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    Poetry A to Z
    Poetry A to Z
    Poetry A to Z
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    Poetry A to Z

    By Ruth Ann Hixson

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    These poems are about life, love and loss seasoned with some humor and childishness. They range from "A Mouse in the House" to "Zachary."
    Along the way are poems of sorrow, hope and silliness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRuth Ann Hixson
    Release dateDec 4, 2014
    ISBN9781311064097
    Poetry A to Z
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    Ruth Ann Hixson

    Ruth Ann Hixson is a retired newspaper journalist who writes novels, short stories and poetry. She lives in central PA with her adult son. Her daughter lives nearby. She has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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      Poetry A to Z - Ruth Ann Hixson

      Poetry from A to Z

      Ruth Ann Hixson

      Published by Ruth Ann Hixson 2012

      Smashwords edition

      Copyright by Ruth Ann Hixson

      Cover by Lesley Fletcher

      You are encouraged to share this poetry with others though the copyright remains with the author. It may not be sold or used for commercial without the author's consent.

      Table of Contents

      A

      A Mouse in the House

      Alone

      Abide in Love

      B

      Back to school

      Before

      Bereft of Love

      C

      Caroling

      Charley and the Bouncing Ball

      D

      Dreams

      Despair

      E

      Eraser

      F

      Freedom

      G

      Grand

      H

      Handicapped

      Hollow

      I

      I Am What I Am

      Ice

      J

      Jam

      K

      Knowledge

      L

      Leaves, Then and Now

      Little Bits

      M

      Maturity

      Moonrise

      N

      Not so Fast

      O

      Old Men's Club

      P

      Power

      Q

      Quietly

      R

      Rejection

      Remembering

      S

      September Trees

      Snow Memories

      T

      True Friend

      U

      Under the Stars

      V

      Vanity

      W

      Waiting

      X

      Xylophone Bear

      Y

      You

      Z

      Zachary

      A

      A Mouse in the House

      A mouse in the house,

      A mouse in the house,

      What shall we do about

      A mouse in the house?

      No poison 'cause when

      He dies, he'll stink.

      So what do you think?

      A trap! A trap! But wait.

      What shall we use for bait?

      Cheese? He won't like it.

      Maybe peanut butter.

      That should set his little heart a-flutter.

      Chocolate works best

      But you might have guessed

      We don't have any.

      Bread just a bit.

      With a drop of licorice

      Flavoring on it.

      But it's so late at night,

      I'll wait for morning light,

      Till then the

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