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    Painted Words and Music of Fire
    Painted Words and Music of Fire
    Painted Words and Music of Fire
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    Painted Words and Music of Fire

    By Carol Marlene Smith

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    To all my friends and readers who admire poetry.I have compiled 35 poems to warm your heart on a chilly day or soothe you in a moment of stress. For me, poetry is a healing experience. When one writes a poem there is a healing takes place within, and I do believe that when one reads a poem the same thing happens.
    Here, I have attempted to paint pictures and write music that might flow on the pages and swoop you away to some unknown place of peace and beauty. Poetry fulfills a shrunken spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarol Marlene Smith
    Release dateMay 10, 2013
    ISBN9781301501793
    Painted Words and Music of Fire
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    Carol Marlene Smith

    Carol Marlene Smith was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia on a hot August day. From an early age, writing, drawing and singing were her favourite things to do. Carol was a loner who liked to imagine her friends rather than make real ones.Today Carol spends her time writing novels and short stories and painting animals. Some of her novels are Heart of Winter, Angel's Blessing, and Heart of the Story, all set in Nova Scotia. Carol enjoys writing poetry, romance, mystery/suspense and mainstream.Carol lives in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia.

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      Painted Words and Music of Fire - Carol Marlene Smith

      PAINTED WORDS and MUSIC of FIRE

      Carol Marlene Smith

      Copyright 2013 by Carol Marlene Smith

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

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      Acknowledgements

      This book is dedicated to my good friend, Carol Bird who has inspired me to finally put my poems together and share them. Thanks to all of you who read my poetry and I hope you will enjoy.

      Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo - Don Marquis

      CHAR

      It’s a crime they say, and it shows

      How did it begin? Nobody knows

      Wild hearts tremble, wild eyes strain

      To find a place to retreat from

      The heat and flame

      Life has been challenged once again

      But more will lose and less will win

      And when it’s over, death

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