Emotions in Rhyme is not only a book of poetry that encompasses life over a span of many years but also includes a true and compassionate accounting of a horror that should have never happened to one of our older citizens. There will be poems - perhaps many, that will touch your life in some way and may leave you with a feeling that you are not alone. In other words, you may find yourself in a poem or two! There are poems that deal with life and some have good advice for those who are looking for an answer! There are few solutions but no lack of encouragement!

Emotions in Rhyme

By Carol Sue Sorensen Thavenet

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Copyright © 2012 Carol Sue Sorensen Thavenet
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ISBN: 978-1-4772-8557-2

Contents

DEDICATION.......................................5APPRECIATION.....................................7INTRODUCTION.....................................9EMOTIONS IN RHYME................................11THE POET.........................................13CHRISTMAS DAY 1936...............................15A SIGN OF CHAR ACTER.............................19TOWING THE LINE..................................21CHAPTERS.........................................23A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW.........................24IN STRIDE........................................26NOBODY DIED......................................27LONGEVITY RE: LIFE...............................28THE GIFT OF LIFE.................................30KILL'EM WITH KINDNESS............................32MY CHILDHOOD CHRISTMASES.........................34OUR LIFE'S STORY.................................35WISDOM LEARNED...................................36REAL BEAUTY DEFINED..............................37THOUGHTS OF MOM..................................38THE TENDER HEART.................................39A MOMENT OF COMPASSION...........................41A TEST OF FAITH..................................42CONSEQUENCES.....................................44A GUIDED CONSCIENCE..............................46THE PROCRASTINATOR...............................47RIPPED...........................................49A TREASURED FRIEND...............................50THE MYSTERY......................................51THE JOYS OF YOUTH................................53PEOPLE DON'T CHANGE..............................55LOST IN THE 50's.................................57IMPATIENCE.......................................59THE ACT OF FORGIVING.............................60FOR THE LOVE OF A CAT............................61ADVICE WORTH REPEATING...........................63IN THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH..........................64BE A FRIEND......................................65WHAT AND WHO.....................................66GOD'S LAW........................................68AVERSION.........................................70A TRUE FRIEND....................................73FROM ME TO YOU...................................74A REPRIEVE.......................................76THE BIRTH OF A POEM..............................77CLASSES..........................................78ONE MORE TIME....................................79OH YEAH? – OH YEAH!........................80THE ONE WAY STREET...............................81REMEMBERING......................................83TOO MUCH THINKING................................84LIVING...........................................85A SOCIETY........................................86ACCEPTANCE.......................................88NEW BEGINNINGS...................................89TIMELESS HUMAN NATURE............................90A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION............................91CONFESSION AND THE SOUL..........................92REALITY NUMBER ONE...............................94BROKEN PIECES....................................96THE TEACHER......................................97FRIENDS AND LOVERS...............................100ATTITUDES........................................102COUNTLESS BLESSINGS..............................104THE BOOK.........................................105AN APPEALING GIFT................................108A NATURAL LOVE...................................109THE RIDE.........................................110FORGIVENESS......................................112THOSE CUTTING WORDS..............................114PERSPECTIVE......................................116A PERSONAL CHASTISING............................117COURTESY LONG GONE...............................119FOOT-IN-MOUTH DISEASE............................120WHAT I BELIEVE...................................122WHOA NELLIE!.....................................123MANNERS AND PRINCIPLES...........................125WORDS............................................127A DOWNWARD SPIRAL................................128A SIMPLE FORMULA.................................130REAL LANGUAGE DEFINED............................132PERCEPTION.......................................134A CONVERSATION WITH GOD..........................135SICK MINDS.......................................137THE UGLY HUMAN...................................139ANTIQUES.........................................140WEATHER REFLECTIONS..............................141BACK IN THE DAY..................................142ERRORS OF OMISSION...............................144AN ORPHANED CHILD'S LAMENT.......................145TIME THAT SLIPS AWAY.............................148REGRETS..........................................149WAITING..........................................150NOT FORGOTTEN....................................152JUSTICE..........................................153PAPER & PEN......................................154THE SIN OF DECEPTION.............................155SLEEP – PRECIOUS SLEEP.....................156MOTHERHOOD.......................................158THE EMOTIONAL DRAIN..............................160THE CHANGING SEASONS.............................161THE MOVIES OF YESTERYEAR.........................162UNBELIEVABE - BUT TRUE...........................163A PRAYER FOR JUSTICE.............................171THE BIG LIE......................................172AN EGREGIOUS ERROR...............................173THE CHALLENGE....................................180

Chapter One

EMOTIONS IN RHYME
(An Introduction in Rhyme)


Emotions in rhyme
Tends to be
Thoughts and feelings
Felt by me

For, we all have emotions
Affecting our hearts and minds
Feelings regarding events
That is a sign of the times

We have an obligation to speak up
And try to eloquently say
What drives us to reveal
Why we feel a particular way

We have emotions of happiness
In our lives
And sometimes sadness
That is hard to disguise

And emotions as we get older
And seasoned in our years
When faced with disappointments
And disturbing fears

We feel emotions about injustice
Involving innocents wrongly accused
And are angered
When we see them abused

Emotions involving injustice
When as victims of deceit and mistrust
It affects our sensibilities
Deep inside us

Emotions we can recall
As a small child
Creep back into our memory too
Every once in a while

And then there are emotions
Awakening our sensibilities
Encouraging us to reach out and help those
Who suffer destabilizing frailties

And there are those with kindly emotions
Who inspire those who are not so inclined
For they are the salt of the earth
I find

I have felt each and every one
Of these emotions
At one time or another
As a child, wife and mother

For these poems of emotions
Are all relative to my life through the years
Every emotion you can possibly think of
Love, happiness, sadness, laughter, anger and tears

And my very best to you
As you read this through
For, perhaps, it will bring back
A few memories of yours – too!

Carol

THE POET (Me, Myself and I)

Yes, there are times I feel like three people! But, don't we all!

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