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    My Green Marble and other poems
    My Green Marble and other poems
    My Green Marble and other poems
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    My Green Marble and other poems

    By Donald Enz

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    Poems and illustrations that a entertaining and also have life lessons for children. Most of the poems are based on my own experiences as a child and the people I have met in life. I have included several poems that are more fanciful and lighthearted.
    I have tried to wirte a book that will attract children's attention and keep them interested in the poem's story line. All of the poems are original and the ones attached to a specific painting were written with that painting in mind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDonald Enz
    Release dateFeb 27, 2012
    ISBN9781465863256
    My Green Marble and other poems
    Author

    Donald Enz

    I was born in 1946 and raised in central Illinois. During my youth, I was lucky to be able to visit my parent's families each summer in two very small towns and had, in my opinion, free range over what I did. It was a great and unique experience that allowed my imagination to grow wild. I started to write and paint at a very early age and have been lucky to be able to continue my creativity my entire life. To do so has caused many difficulties at times, but I wouldn't trade a second of it. Being creative and being able to express myself in paintings, sculptures, and writing has made me a better person. I recommend creative freedom to everyone. I have a BS degree in English, an MA in sculpture, and an MFA in ceramics.

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      My Green Marble and other poems - Donald Enz

      My Green Marble

      and other poems

      written and illustrated

      by Donald G. Enz

      copyright 2012 by Donald G. Enz

      All rights reserved

      1st edition

      *****

      Dedicated to my ancestors:

      without you, I would not exist.

      *****

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      *****

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Poem 1 - Joe Meets Joe

      Poem 2 - Autumn

      Poem 3 - Angela

      Poem 4 - In Quest of Memories

      Poem 5 - Blue Eyed Horse

      Poem 6 - A Creative Song

      Poem 7 - Birds Roosting

      Poem 8 - I've Searched

      Poem 9 - They Call Me, Just Mister

      Poem 10 - Illusive Snow

      Poem 11 - Hay Slide

      Poem 12 - Licking the Chocolate Spoon

      Poem 13 - Off To Grandma's

      Poem 14 - How Do I Tell Him?

      Poem 15 - Staring

      Poem 16 - Height of Complaint

      Poem 17 - Gluttony

      Poem 18 - Eating Pears

      Poem 19 - Betty and Bertha

      Poem 20 - December

      Poem 21 - Caliber Cold

      Poem 22 - My Green Marble

      Poem 23 - Footsteps Melting

      Poem 24 - Justin

      Poem 25 - Dreaming Away

      Poem 26 - Charlie O.

      Poem 27 - Lady Next Door

      Poem 28 - Fishin'

      Poem 29 - Henry

      Poem 30 - Roaring of the Dragon

      Poem 31 - Posie's Rosie

      Poem 32 - Harold

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