My Life in Poetry

By Donald Suckstorff

A life lived, an emotional roller coaster. This book is a compilation of poems and prose about my life and heart over the years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LitPrime Solutions
• Release date: May 24, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887031835

Donald Suckstorff

I was born in 1956 in Wiesbaden, Germany. I spent 10 years in the military and have worked for the Department of Defense for 22 years. I am currently supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. I reside in PA.

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Published by LitPrime Solutions 05/24/2023

ISBN: 979-8-88703-181-1(sc)

ISBN: 979-8-88703-182-8(hc)

ISBN: 979-8-88703-183-5(e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023903806

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Contents

A Friend I Adore

A Vision of Beauty

All Alone

Alone

Beauty

Breathless

Courage

Daddy, Please Come Home

Feeling

Feeling Empty

Forever Love

Friends

Guardians of The Night

Gift from My Heart

Goodbye My Brother

Happy Valentines

Her Smile

Heroes of the World

I Am Not So Different

I Knew

I Never Knew

Inner Strength

Insecure

Inside Out

Life

Life for Me

Love

Loving You

Make a Difference

Man’s Frailty

Morning Glory

My All

My Angel

My Christmas Day

My Christmas Wish

My Heart

My Little Brick Room

My Loss

My Love for Thee

My Mind

My Mom

My Nightmare

My Thoughts

My Time

My Valentine

My Word

My World

National Cemetery

Nothing Left

Our Love

Perspectives

Rekindled Heart

Seeing You

Self

September 11th 2001

Silence

Since You

Sorry Isn’t Worth It Anymore

Stuck on You

Take A Chance

The Battle

The Child

The Circle of Love

The Dark

The Jungle

The Kid

The Love of a Woman

The Richest Man

The Sleeping Giant

The Soldier of War

The Special One

Thoughts of You

Time for Me

Treasures of the Soul

True Strength

Understand

Walk with Me

Wandering

What Does It Mean

What I See

What is Love

What The World Can Be

What You Mean to Me

What’s Missing

When Death Comes

Within Me

You I see

Your Memory

Your Touch

Foreword

I started to write in 1974, this book is a compilation of poems that I have written over the years. Each and every poem in this book comes from my heart in some way. They have all been a part of my life at one time or another. Therefore, they are true to me, and thus the title My Life in Poetry. There are many people and incidents from my life that have inspired me to write these poems. I wish to thank all those that have inspired me and especially God for allowing me the ability to write in this manner.

I thought very hard about whether or not to write an expletive for each poem to let the reader know what I felt and thought during these times. However, I decided that each person that reads this book should find their own meaning and questions that arise. Therefore, I give you my heart and mind. I ask that you consider each and every poem carefully and find the value in