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A Poet’s Treasury in West Virginia gives you a look into the life of a mountain woman whose love of poetry is unique in style. She brings legend and folklore to life as well as inspiration from her love of poetry. Selections of various poems will warm your heart and soul. Poetry that will leave you with soulful thought into life and the journey it provides in times of adversity or in triumph. Experience stirring accounts of a journey through the world of Chemotherapy and hospitals as she fights the continued battle against breast cancer. Offering imagination into a world of make believe she weaves a magic spell of childhood innocence with her poems.
Butterflies and Mommies
I saw my mom hold a butterfly;
I don’t remember when or reason why.
As she sat in her garden so sweet;
I heard her voice; as I lay at her feet.
A song so gentle she began to sing;
To the butterfly that had landed on her ring.
Words of love and children’s play;
Mom… sang to the butterfly upon this day.
And as the years so quickly passed;
I learned of Mom’s secret …at last.
She was sending a message up above;
On the wings of the butterfly: a message of love.
I walked in Mom’s garden and to my sur | |  | | Mountains of Treasure in the Blue Ridge
An anthology of short stories and inspirational poetry
Busy with all the changes in my life, starting a new job, transferring my classes to distance education and learning to schedule time for both was not going to be easy, but it could be managed with planning and care. I went to check the mail and received a large brown envelope from the college. What could it be, maybe more forms to sign? I had thought I had sent back everything, but what was inside brought tears to my eyes.
It was about the essay contest “Why Valley College” I had entered. Surprised! Indeed, I sat on my porch steps not wanting to wait another moment to read the lette |
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