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    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God
    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God
    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God
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    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God

    By M. A. Hastings

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    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God is a collection of inspirational, whimsical and holiday poetry that will remind you of what’s important in life. Toggling between poignant and witty word play, the poems will brighten your day while making you think.
    Speaking to controversial topics like politics, religion, deconstruction, sexuality, social justice and more, this uplifting book puts wings on which your mind soars to places deep. From the first line to the last, it is clear that the words come from M.A. Hastings’ own deconstruction of faith, her own challenges and changes.
    Through laughter, tears and quiet conviction, these poems will speak to the beat of your heart. With every poem, you will feel to your bones how madly in love with you is The River.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateJun 11, 2023
    ISBN9781669878407
    At the River: Poems of Love and Laughter with God

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      At the River - M. A. Hastings

      Copyright © 2023 by M. A. Hastings.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Cover painting by A. K. Feria.

      Registration number: VAu 1-482-834

      Rev. date: 07/10/2023

      Xlibris

      844-714-8691

      www.Xlibris.com

      852830

      Contents

      Dedication

      More More!

      All Ways in All

      Pickleball Forever

      Double Whammy

      Hope Up

      Revived!

      Canadian Grateful

      Just Right

      Picture This

      Who was…?

      Ever Will Be of Thee…?

      Press Pause

      A Tale of Two Kayaks: The Prequel

      Falling for Love!

      In-joying Three

      Butterflies Away!

      Friends with Benefits

      Open Wide

      The Crown

      Hot stuff

      J. Crow and the Eagle

      Here’s the Thing

      Decisions, Decisions!

      Places Sacred

      Seeing Things

      Soul Hugs

      Let’s Do This!

      Pi Day Punny

      Hope’s Season

      Being Neighborly

      A. Dawning

      Sages of the Ages

      Your Legacy Vote

      Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

      Find Them All

      At the River

      Love’s Road

      Flat Screen Tired

      A Tale of Two Kayaks: The Sequel

      Until Next Time

      Joy’s Address

      Garden’s Legacy

      911 Remembrance

      Hear Here!

      Happy Through the Years

      No Bad!

      Go Postal!

      The Horror Continues

      Retiring Heart’s Joy

      Bed’s Ahead

      Black, So No!

      Whose Memorial?

      Facing God

      Ancients Rule

      Slight of Hand

      Mountaintop Day

      Oh, We Like Sheep!

      Dinking Happy…

      Life Saver

      But Dust

      The Three P’s

      More Valentines

      Women’s March

      Omega Peace

      Mincing Words

      Dedication

      Dedicated to my husband, Lance Lencho Hastings. For over half of my life, you’ve made my heart soar like eagle…

      More More!

      Longing to know

      more of You

      Not by sitting in a pew

      listening to sermons

      and a praise song or two

      sensing Your spirit in

      times all too few.

      You modeled a life for

      my neighbor and me

      Not just in the talking

      but Your way of walking

      that even those

      blind could see.

      Other questions more

      than answers

      You most often gave

      so with dropped stones of

      self-righteousness

      a higher road might

      we pave

      And ourselves from ourselves

      we can hope to be saved.

      April 12, 2023

      All Ways in All

      God is good

      in times not a few

      though it won’t

      be in the same ways

      to me or

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