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    A Family Affair
    A Family Affair
    A Family Affair
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    A Family Affair

    By Pampoet

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    I learned why my husband has not come home
    Sister Kimetta prophesied to me as we talked on the phone

    As God had given me an assignment to write
    And to this day the assignment has been out of my sight

    As I have been so busy with everything else
    Inspiration to write has set on a shelf

    Payment for books have already been made
    Million dollar poem created but I stand afraid

    Afraid to ask for the price that God said
    $20 was too much just rings in my head

    So as I struggle for my husband to get here
    Obedience to God he will be here next year

    So pick up my pen and begin to write
    This was the command given to me last night

    As the single women things of her God
    How she may please him and this is not odd

    But the married women the husband she must trust
    Obedience to my God I see is a must

    So I have been writing all night long
    As my husband beside me is where he belongs

    I will get this book published then you will see
    Pampoet is back as God is now pleased with me



    Congratulations to you, Pam Poet, for delivering a remarkable volume of work that will last throughout the ages. Your depth as a poet and range of creativity is so moving and powerful that it leaves readers craving for more.

    I have no doubt that as the world is introduced to you and your work(s), they will discover what some of us have known for sometime...here stands a great Laureate!

    Kimetta A. Coleman, PC
    Vision From the Inside Consulting, LLP
    www.visionfromtheinside.com


    My sister Kimetta is one of the more awesome Women of God I know.
    She has been raised from deaths bed a time or two, stroke, heart attack, cancer just to name a few. But this is a sister that is sold out for God, has the prophetic gifting, and the voice, and God given words to speak life into a dead thing, such as my poetry that had simply died/set dormant within me. Now I am ready to run and do what God has anointed me to dowrite! This conversation took place on July 28th and within a week I had compiled the poems for this publication. This came about even though payment had been made well over four years ago. A word from the Lord empowered me to do in a week when uninspired it had taken me four years.

    Thank You Kimetta!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 21, 2012
    ISBN9781481701822
    A Family Affair
    Author

    Pampoet

    Born into poverty in Oakland, Ca,1951; Pamela Ann Bowers the first girl of six boys I acquired the love of the written word at the age of 12 when for Christmas I was given a book of fables. Later in school I was introduced to poetry of which I acquired a keen liking. One of my favorite authors became Dr. Seuss. I started writing poetry as something fun to do when giving gifts or for ones birthday. I can go back and locate poems from the early 80’s of which some are within this first publication of some of my accumulative works. I have been writing poems off and on for over 30 years, never thinking one day I could or would become a published author. I believe success comes from God and support from some earthly beings. I would like to acknowledge a few people who have encouraged and inspired me to write the book. After having been inspired from God to write over four years ago, I received a call from a dear Sister and friend Kimetta Coleman telling me,” I had been disobedient to God as he had told me to write,” I could do nothing but cry in agreement as I had paid for the publication of this book over four years ago, but was never inspired to continue on with the publication of book. God told me to sale one of my copyrighted works, ”Leaf of Thanksgiving Eve, ”for $20.00 (which I have not done at this writing, but will?) as I said to myself,” no one would pay $20.00 for a poem. I would like to give a shout-out to Mitzi as she is the one that gave me the needed $25.00 to get this poem copywrited in 11/25/1997. Another source of discouragement to me was when one of my children told me that I wrote like Dr. Seuss. I felt Dr. Seuss books were so elementary and child like and received this statement in a negative light, until my dear Sister Kimetta ask me to listen to what I was saying, ”I wrote like Dr. Seuss.” We then laughed in agreement when she said;” could you use some Dr. Seuss money?” The greatest compliment and source of encouragement I could receive is when preparing poems for this book my youngest Granddaughter La’Trinity aka Angel Baby told me after me having introduced to her to Dr. Seuss writings she said,” Granny I like your poems better as I can understand them and they make more sense.” This was the words of an eight year old. I have recently read the ears off my first Granddaughter Taylor and she again, thinks Granny writes pretty well. My daughters Pam and Pat are ongoing sources of encouragement. Other people who have always had my back along this journey are my best friend and Sister Rena aka Corrine who helped me with the editing and printing of many documents, her daughters Naomi, Deborah and Anna, Sister Amanda, Betty, Birdie, Octavia and Tonya, any names not mentioned charge to my head and not to my heart. My husband and backbone, Bernard K. Botwe; I love you!

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      A Family Affair - Pampoet

      © 2012 Pampoet. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 09/17/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-6495-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0182-2 (ebook)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      A Family Affair

      I write because:

      Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me and said, "write" . . .

      I write because:

      Psalm 45:1 . . .my tongue is the pen of a ready writer."

      I write because:

      Ecclesiastes 3:1To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: . . .

      Born into poverty in Oakland, CA 1951; Pamela Ann Bowers the first girl of six boys. I acquired the love of the written word at the age of 12 when, for Christmas I was given a book of fables. Later in school I was introduced to poetry of which I acquired a keen liking. One of my favorite authors became Dr. Seuss.

