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    Rhymes From Darker Times
    Rhymes From Darker Times
    Rhymes From Darker Times
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    Rhymes From Darker Times

    By BS Johnson

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    Straight from the deepest crevices of the soul, the poems in Rhymes From Darker Times are not your typical "Roses are Red" poems. They stem straight from heartache, let-downs, and sometimes even late-night-pour-me-another-one-feel-sorry-for-myself binges. They will take you from strange to odd, weird to sad and back again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBS Johnson
    Release dateNov 21, 2013
    ISBN9781310358357
    Rhymes From Darker Times
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    BS Johnson

    I am a small town Georgia girl. I've been writing poetry , short stories and non-fiction since I was very young. Throughout school, I won multiple spelling bees, and always excelled in English. I am a mother to 3, and grandmother to 4!! (I started at a young age, so I'm not your typical Granny!) I love the outdoors, spending time with family, curling up to a movie or good ebook, or having family game night at the kitchen table. I have two books in print as of this writing. The first is Maters, Taters & Grits. It's a short non-fiction about life in the South, with a hint of comedy and "redneck-ism". The second is Rhymes From Darker Times, and is a book of poetry taken from notebooks out of my past. If you're looking for sweet, sunshine-y poems, then this poetry book is not for you. :) I currently (as of 2015) have a couple things in progress, but don't know when I am going to be publishing anything yet. My hopes is to possibly have one out later this year, and since I am OBSESSED with sunsets, there may be a picture book in my future!

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      Book preview

      Rhymes From Darker Times - BS Johnson

      Rhymes from Darker Times

      by B.S. Johnson

      Copyright © 2013 by B. S. Johnson

      Smashwords Edition

      Interior Design by Craig A. Hart

      Cover Design by Craig A. Hart

      Author’s Note

      Welcome to my mind. It is not as complex as some may think, yet it is not as simple as others once thought. Twisted, strange bouts of ideas against concepts happen inside this mind. Not one of them make sense most of the time. At least not until they are morphed into words through the ink of a pen or the pecking of letters on a keyboard. Until that time, they mean nothing to anybody, barely making sense to even me. My words are not worldly. I am humbled by those much more intelligent. My hope is, though, that what does trickle out of my head and onto paper inspires you, entertains you, and moves you.

      Enjoy.

      Table Of Contents

      Alone

      Another World

      Bits and Pieces

      Children of the Grave

      Confusion Death

      Deception

      Desire

      Devil’s Deed

      Evil Clockwork

      Hell-bound Train

      Hell’s Grip

      Hurting

      I Hope

      Into the

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