Listen With Your Heart

By Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory

This book is acceptable for all ages and may actually be a fun way to involve children in learning more about prayer.  The poems, many of which are short and rhyming, would be easy for children to read and recite. Platt-Gregory offers a different way to pray, one that is somet

• Language: English
• Publisher: Only God Publishing
• Release date: Sep 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9798986807850

Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory

Alvina Y. Platt-gregory, a health and physical Education teacher at Carroll Robbins Elementary School here in Trenton has recently received (3/01/02) The International Poet of Merit Award from the International Society of Poets. Alvina’s poem “To Thine Own Self Be True”, was written in memory of her mother, Lillie Bell Moody, who died April 26, 2001. She wrote the poem 3 days later after having a heart to heart conversation with her. Alvina’s poem is published in a book entitled “The Color of Our Dreams”, published by the International Society of Poets. It’s a collection of poems entered in the poetry.com contest. Alvina’s poem has been selected to be in a 3 tape cassette series, on CD and an album. She was educated in the Trenton School System where her 2nd grade teacher , Mrs. P. Newsome of Trenton, recently deceased, encouraged her creative writing. Trenton Still makes and the World takes. Congratulations to one of our own.

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Listen With Your Heart

Copyright © 2023 by Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory

ISBN: 979-8986807850 (e)

Library of Congress Control Numbers: 2023905906

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

The views expressed in this book 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.

LISTEN

WITH YOUR

HEART

Alvina Y. Platt-Gregory

Contents

My Speaking Heart

An Affirmation

Become

God’s Best

Choose Life and Live

Born Again

Born To Die

Beware!

3 G’s To Live By

G-12*

Fight!

Jesus, I Want You!

I Will Remember…

Let

God Will

Give Me Rest

Life In a Funnel

Life Is A Play

Mind Your Mind

No Room To Stray

Excellent With You (God)

Dancing With The Wind

A Holiday Union

Don’t Wait

Don’t Think

Marital Bliss

Holy Matrimony

Mother’s Day

Poor Little Fifth Grader

The New One

The Face of Age

November 29th

Oh Lord

A Closer Look

Pastors From God

An Ode to a Prophetic Song-Stress

Everything

Free Indeed!

Peace

Relationships

Reveal

I Sought God

Shining Star

A Radiant Light

The Stone

Shoes, The Different Souls of Man*

Thank You

Things Happen

I Am

The Great Sacrifice

To Thine Own Self Be True

Can’t Stay

True Freedom

You

Twenty-Five

The Nifty Fifties

Walk Away

Unconditional Love

Whenner

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In a Season

Steps To Developing A Spirit Of Persistence

Part 2

I dedicate this book to the Holy Trinity: God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Thank you for giving me the courage to obey and put it into print for others to listen with their hearts as they read each poem that will speak to them right where they are.

My Speaking Heart

I dedicate my life to the Holy Trinity.

Who I love, honor and respect forever throughout eternity.

Thank you for compassion to reach