ABOUT THE BOOKTime and Timing is Frederick Douglas Harper's 11th book of poetry with prose. Typical of all of Dr. Harper's creative books, Time and Timing contains insightful and inspirational quotes in a section at the end of the book, that is, in addition to the poetry. Examples of poem titles include "This Is the Moment," "A Tribute to Michael Jackson," "Time and Space," "When Spirit Touches the Soul of a Child," "Living Outside Our Body," "The Prophecy," "No Time for Anger," "Time for Restraint and Rethink," "An Ugly Time, A Beautiful Time," "I Am Because of You," "Step Away From Your Body," "The Graduate," "Global Warming: Global Warning," "A Time for Love and Romance," "The Good Samaritan," "Time Stolen by Technology," "Memories of Elephants," and "Angels With No Wings."

TIME AND TIMING

A book about the concept of time and the importance of timingBy Frederick Douglas Harper

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ISBN: 978-1-4490-2506-9

Contents

TESTIMONIALS................................................iPREFACE.....................................................ixTHIS IS THE MOMENT..........................................1TIME AND SPACE..............................................2THE GOOD SAMARITAN..........................................3TIMING: THE RIGHT TIME......................................4"THANK YOU" ON BEHALF OF OTHERS.............................5A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON................................7STEP AWAY FROM YOUR BODY....................................8TIME AND MIND II............................................9A MORNING PRAYER............................................10BEAUTIFUL THINGS............................................11THREE BOYS AND A QUESTION...................................12PERFECT PARENTS.............................................13WAITING.....................................................14THE PROPHECY................................................16SPIRIT WITHIN OUR SOULS.....................................17WAITING IN ANTICIPATION.....................................18WHEN SPIRIT TOUCHES THE SOUL OF A CHILD.....................19A LOSS SHEPHERD OF GREATNESS................................20SIR, YOUR TICKET IS READY...................................21A PLACE WITH NO TIME........................................22TO THE GRADUATE.............................................23I KNEEL AND PRAY TODAY......................................24TIME'S SIGNALS..............................................25TO MY DEAR STUDENTS.........................................26OUR RELIGIO-SPIRITUAL RIGHTS................................27WHAT WE DON'T KNOW..........................................28A HUMBLE AFFIRMATION........................................29IN SEARCH OF LOVE...........................................30MANY TYPES, YET FEW.........................................31UNGRATEFUL TIMES............................................32DISTINGUISHED ELDER: WISE ONE...............................33TIME AND CHANGE.............................................34AN UGLY TIME, A BEAUTIFUL TIME..............................35AND GOD SPOKE OF EXPECTATION................................36GOD: MY GUIDE AND WAY.......................................37LIFE IS LIKE A DISTANCE RUN.................................38A PRAYER AGAINST SELFDESTRUCTION............................39LIGHT OF GOD'S TALENT.......................................40TIME LOST...................................................41AN ANGEL SPEAKS OF TRUTH....................................42THE LANGUAGE OF CHILDREN....................................43SELFCONVEYED "POWER"........................................44EXPECTATION.................................................45WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE SPECIAL?............................46FRIENDSHIPS.................................................47I WISH TO BE A DEER.........................................48TO HONOR YOUR TIME..........................................49TIME'S CLOCK IS DYING STILL.................................50KEYS TO LOVE AND APPRECIATION...............................51TIME AS TEST................................................52NO TIME FOR ANGER...........................................53TODAY AND TOMORROW..........................................54TO SAY "HELLO" IS TO SAY "GOODBYE"..........................55TIME TICKS..................................................56GOD IS, GOD DOES NOT........................................57LOVE'S FEAR.................................................58CHOSEN ONES.................................................59I AM BECAUSE OF YOU.........................................60WHEN THINGS GO BADLY........................................61DIVINE IN TIME..............................................62LEADER FOR OUR TIME.........................................63LOVERS OVER TIME............................................64UNDESTINED LOVE.............................................65RUSHING THROUGH LIFE........................................66TALENT IN THE WILDERNESS....................................67OF HUMAN WAY................................................68LOCK YOUR DOOR..............................................69LESSONS OF WISDOM...........................................70DIVINE MISSION UNACCEPTED...................................71PUBLIC BULLIES..............................................72ANGELS WITH NO WINGS........................................73SPRING AS SEASON............................................74YOU COME IN PAIN, NOT IN LOVE...............................75A TIME FOR LOVE AND ROMANCE.................................76A TIME FOR RESTRAINT........................................77PLAYERS.....................................................78TELESCOPE HUBBLE............................................79TRIBUTE TO TIM RUSSERT......................................80AHEAD OF THEIR TIME.........................................81PAIN'S PAST.................................................82MEMORIES OF ELEPHANTS.......................................83PURITY OF MIND AND SPIRIT...................................84A PRAYER FOR STRENGTH.......................................85TIME STOLEN BY TECHNOLOGY...................................86I AM WHO I AM...............................................87MUCH AND MANY...............................................88THEATRICAL VIEW.............................................89TIME FOR RESTRAINT AND RETHINK..............................90HYPOCRITES..................................................91ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.....................................92GLOBAL WARMING: GLOBAL WARNING..............................94TIME AND PIECES.............................................95GOD CALLS HOME HIS GIFTED CHILDREN..........................97A GOOD IDEA.................................................99AN AUTHOR'S PRAYER..........................................100THOUGHTS....................................................101

Chapter One

THIS IS THE MOMENT

This is the moment; This is our moment- A moment of transition, A moment in transition, A moment with inspiration and Expectation, A powerful moment in our history and time; A moment of hope, a moment of pride, A moment of joy, a moment of love. At this moment and in these times, Let us commit ourselves to right, Justice, and good; At this moment and time, Let us act on our best virtues In every venue and with every opportunity; In this moment and time, Let a new spirit of right and good imbue Hearts in leadership of the masses. Let us love our country as we should love Ourselves and each other; Let us love the Earth as we should love ourselves And each other; Let us fill our cup with sweet love and dispense Vinegar's bitter hatred from our core; Let us plant the seeds of hope and distribute The harvest of fruit to many.

TIME AND SPACE

In this life on Earth, there is time and space- From one moment in time to another, From yesterday to today to tomorrow, From the past to the present to the future, From one place on Earth to another; In another world, these dimensions of Time and space do not exist, Because all existence is connected and All existence is constant and...