Poetry to Live By: Messages From the Heart

By The Messenger

This book covers many facets of life, including Life, Love, Inspiration, and Reflection. It offers advice on forgiveness, friendship, and more. It also teaches young people how to be productive members of society. This book will help you appreciate how to have a close relationship with the Creator.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Quantum Discovery
• Release date: Feb 9, 2024
• ISBN: 9781963254211

The Messenger

I grew up in an urban setting. However, at the age of thirteen, I was moved to a rural area. I have lived in both settings as a man and as a child. I have loved sports my whole life. All of my five children love sports too. I think I have been blessed my whole life, and I continue to be blessed. I think I was blessed to have experienced life in these two settings, as they have given me insight. I think the experiences that I have had and lessons learned really come out in my writing of this book. It was so easy to write about the way so many of us feel because I have been through the things I write about. I make my faith in God known throughout the book. God is the source of my strength. This book just reminds us of some of the things God has already told us. These reminders help us to make sense of the chaos in our lives.

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Poetry to Live By

Copyright © 2024 by The Messenger

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ISBN

978-1-963254-20-4 (Paperback)

978-1-963254-21-1 (eBook)

Dedicated to my mother, Miss Pearl...

What is a Mother?

What is a mother?

There aren’t many things that can compare

To a mother’s love and care

The qualities she possesses are O so rare.

What is a mother?

A mother is a person who is always there

She is there to listen when our souls we need to bear.

What is a mother?

A mother is a person whom we can’t live without

When we have fears, she relieves our doubts.

There is a saying that when we are young, we are on their lap

When we grow older, we are on their heart

That is because a Real mother’s love never parts.

So, when we think of our mother’s love

Let’s remember her for all the love she’s shown

And the things that she has done

Because we only have one!!!!

I love you, Mama!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Life

Life’s Ups and Downs

Families

Listen to Your Heart

Life

The Cycle

What is a Disability?

Love

Marriage

How Do I Love You

What is Marriage?

Friends

What Is Love?

Hey Love

Inspiration

Help the Children

Paradise

New Beginnings

Today

Forgiving

Friend

Pray

Reflection

A Tribute

Miss Harriete

Mother

My Friend

Remember

Sistahs

Is It Because I’m Black?

Wake Up

Stop the Madness

When Will We Really Overcome?

Women

I Wish

Life in the New World

If Things Were Different

What Is A Secretary?

A True Friend

Families Are Forever

The Beat Awards

Today I Wish

Our Future

Why?

Danny L. Smith (A Great Man)

Mama and Me

Now

Acknowledgements

I am thankful for the opportunity to publish this book. It has been a dream of mine since 1999, when I started writing poetry.

I would like to thank my children:

TaMara and Lavonda, who both keep me grounded and serve as listening ears when I need them. You have both grown to be wonderful women in your own right. I also want to thank my grandchildren, who have been the light of my life.

To my husband, Robert, who always encourages me in whatever I endeavor to do.

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