      I started writing poetry as something fun to do when giving gifts or for ones birthday. I went back and locate poems from the early 80’s, some of which are within this first publication of some of my accumulative works. I have been writing poems off and on for over 30 years, never thinking one day I could or would become a published author.

      I believe success comes from God and support from some earthly beings. I would like to acknowledge a few people who have encouraged and inspired me to write the book. After having been inspired from God to write over four years ago, I received a call from a dear Sister and friend Kimetta Coleman telling me, [I] had been disobedient to God as he had told [me] to write, I could do nothing but cry in agreement as I paid for the publication of this book over four years ago, but was never inspired to continue on with the publication of book. God told me to sell one of my copyrighted works, Leaf of Thanksgiving Eve, for $20.00. (I have not done at this writing, but will.) as I said to myself, no one would pay $20.00 for a poem. I would like to give a shout-out to Mitzi as she is the one that gave me the needed $25.00 to get this poem copyrighted in 11/25/1997.

      Another source of discouragement to me was when one of my children told me that I wrote like Dr. Seuss. I felt Dr. Seuss books were so elementary and child-like and received this statement in a negative light, until my dear Sister Kimetta ask me to listen to what I was saying, "I wrote like Dr. Seuss. We then laughed in agreement when she said, could you use some Dr. Seuss money? The greatest compliment and source of encouragement I could receive is when preparing poems for this book my youngest Granddaughter La’Trinity (aka Angel Baby) told me, after me having introduced to her to Dr. Seuss writings she said, Granny I like your poems better as I can understand them and they make more sense." These were the words of an eight year old! I have recently read the ears off my first Granddaughter Taylor (she has listened to all the poems as I edited them) and she, again, thinks Granny writes pretty well. My daughters Pam and Pat are ongoing sources of encouragement.

      Other people who have always had my back along this journey are my best friend and Sister Rena (aka Corrine) who helped me with the editing and printing of many documents, her daughters Naomi, Deborah and Anna, Sister Amanda, Betty, Birdie, Monica, Octavia and Tonya, any names not mentioned charge to my head and not to my heart.

      My husband and backbone, Bernard K. Botwe: I love you!

      Dedicated to

      Esther Warner Franklin Bowers Morris

      1926-2010

      Acknowledgement

      Willie, Cardella, Willie III (Destiny), Wayne, (Deaveon, Issac), Wesley, Edward, Melzena, Eddie, Antoine, Patrick, Pamela, Murphy, (Carl & Brian), C.J. (Trey), Malik, Taylor, Patricia, Jimmy, (Howard, Greg, Fred), Marquis, Hezekiah, La’Trinity, T.J. and Baby Q, Cassanda, Cayla, Curtis, Baby Curtis, Bernard Jr, Thelma, Roy, Greenfield, Athena,(Alvin, Alphonso), Micah, Kathy, Corrine, Ron,(Paul, Leon), Marcellis, Naomi, Angelo, Angelo Jr., Kaylani, Deborah, Paul, Kamari, Amanda, Greg, Kyle, Sister Bree, Pastor A. and L. Blackman. My Pastor and wife, Apostle Raymond & Pastor Octavia Dorrough, (Reule)of Love Christian Fellowship World Outreach Church: 409 East 10th Street, Pittsburg, CA 94565

      Contents

      15 Days Before Christmas

      722

      10/29

      A Daughter Named Athena

      A House Is Not A Home

      A Late Valentine

      A Mother’s Day Tribute To Willie Jr.

      A Sister Named Rachell

      ABC’S For Antoine’s Birthday

      Number 7 Seven

      ABC’S OF C.J.’S 10TH Birthday

      ABC’s For Wesley 8th. Birthday

      Adam And Eve

      Afraid

      Angel Baby

      Athena’s Grandest Birthday

      Be My Friend

      Beginning And End Of Yellow Cadillac

      Belated 13th. Birthday Willie III

      Birth Of Baby Eddie

      Bodies Laying Everywhere

      Born Again

      Bring Back The Golden Rules

      Busy Day

      Car Gone

      Cinnamon Roll

      Contest: Why I Need A Laptop?

      Cost Of Love!

      Daeveon

      Dating On Line

      Easter Morn

      Evening Walk

      Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

      Fathers Its Time To Come Out Of

      Your Comatose State

      First Born

      First Year Anniversary

      Gemini

      Gift From God

      Girls We Are Loved

      Glaucoma

      Godfather C. Henderson 85th Birthday

      Going Blind

      G. Household

      Happy Birthday Niece

      Hazel Bowers Burton

      How Great Thou A.R.T.

      I Am A New Creature

      I Don’t Want To Fail You Lord

      If I Could Not See!

      I Love You God-Mama-(P.A.M.)

      In The Cup!

      I Want A Man

      I Want To Go Home To You

      I Was Sick

      Jealousy

      Jesus The Only Way Of Salvation

      John Beheaded

      Joined Church

      K.D. Bowe

      Leeana My Granddaughter

      Life Is Short

      Lizards Everywhere

      Looking For A Love/Song

      Malik 10th Birthday

      Marcellis 17th

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