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    In My Mother's Arms: Real Life Poetry
    In My Mother's Arms: Real Life Poetry
    In My Mother's Arms: Real Life Poetry
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    In My Mother's Arms: Real Life Poetry

    By Thomasina Kirby Butler

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    My book is about real life poetry, I often write from my heart about how I feel at any given time.
    When I was 8 years old I was shy, but I can remember when my third grade English teacher told me to write a story about how I felt on that particular day.
    I wrote about feeling happy! And I felt good when I expressed how I felt through pen and paper.
    That was the day in which I fell in love with writing.
    The style of writing in which I use is free writing, and I keep my writing as real to life as possible.
    I love creating short stories; therefore I have a variety for adults, teens, and children.
    I write non-fiction, fiction, poetry, short stories, and prose.
    The majority of my literature stems from real life experiences.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateJan 27, 2014
    ISBN9781466915190
    In My Mother's Arms: Real Life Poetry
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    Thomasina Kirby Butler

    Thomasina Kirby Butler was born and raised in Harlem, New York. She lived in Brooklyn for several years as a child. She has worked in the health field for over 35 years having graduated from Bronx Community College with an Associate of Science Degree. She is widowed with two daughters, a son in law, and two grandsons and she currently resides in Bronx, New York. This is her first book.

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      In My Mother's Arms - Thomasina Kirby Butler

      In My Mother’s Arms

      Real Life Poetry

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      Thomasina Kirby Butler

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      Copyright 2014 Thomasina Kirby Butler.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-1521-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-1520-6 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-1519-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012902316

      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.

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      Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      SECTION I

      Precious Children

      In My Mother’s Arms?

      Precious Flowers

      A Little Girl

      Why Should We Call You Mother?

      Where I Come From

      Why Should I Call You Father?

      School Days

      God Bless

      I Look Up To You (A Child’s Thoughts)

      (A CHILDREN’S STORY)

      The Happy Purple Star That Danced With Blue Circles

      (A TALE FOR TEENS)

      The Five Sisters and the Name Brand Shoes

      SECTION II

      Poetry From The Fe-mind

      If You And I Loved Me, Then Why?

      Love?

      Women Desire To Be Touched By Men

      In My Arms? (I Cry)

      The Shadow Of Your Love

      Double Chocolate Man

      Do Not Believe

      Can You Feel Me?

      I Didn’t Know

      You Know What?

      A Woman Without Interruptions

      The Story of My Bedroom

      Who Is She? Could She Be Me?

      A Confused Heart

      To Our Veterans With Love-We Appreciate You

      SECTION III

      Memories And Thoughts

      Thinking Of You

      Who Is That Woman?

      The Proud African American Latina Woman Is Me

      The Fire Escape

      Cluttered Thoughts

      Remembering Harlem

      I Know A Woman

      Keeping It Real

      You Are Stronger Than You Believe

      As God Cares For My Brothers

      Waiting for April with Loving Arms

      On That Day

      Depression

      As Strange As It Seems

      The Wooden Man

      The Little Old Man

      Chocolate Gumdrops

      SECTION IV

      Adult Fairytales and Short Stories

      A Bedtime Story (The Man with the Golden Gift)

      Another Bedtime Story (Caress Of Lust)

      The Last Bedtime Story

      The Lunch Break

      In Our Arms?

      I dedicate this book to my mother Alberta Kirby and my

      Grandmother Annie Battle.

      Acknowledgements

      I thank God for blessing me with this wonderful gift of writing; I know it is a gift from God, because there was times when I was writing, and it seemed as if my hand and my pen were being led by someone else. There were also times when I did not even recognize my own handwriting, but it took a very short time for me to realize that the handwriting I had seen was God’s handwriting, before it was mine.

      I acknowledge my husband Danny Perez Butler who loved and believed in my writing skills, I love and miss him very much.

      I thank Trafford Publishing for their excellent assistance in publishing my book.

      I thank Carleen, Daniel, Thasheena, Daneesa, Roshad, Angie, Kip, Sakeem, Curtis, Maryann, Keisha, Troy, Phyllis, Marina, Tina, Haydee, Sadeik, and Coston, for helping me choose one of my designs for my book cover.

      New York Photo Studio of the Bronx NY; Thank you

      I thank Thasheena Kirby for typing poetry for me before I had a computer.

      Hair and make-up by Daneesa S. Butler; Thank you

      I appreciate the great care and dedication from Dr. George Raptis MD of Island Long sland Jewish Hospital’s Monter Cancer Center. Who helped give me the strength to complete this poetry book.While I was in his care he reminded me that I was writing this book by asking me, how my book was coming along, which gave me some strength to get well. Thank you so much.

      Yesenia Picardo, Allison Snow, Lois Brafman, Deborah Fuentes, Nurse Karen, all of you are wonderful and have been so

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