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    Thoughts and Words
    Thoughts and Words
    Thoughts and Words
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    Thoughts and Words

    By Ramon Etienne Husein

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    The title of this work, Thoughts and Words, is a modest description of the brilliant poems captured between its pages. From Whimsical Baby! and Serious Talk to Disquisitions on Love, this anthology has a transcendence
    that is thought provoking and potentially life changing. An outstanding collection! Donna Every

    Donna Every is the author of several books including What do you have in your house? The Promise Keeper, The Merger Mogul and The Price of Freedom
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateApr 17, 2014
    ISBN9781479734917
    Thoughts and Words
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    Ramon Etienne Husein

    Ramon Etienne Husein is a Barbadian poet and student residing in the United Kingdom. A man with a message of sorts. His rhythmic, colourful and thought provoking poetry is sure to please lovers of the art form. Fuelled by a love for the people and for the world, he seeks to share the fruits of his life with banquets of beautiful words… For him, the banquet’s feast is his poetry, and the world his welcome guest.

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      Book preview

      Thoughts and Words - Ramon Etienne Husein

      Ramon Etienne

      Husein

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      Thoughts and

      Words

      Whimsical Baby! Poem Series

      Serious Talk Poem Series

      Disquisitions on Love Poem Series

      Copyright © 2011-2014 by Ramon Etienne Husein.

      Cover art by Ramon Etienne Husein.

      All works written by Ramon Etienne Husein.

      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.

      Rev. date: 07/25/2014

      Xlibris Corporation

      0-800-644-6988

      www.xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      519505

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      1. Introduction

      2. My Prayer

      Whimsical Baby! Poem Series

      3. At Night

      4. If Only

      5. Mystical Mist

      6. Beside the Crystal Lake

      7. Destiny

      8. Interlude 1 (Longing)

      9. Free

      10. Old Stone Tablets

      11. Impetus by Truth

      12. The Sacrifice

      13. Witness

      14. Something Beautiful

      15. Interlude 2 (Though)

      16. A Moment to Think

      17. And Act

      18. The Final Part

      Serious Talk Poem Series

      19. Serious Things

      20. The System: Part One

      21. The Benjamins

      22. Thoughts and Words

      23. Food for Thought: Part 1

      24. Food for Thought: Part 2

      25. The System: Part Two

      26. Cotton and Sugarcane

      27. The People

      28. The System: Part Three

      29. More Than a Couple of Concerns 1

      30. More Than a Couple of Concerns 2

      31. Wise Instruction (Table 1)

      32. The End

      Disquisitions on Love Poem Series

      33. For the World

      34. And Lost Souls

      35. My Fleeting Angel

      36. Good Love

      37. Hold Me

      38. Loving

      39. A Journey and a Prayer

      40. A Heart to Hold My Love

      41. Two of Us

      42. Outro (Elevation in Love)

      P R E F A C

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