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    The Sugar Mill Calls: Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer
    The Sugar Mill Calls: Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer
    The Sugar Mill Calls: Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer
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    The Sugar Mill Calls: Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer

    By M. J. Darby

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    M. J. Darby brings words to life in The Sugar Mill Calls. This nostalgic collection includes a variety of poems from whimsical and spiritual to melancholic and fantastic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 12, 2012
    ISBN9781481702362
    The Sugar Mill Calls: Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer
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    M. J. Darby

    M. J. Darby grew up in a large family in rural South Louisiana. Her love of literature, especially classic fairy tales and fantasy, since childhood has been an inspiration for several works of fiction including “The Sugar Mill Calls”, which is a nostalgic collection of her favorite poems. Ms. Darby has worked with children for more than three decades in the field of education. She earned her English Education degree from Northeastern University in Oklahoma and is currently working on her graduate degree in English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She plans to graduate with a concentration in Rhetoric and Composition.

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      The Sugar Mill Calls - M. J. Darby

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      © 2012 M. J. Darby. All Rights Reserved.

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      Photographers: M.J. Darby, Tammer Mosa, Armen Alexandrian

      Published by AuthorHouse 09/29/2012

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      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0236-2 (e)

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      The Sugar Mill Calls

      Poems for the Hopeless Daydreamer

      M. J. Darby

      Contents

      My Life

      Midnight Sail

      Eternity

      Winter Life

      Rain Dance

      Poor Man’s Pride

      Paradise

      Passing Train

      The Journey

      Cabin on a Hill

      For me

      Her Unconditional Love

      Changes

      Sweet Dreams

      Let Me

      Loup Garou (werewolf from French folklore)

      A Day

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