A Basket of Shamrocks

By Patricia Clark Smith

A Basket of Shamrocks is a collection of poetry written by Patricia Clark Smith. Her poetry reflects her faith and her love for family, nature, and creativity. Readers will enjoy poems about flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, and mermaids; they will also read poems about the sun, the moon, the beach, and the school/classroom. Readers might even be inspired to write a poem or two of their own!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jan 17, 2019
• ISBN: 9781490793214

Patricia Clark Smith

Kelly Smith Papa lives in Connecticut with her husband, James, and their two children, Isabella and David. Kelly is an educator, a nurse, and an advocate for aging services. Growing up, Kelly was inspired by her family to be creative and to take good care of people in need. She has written multiple books and articles focused on building learning organizations, creativity in staff development, person-centered care, dementia care, and leadership development. Currently she is the corporate director of learning at Masonicare. She earned her BSN from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire and her MSN from the University of Saint Joseph. She was a fellow of the Leading Age Leadership Academy and was a recipient of the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing in 2011. This is her first children’s book.

Book preview

Copyright 2019 Patricia Clark Smith.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

ISBN: 978-1-4907-9318-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4907-9321-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019931267

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

Trafford rev. 01/16/2019

22545.png www.trafford.com

North America & international

toll-free: 1 888 232 4444 (USA & Canada)

fax: [phone]

Contents

Butterfly

Dragonfly

Garden Angels

Morning Glory

Wren’s Lullaby

The Labyrinth