The Ebb and Flow of Life

By Sandy Carouth

The Ebb and Flow of Life is an assortment of poems—some about real-life events and others about family, love, and heartache.

In my poems, I sympathize with those who have experienced tragedy, honor those who have served our country, and celebrate joyful moments that everyone’s life holds.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984562777

Sandy Carouth

I like writing poetry as an outlet---a way to vent, writing about real-life events, and also to commemorate my family’s special occasions. Readers can connect with the poems, though, as most everyone goes through heartache and disappointment in life, as well as experiencing the happiest of times: birthday celebrations, graduations, finding their soulmate, marrying, and having children and grandchildren. I reside in Houston, Texas, where I am a certified group fitness instructor for the YMCA, helping others get physically fit and challenging them to become better and stronger so they can live more healthy, productive lives. My hobbies include writing poetry, dancing, sewing, and listening to music.

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Copyright © 2018 by Sandy Carouth.

Library of Congress Control Number:            2018912925

ISBN:                    Hardcover              978-1-9845-6279-1

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Rev. date: 11/17/2018

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CONTENTS

Remember…

His Saving Grace

No Black or White

The One Thing I Can Do

Are You Going Right Back?

Houston-Hurricane Harvey

They Are Not Dead

Through the Eyes of a Child

This Day Is Not Lost

I Do Not Belong Here

The Love Boat

Your Hands

Twenty-Eight Days

The Proposal

From This Day Forward

Love Will Find a Way

Wild Flowers

A Precious Daughter

Our Lives Would Be Changed Forever

A Miracle: Our Baby Boy

Our Precious Baby Girl, Peyton

My Three-Way Bow

Twenty-One

Father and Son

The Road to Graduation

A Special Place in My Heart

Teardrops that Trickle Down

Christmas

Love’s Tangled Web

The Grass Is Always Greener

I Should Have Told You

Stay!

Love Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Will You Ever Come Back to Me?

Love Comes with a Cost

Without You

When Love Is Not Enough

Broken

I Only Have Myself To Blame

My Heartache

My Lifeless State

Adrift

Breaking Up

Mother

Man’s Best Friend

It’s Never Easy

Westland

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Remember…

A Memorial Day Poem

"They fell, but o’er their glorious grave floats free the banner

of the cause they died to save."

~Francis Marion Crawford

It’s the time of year when we turn our thoughts

To our precious freedom, and those who fought

For our liberty, that they wanted to save

And that sent them to an early grave

So on this day as we remember

The ones who were so brave

Take a long, hard walk in their shoes

On the road they had to pave

Soldiers fought the fight, the battle won

As they trudged onward in the setting sun

Never once regretting the choice they made

Only asking their memory never to fade

So fly your banner, so proud and free!

It’s the least we can do, you and me

Let the stars and stripes wave freely in the wind

Stand tall and proud, and never rescind

And please don’t take what you have for granted!

A high price was paid for those seeds to be planted

Yes, blood was spilled; lives torn apart…

Hopes and dreams were shattered–ripped right from the heart!

Now they shouldn’t have died in vain, you see

Having endured the pain for you and me

Their lives will live on, just take a good look

You’ll see their bright faces in the babbling brook

In the tall, majestic mountains we’ll find

The strength of the soldier–one of a kind!

In springtime the newness of life abounds

As the earth is reborn and beauty resounds

Yes, we’ll always remember their sacrifice

And how they paid the ultimate price

The stains of war may be washed away

But no one will forget them, especially not today!

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