! If I had a Pen

A love letter to myself

A Place I Knew

Building up to Love

CHRISTMAS

Church Life

Dear Me:

Differences

Discovered Secrets

Fame!

Fingers & Toes

Interlude I

Free Yourself

Happiness   Sadness   Everything in Between

Herbie the Fish Dies

Holiday Blues

HUMANS

Inside Out

Love Life in a short story:

Lovers*

Pain

Promises

Interlude ll

Rather! Time! Love!

Second Life

Sitting Alone

Some/Any

Sunday’s Best

The Ability

The Call for Life & The Wait for Death

The meaning of self…

*The Power of Love*

*The Value of Gold*

Interlude lll

Vows

. . . . Tight Rope… .

TIME

Up, surfing the web. Just doing nothing

Vacation!

Walking by the Skylight

War within myself

Warm

Well, What’s Next!

Where do I go…

Interlude lV

Where is the Sunshine

Women that has fight in them!

*Words*

. . . . work in progress

. . . . Write Something

Belong

Hang on

Writing

Care Package

ABUSE!

Interlude V

Personal Journey

Standing… .

I am a Poet

Funny Bone

Twins from Birth!

Phrase l

Change

Left Behind

Where Did You Go

Black America

Interlude Vl

My Stage

Beauty

Inside a Mind of a Poet

*Everyday Pain*

What am I?

Interlude Vll

To all readers of this book all names, dates and locations are totally fictional.

The author has created all names, images and locations out of mind

during the course of writing.

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Grandma

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Grandpa

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Grandma Jenny

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Mother & Tina

Dedicated to the family I have!

To the man I love!

And to the world we live in!

Please unite the country and be aware of those who need our help!

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Tina & Denise

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Tina, Denise, Vanessa & Mya

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RIP Tina Thompson

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Mother & Sada

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RIP Tina

Play! Dance! Explore! Fight! Fuss! Scream! Love! Stand! Sing! Glory! Friends! Husband! Wife! Rich! Poor!

Do the things you wish, be free, get drunk, go to church and most of all be good within yourself!

Sweet! Sweet! Love! If I had a Pen

Sweet! Sweet! Love! If I had a pen is a collection of poetry that not only

Allows the reader to get mad, sad, upset and wanting to settle

A score! Then on the other hand, the reader will

Feel as if their fantasy’s has come true. This collection that Ms. Thompson

Has put together is a marvel.

This is Ms. Thompson’s second collection of poetry. Her poems

Are a work of art!

Ms. Thompson again pours out her heart, dries her eyes and

Then she begins to express her opinions about life.

Some of the pieces, speak about at a time when Ms. Thompson was a

Child. These are childhood memories thru her eyes. After barking on

Childhood memories, Ms. Thompson then enters a dwelling where

She touches on mental slavery. In this day and time one believes they are free,

However many still feel trapped in a mental world of slavery. One must not allow

Themselves to get stuck in that world. Each one of us have a responsibility to ourselves

To receive an education, pursue one’s goals and become the best person in society

They can.

Sweet! Sweet! Love! If I had a Pen speaks to all, no limit is placed on the audiences that

Is received. I believe every person has the right to express themselves in a respectable,

Clear and non-violent manner. We have civil rights leaders that has fought to allow

Us to have freedom of speech. Ms. Thompson has choose to use her pen as her

Sword and her paper as her shield.

Come embark into the world of Ms. Thompson, she will amaze, delight and most of

All keep your attention while you read this collection of art.

Ms. Thompson’s first collection of poetry was: Words of Expressions on a Page:

Poetry Love, was a collections of love stories and early life when Ms. Thompson

Wasn’t as passionate about the ideas she is now writing about.

Ms. Thompson has used her life as a road map to instill inside this collection. She

Sees this collection as four walls that decided to trap her and allowed her in the

Same breathe to exhale and let it all out. The words, ideas and sentences may appear

As something personal about someone personal, however they are not.

Ms. Thompson’s usages of descriptions is fiction. There is no harm intended and no score

To settle, it is an excellent idea that one can relate to the poems.

Then my work is done

I have achieved the ultimate gift, which is to have the reader relive an event inside of

This collection.

Sweet! Sweet! Love! If I had a Pen will not become a coffee table book, but a book

That will travel with you. The reader will use it as a guide for their lives. Actually things

Not to do! And ways to feel free! How to believe in one’s self! How to love and love

Again! To never be afraid to speak up and out, about ideas and abuse!

Reviews for Sweet! Sweet! Love!

[kimberlyduboise · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This collection left me breathless at times. It is wide in its scope, daring in its emotional stance. I loved the hunger and passion expressed within these pages and was inspired by the call to have pride in yourself and fulfill your dreams. The theme of self acceptance was also meaningful to me. So many life issues touched upon in a respectful, heart-felt way that was also strong. This is a book that delivered a lot, that will expand the readers mind and soul.