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    Rhymes of Times
    Rhymes of Times
    Rhymes of Times
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    Rhymes of Times

    By Donna Hatfield

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    The poems are about my life or the life of someone close to me and I have tried to be positive and up beat in that even though a tragedy sometime occurs, you can come out the other side a stronger, better person if you just hang on. As the old clique says “when life hands you a lemon, make lemonade”. Of course, the outcome depends on

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherURLink Print & Media, LLC
    Release dateFeb 3, 2020
    ISBN9781647531973
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      Rhymes of Times - Donna Hatfield

      Rhymes of Times

      Copyright © 2020 by Donna Hatfield. All rights reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author except as provided by USA copyright law.

      The opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of URLink Print and Media.

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      Published in the United States of America

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2020901306

      ISBN 978-1-64753-196-6 (Paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-64753-197-3 (Digital)

      12.11.19

      To my husband, Bob, and our late son, Darrin – both of whom have inspired a lot my writings with their amazing love

      To the Lord, Jesus – who has also never left or forsaken and is a constant reminder of just how much we all need Him daily

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      LOVE

      Lessons From The Father

      Bob’s Amazing Love

      My Love For You

      When He Calls Me Baby

      Before I Sleep

      A Treasured Love

      Sustaining Love

      All I Need

      Another Night To Spend

      My Gift

      My Future’s In You

      I Feel Your Love

      I Need You

      Your Face

      As Days Go By

      If I Could Write You A Song

      Won’t You Take Me There

      Remembering

      My Own Angel

      We Miss You

      My Dad

      Mom’s Message

      Lovin’ On Me

      The Far Side Of Love

      Young Love

      The Twenty-Third Psalm

      Wedding Wishes

      I Lift You Up

      I Cannot Be Silent

      Friends

      A Wonderful Surprise

      LIFE

      God’s Plan For Us

      Her Special Message

      Today

      Faces

      As I Run

      Back

      Beyond Control

      Colors

      The Carnival Of Life

      Over The Edge

      You

      The Choosing

      Sorry

      Without You Now

      I Will Wait For You

      A Little At A Time

      Foolish Boy

      The Dark Side

      Don’t Give Up

      Our Dreams

      Hope

      For Gloria

      United We Stand

      It Must End

      Losing You

      Through Struggles

      Love Is Worth The Cost

      A Treasure

      Hang On

      Her Song Rolls On

      The Song Goes On

      Eye Of The Tiger

      Life’s Light

      I Know Firsthand

      A Tribute To Mom

      The Royal Couple

      Little Baby Billy

      A King Of Hearts Or A Spade

      Heat

      Mamie

      Publish That Spirit

      Me And My Guitar

      Just Believin’

      The Squirrel

      Cowboy

      Just Stop Hating

      Angel Watch

      So Long To Forever Friends

      PREFACE

      As I am editing my collection of poetry, I began to ask myself why I am sharing these with the world at this point of my life. The stories contained in these pieces are so close and dear to my own heart. I am revealing a part of my inner self, which few, perhaps no one, have ever seen.

      First and foremost, with my reflection, I realized I wanted to leave something for posterity. Hopefully, one or more of my messages will bring hop and/or inspiration to someone reading them or, at the very least, reiterate that all of us have struggles. It’s not whether you win or lose the game but that you played at all.

      I’ve written the majority of these poems after retirement last year, but a few were written as far back as thirty years before for one reason or another. One poem included here was written when I was nine years old. I came across it when a former Sunday school teacher gave it to me and said she’d been carrying it in her Bible for fifty years. There it was in my own early handwriting, and I decided if it was such a blessing to her, I needed to include it herein.

      I’ve been asked how it is I came to write the poems I’ve penned, and the answer is, something or someone inspired me to tell a story in rhyme. Some of them were composed in the night when I was supposed to be asleep and woke with some lines on my mind. Others have come to me when I was doing something else and I just had to write them down. I’ve never composed with anyone else. Some works came quite easily while others I had to actually struggle with to complete.

      I don’t consider my life any more difficult than anyone else’s, but it has not been without pain and trials. My faith has been my mainstay, and I am so very thankful for all the people I’ve known along the way. My husband is a quiet, gentle, loving man, faithful and strong. He is the eye of my storms in many ways. Our amazing little son, though he was only on this earth a short seven years, taught us both so much about love, faith, and courage. Often when I start to feel discouraged or think I can’t get through something, I have just to recall the examples he showed us.

      I’ve divided my writing into two areas. One is for poems written for another, or about other people whose paths have crossed mine, and are in random order. The other section is mostly about family and love. I’ve been blessed to know the love of family and many friends and two amazing guys; one is my husband of over forty years and the other is our little son. For the most part, poems about them are the first ones in this section, followed by tributes to both my parents, who are now gone.

      I hope you can glean something from the baring of my soul in these poems. I can’t

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