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    Hold Back the Night
    Hold Back the Night
    Hold Back the Night
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    Hold Back the Night

    By Linda Jean-Pierre

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    This book represents a collection of original poetry by the author. It's about life and survival. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. We've all heard that before. But if you can truly go through a struggle and come out better, not bitter, you have won that battle. And, in life there are many battles!

    Hold Back The Night is about struggles, about change, about overcoming, growth, betrayals, heartaches, but most of all, surviving them all. You may shed a tear, smile, feel the pain of late night tears or the joy of waking up the next morning, knowing that daybreak has come and you didn't succumb to the night, the dark time. There are times when we feel like we've had enough, like the sorrow or pain will never end. But time keeps marching and as we go through life, we truly look back and wonder how we made it through.

    Life lessons are learned, to be a blessing to others, to have a testimony, to encourage someone that may feel lost that if I can go through what I went through and didn't lose my mind, so can you. Life lessons are a given, it teaches us. We must learn from them. There are generations coming after us, our children and childrens' children, what legacy or strength will we leave behind. Our mothers and fathers have taught us that the sun will shine again, if we hold on. The darkest hour truly is just before day. If we hold on and faint not, everything will be alright. For if the Lord takes us today, the sun will still rise tomorrow. There is always hope.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 17, 2013
    ISBN9781481703291
    Hold Back the Night
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    Linda Jean-Pierre

    Born on a farm in North Carolina, the author was raised in a two parent home, with six siblings. Although their parents never finished school, some came to know their father as “the great philosopher” who had a story for everything and could calm your fears. Her mom was very active with their schooling and joined the PTA. As a matter of fact, her name appears on two of their diplomas because she was the president. The author often heard her mother say “if others can do it my children can to”, pushing the author to love the art of writing. Such faith! Bragging rights to examine the world, write or sing about it, exceed and never feel ashamed of anything or be afraid of anyone. Going to church was not an option. Some would call her and her six siblings “pew babies”. With the family, they formed a gospel group called “The Six Stars”, well know in their hometown. People would come from miles away to hear them sing. Some would even sit in during rehearsals, which could sometimes last til midnight. Although they didn't have much, some would even say poor, they were proud of who they were. Instilled at birth! Their grandmother and grandfather, aunts and uncles lives in close proximity showing strong family ties where history and values were rich. With such strong values and family support, the author always wanted to write and sing. She knew she was destined for something big because she was a hard worker and raised her children without the steady support of their father. They too could be whatever they wanted, entrepreneurs, writers, singers, etc. Over the years, she put her experiences and thoughts on paper, all the hurt , heartache and lessons learned, whether good or bad. It was necessary so her children would know the possibilities. To know that with persistence comes the rewards. There will be good days and bad days, but you can overcome them all. In this first book of many, you will find those experiences and a few surprises. Hope these poems inspire you as they have her over the years. For those who caused me so much heartache and disappointment, thank you! Without you I would not have found the feelings hidden deep inside!!

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      Hold Back the Night - Linda Jean-Pierre

      © 2013 by Linda Jean-Pierre. 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 01/07/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0328-4 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0329-1 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012924277

      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.

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      Contents

      Dedication

      Hold Out For Hope

      Hold Your Tears

      Scream Loud, No One Hears You

      Labeled

      Who Cares Anyway

      They Will Grow Up

      Heartache

      When Voices Are Silent

      The Bottom Line

      Hold Back The Night

      Waiting

      Facing Another Day

      How Long?

      Can You Hear Me Now!

      Who Said

      The Youth Of Today

      Silent Tears For You

      Take Ease My Mind

      I Cried Last Night

      Me

      It Doesn’t Hurt Anymore

      Happiness Is

      Call Out To Jesus

      King Of Kings

      Touched By Is Spirit

      Nothing Wrong With Looking

      Prejudice

      Short Poems And Meditations

      When God Created Me!

      ’Caust

      Just Because

      Finally

      Too Close To See The Pain

      Yes . . . . He Left Me

      Last Night!

      In Wrath, Remember Mercy

      My You’ve Grown

      I Was There (Don’t’ Toot Your Horn)

      Simply Marvelous

      Thoughts!

      It’s Important To Me!!

      Swept

      Not Again

      Our Love

      It Took Too Long!

      We Forgot About God

      Nothing!

      Senseless

      Will God Know Me

      God’s Favor

      Stories In Poetry

      Beautiful Black

      Yes Boy

      What Stood In My Way

      Tributes

      You Knew

      Grandparents

      Parents

      Thesta

      Miss You (To My Sister)

      About The

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