Mountain Moving Memoirs Flowing From the Chambers of My Heart: Poetry With A "Twist"

By Geraldine Dalton Neal

This book is a collection of memoirs and short stories. Some are factual and others are fiction written over a course of twelve years. Life has a way of taking us through unexpected paths, some dark and bleak. God balances them out with joy, peace, and lasting contentment through life's challenges, family situations, seasons, love, and the list goes. My prayer for you is as you read this book, you'll be encouraged to see the glass as being half full instead of empty; that you will began to obtain happiness by looking at life through the eyes of a child; and that you will keep love, forgiveness, and expect the best first of yourself and appreciate and have compassion on others. We are all a "work in progress." I believe our gifts bind us to a higher power of God. The more we apply it, the closer we become to each other. When you finish this book, you will know that there are no "small" gifts. All gifts given by God are indeed good. This book was written by the anointing and power of God to bring deliverance to all in need. Some of them will make you laugh, cry, and think about life. All those who read it will go away refreshed with a new outlook on life. I encourage you to pass it on to family and friends. They will be thankful for years to come!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781644169575

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Mountain Moving Memoirs Flowing From the Chambers of

My Heart

Poetry With A Twist

Geraldine Dalton Neal

ISBN 978-1-64416-956-8 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64416-957-5 (digital)

Copyright © 2019 by Geraldine Dalton Neal

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. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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Meadville, PA 16335

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Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Chapter One—The Seasons

Spring

Poem 3

The Light

Summer

Independence Day Fourth of July at the Beach

Fall

Winter

Thanksgiving Day

The Miracle Birth

Christmas Downside

Chapter Two—Our Support Team

Our Pastor A Good Shepherd

Believe in Yourself

True Friends

Poem 16

Ask Mrs. Wisdom

My Prayer

We’re Covered by the Blood

We Are Family

Dare to Dream

Poem 22

Tribute to the First Lady

Words of the Wise

Words of the Wise

Chapter Three—Warnings

Come Out from behind That Stuff!

Come Out from behind That Stuff!

No Cross, No Crown

Get Your House in Order

Poem 31

The Great I Am

The Great I Am

The Great I Am

Valley of Decision

The Rainbow

Death Angel

Death Angel

Use Your Gift

Follow Your Dreams

Chapter Four—Children Are Our Future

Someone to Watch over Me

My Child

Time to Grow Up

Poem 45

A Preacher’s Child

Sweet Sixteen

The Chamber of a Mother’s Heart

Grand Kids

Jesus’s Love Rap

Poem 51

The Eyes of Child

Poem 53

Grandmothers

Chapter Five—Keep Hope Alive

Trust God

No Charge

No Charge

Miracle Rap

Miracle Rap

Miracle Rap

Miracle Rap

That’s Life

Everlasting Life

Life

Poem 66

The Ocean

Poem 68

Spiritual Castaway

Mustard-Seed Faith

Chapter Six—Love and Affection

God’s Love

What’s on Your Mind?

The Dress

I Am a Proud Black Woman

Poem 76

I Am a Proud Black Woman

Poem 78

My One and Only

Through Hell and Back

My Mom

Rekindled Love

Caught in a Dilemma

Eye of the Storm

The Power of Love

Chapter Seven— A Humorous Out look

Dear Encounter

Midlife Crisis

Poem 89

A Walk through the Forest

Money Talks

Money Talks

Money Talks

The Waterfall

A Changed Man Jingle

Burning the Midnight Oil

Free Spirit

Sisters

Rain

House versus Home

Poem 101

A City Lady

A Country Lady

Living on High

Gangster Rap

On the Edge

Acknowledgments

I dedicate this book to my children: daughter Geraldine Demetria Neal Fogg and my son Robert Donald Neal Jr. My grandsons Michael Anthony Fogg II, Matthew Alexander Fogg, Myles Andrew Fogg, and granddaughter Michaela Alexis Fogg, and all future grandchildren who are the joy of my life.

I also include:

My brother George wife Gloria, William, Fred wife Linda, Howard, John and Sam Dalton. My sisters the Golden Girls Hallie, Mary, Anna Dalton. Special love and thanks to the memory of my precious mother Julia Hairston Dalton who taught me the true values of life, who raised ten children after the death of my Father, Fred Douglas Dalton as a widow.

This book is also dedicated to Lillie Neal, Margaret Stephens, Margaret Duren, and Gloria Allen all my readers as my gift of love to you as it flows from the chambers of my heart.

It is my desire that you be blessed!

Chapter One—The Seasons

The Seasons

Spring

Spring has come once again

The snow is gone, the grass is green

New life has sprang upon the scene

The animals dance around and graze

Clear blue skies and sunny days

The buds appear the blooms are out

Spring is here without a doubt

Birds in the trees began to sing

Excitement and joy in little things

From a caterpillar to a butterfly

Just a sign of time gone by

Let all creation rejoice and sing

For God has begun a brand new thing!

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

—Song of Solomon 2:12, KJV

The Light

His glow is so bright it catch one’s eyes

The reflection of him you cannot hide

He shines both day and night

To encourage one to do what’s right

He came down from God above

To prove to us his wondrous love

We can carry him everywhere we go

To be a witness to the world that we know

Christ died on the cross at Calvary

That who-so-ever will can be made free

Oh what a light so great and divine

Thank God, thank God, thank God he is mine!

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

—John 8:12, KJV

Summer

It’s summertime and, man, it’s cool

We thought we’d never get out of school

Carefree days is what summer is about

Making plans for the next cookout!

Vacation is just around the door

After the trip there will still be more

Swimming, surfing, and playing ball

I’m so excited I can’t tell it all!

Meeting friends at the town hangout

Begging mom to let us stay all night

Don’t forget about the party beside the pool

Jim volunteered his house before we left school!

Swimsuits and bikinis that glow

Girls, girls, and more girls everywhere you go!

Summertime, I know it has to end

If anybody asks summertime is my best friend!

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

—Genesis 8:22, KJV

Independence Day Fourth of July at the Beach

The fourth of July celebration is tonight

Old Glory proudly displays it’s red, blue, and white

Firecrackers sounding off the distant shore

Crowds of people around the beach front below

One can see the colors spread across the sky

Mixing with the stars as the rockets fly

The ship out on the