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    Peace of Woods
    Peace of Woods
    Peace of Woods
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    Peace of Woods

    By Leola Harlan Crosley

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    An Anthology of observational essays, Peace of Woods contains some philosophical, humorous, and heart-warming personal experiences gleaned from the author's personal experiences.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLeola Harlan Crosley
    Release dateJul 13, 2013
    ISBN9781301870011
    Peace of Woods
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    Leola Harlan Crosley

    I'm married, have three adult children, and three grandchildren. I have a Bachelors Degree in Letters, Arts, & Sciences from Penn State University, and a certificate in editing and proofreading from Rutgers University. My favorite hobby is playing Mountain Dulcimer in a local group, The Sandy Lick Mountain Dulcimer Players. I'm a person of faith, I love nature and the natural world. I'm a country girl, I love to fish and boat, but loved my visits to New York City. I've traveled the east coast of America, and the American West. Abroad I've been to Toronto, Canada; Guatemala, and Spain.

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      Peace of Woods - Leola Harlan Crosley

      Peace of Woods

      and other observations

      by Leola Harlan Crosley

      copyright 2013 LLCrosley

      Smashwords edition

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product

      of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual person,

      living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Peace of Woods

      Why Are My Shoes Blue?

      Growing up with Primo

      The Underdog

      There’s Always Room

      The Apple or the PopTart

      Anticipation

      When I was a Child

      Broken Glass and Swedish Fish

      The Torture Chamber

      Cement Shoes

      Peace of Woods

      A spirit of optimism can’t help but overtake me when I wander through the sacred peace of woods, over templed hills, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, of outside places that can yield adventure, tranquility, or inspiration, depending upon how I choose to see.

      As I contemplate the trodden courses, I wonder, with which eye will I view this day’s wanderings? The artist in me will glorify in the unending variety of colors of that which I view, comparing the varying hues and textures, marveling at the beauty and complexity present in what a tamed person would dismiss as just a dandelion.

      To my artist’s eye, the majestic boulders strewn about the edges of the stream are ancient castles, timeless ruins in mossy disguises. Nature’s clouds paint the sky in pastel, feather-like touches, or massive splotches of pillowed white or deep gray, depending on her mood. Intricate patterns of hemlock over-layed stone, criss-crossed tree trunks interspersed with wild, thorny brambles, all branded by glowing rays of sun—everything I see, a masterpiece.

      If perchance I experience this day’s wandering as the poet in me, my footsteps will mark the rhythmic meter of words written by long-dead bards. "I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vale and hill … If not a poem, then a hymn will spring to mind, and the wind and I will serenade the forest with the rhythm of countless leafy branches conducting our concert, All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing—Alleluia!"

      Perhaps this day’s walk will belong to the philosopher I am, and

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