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    Windows of the Soul
    Windows of the Soul
    Windows of the Soul
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    Windows of the Soul

    By Bernadine Shaw Brunson

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    Windows of the Soul provides the reader with a unique opportunity to explore the authors creative interpretation of human existence through poems and original short stories. The collection of poems is mindfully arranged and span over five decades, allowing the author to artistically solidify her visions of reality at varied stages of her life. Entwined within the pages are personal reflections, intuitive observations and affirmations that are universally germane.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateAug 15, 2016
    ISBN9781524514952
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      Windows of the Soul - Bernadine Shaw Brunson

      Windows of the Soul

      Bernadine Shaw Brunson

      Copyright © 2016 by Bernadine Shaw Brunson.

      Cover illustration Camouflage by Anna Dittmann

      Photography by Daniela Jijin

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2016910794

      ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-5245-1496-9

            Softcover      978-1-5245-1497-6

            eBook         978-1-5245-1495-2

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, not specifically identified by the author is purely coincidental.

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      Contents

      Dedication

      Epigraph

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      Poems & Random Thoughts

      windows of the soul

      thoughts - while listenin’ to john lee hooker

      forgiveness

      anger

      a quiet place

      rites of passage

      earrings from Jerry

      acceptance

      little boy brown

      cool dude

      growth inside a vacuum

      survival

      sensory encounters

      solar eclipse

      ufo – unidentifiable female object

      a cry for help

      deprivation

      predators

      alien

      lament for Kevin

      us mosis

      successful grief

      the game

      what goes ’round

      Grandy’s girl

      another sleepless night

      sleep

      friends

      defining moments

      libation

      growing older

      untamed

      touching me

      velocity

      bona fide

      my journey

      Friday night evolution

      my lover

      transition

      discovery

      change the World

      judgment calls

      the thrill is gone

      lessons

      paper

      greener on the other side

      compromise

      the world’s fair

      irrelevance

      black in America

      this man

      torment

      relative voyage

      meeting of the minds

      Sistership

      the fox

      Roz

      my stuff

      family reunion

      career counseling

      Grandma’s greens

      listen

      X-rated

      deception

      transmutation

      the sister i never had

      chores

      Frank Murphy Hall of Justice

      checklist for love

      tired of being grown

      for Dorothy

      clean sweep

      writing

      gift of love

      joyous avalanche

      trust

      antinomy

      stolen moments

      vanished

      solicitation

      neighbors

      in memory

      with heavy heart

      reflections

      from whence you come

      master key

      drums

      cognizance

      cheatin’ on me

      love’s power

      nails

      recollections

      germination

      abomination

      my life

      provisional provisions

      time to go

      apparition

      business as usual

      Friday - ache

      inspiration

      welcome back

      chameleon

      precipitation

      the tree

      confidential

      imperfections

      the fur coat

      inside me

      blues

      my sweet angel

      infamous

      trepidation

      compulsion

      optional illusions

      final curtain

      placin’ blame

      your absence

      black cake

      Penny’s Hope

      meeting Nikki Giovanni

      alone

      keeper of the brain bank

      scandal

      loving you

      prudence

      faith

      the prophet

      the crusade

      suicide

      epiphany

      fraudulent involvement

      misrepresentation

      to Pac

      dear Santa

      ask me

      comfort

      fire

      the speaker

      pathways

      royalty

      words

      Short Stories

      The Package

      Tribute

      Satisfaction

      At Last

      About the Author

      Praises

      To

      my mother,

      Geraldine Shaw,

      who believed in my abilities

      before I knew they existed.

      To

      my son,

      Jeffrey Bened Brunson,

      the remarkable other half

      of Team Brunson.

      I would like to be known as an intelligent woman,

      a courageous woman, a loving woman,

      a woman who teaches by being.

      Maya Angelou

      Preface

      Windows of the Soul is a mindful compilation of original poems, random thoughts, and unhurried short stories spanning over five decades. The words comprising each poem and short story were penned from reflective observation, creative expression, and personal life experience. These words have not been shared in tandem until now.

      I am grateful to everyone who had a part in helping this dream come to fruition. Hopefully, you will discover elements of yourself scattered amongst the pages.

      Bernadine Shaw Brunson

      Las Vegas, Nevada

      June 2016

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      Acknowledgments

      Blessings from the Universe have allowed me be a vessel through which these words were written. I graciously give thanks for this endowment.

      The completion of this book is a vision held dear to me for many years. I thank my son, Jeffrey Brunson, for his unwavering support and reassurance that this was an achievable endeavor.

      I will forever be indebted to those who selflessly gave of their time to read, comfort, reread, bestow comments, and render suggestions. Their insights were invaluable. Sincere gratitude and a magnitude of editorial appreciation is extended to Sue Cole, Juanita Green, and Venetta Whitaker. Heartfelt thanks to Joan Bonaparte for traveling this path with me from way back when and to Hilda Vest for continually sharing her poetic expertise.

      To those who have enduringly impacted my artistic growth and creative reflections, I give thanks posthumously. I am spiritually beholden for the privilege of sharing life-spaces with Terri Lynn Jewell, Patricia Johnson, Dudley Randall, and my mother, Geraldine Shaw.

      Without assistance and admirable validation from others, this project would have remained unfinished. To my extended family and friends, with whom I shared my words and was still encouraged

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