Dust Yourself Off

By Donna Gullikson

Are you experiencing sadness? Do you need someone to talk to? Are you struggling trying to handle your teenagers drug abuse alone? What about worrying about your health?
Life gives us difficulties we don’t ask for but it’s up to us to solve them. Life gives us a job and takes it away, there’s money issues, divorce, marriage, birth of a baby, drug abuse and then there’s the big one - death.
I wrote this book of poetry using my life experiences. I’ve experienced each of these issues and just writing them out on paper made me feel better. I hope each of these poems will strike a nerve and feel familiar and help you to understand you are not alone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728336787

Donna Gullikson

Donna Gullikson was born and raised in Augusta, Ga. As a young teenager I remember I’ve always loved to write poetry and short stories. I’ve taken college writing courses where I developed my own writing style. Over the last 20 years I’ve written over 100 poems and 8 short stories which the majority of these are in this poetry book. I take everyday worries, stresses, challenges, changes, deaths, births and write either a poem or a short story for each. Currently, I’m working on a children’s novel (The Adventures of Andy - a black bear, Bosco - a racoon and Chucky - a wood chuck), which will captivate a childs imaganation. I’m also working on a second book of poetry. In the past I’ve had several self help poems published in hospital journals.

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Published by AuthorHouse  11/20/2019

ISBN: 978-1-7283-3679-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-3677-0 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-3678-7 (e)

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgement

Dedication

Heavy Burden

A New Beginning

Another Day

Before Its Too Late

Coming Straight

Confessions Of A Clown

Control

Coping

Courage To Go On

Down And Out

Dream Fighter

Due Respect

For Granted

Friends

Helping Hand

I Am Who I Am

I Thought I’d Say

Imperfection

Kitty Bears

Letting Go

Love Grows

Miles To Go

Night Loneliness

Out And Alone

Putting Your Foot Down

Release

Sit Back And Watch

Someone Like You

Southern Snow

The End Of A Writers Day

The Land Of Rhythm And Rhyme

The Thing To Do

Trust

Visions

Who To Blame

Worry Wart

Writers Spread

Friendship

Flu

New Years Past

Who Am I

Always And Forever

Happy Father’s Day

Christmas Gift

Sometimes

Keep Praying

No Time For Fun

Bugs Abound

Fear Of The Unknown

Lonely

Blank Page

Baseball Glory

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to thank my husband, Ron for giving me the encouragement to continue writing and for being patient with me during this process.

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my grandson, Colton who was taken away from us at such an early age to continue doing is missionary work in Heaven.

Heavy Burden

Being overweight isn’t any fun

Especially when too much damage has been done.

A roll here and a bulge there

Make people wonder if you really care.

Pounds are easy to collect

When our bodies are of constant neglect.

Our stomach is