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    A Muse Around Me: Poetry
    A Muse Around Me: Poetry
    A Muse Around Me: Poetry
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    A Muse Around Me: Poetry

    By Patricia Ann Griffin

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    A Muse Around Me


    In this collection of poetry, there is inspiration, rhythm and rhyme. It's elating and relating on life's situations and it celebrates the delightful humor and beauty we see in nature, people and the world around us. For many, reading provides a way of escape, whether it's the daily grind, boredom, tension, inspiration or just for entertainment A Muse Around Me is here to make that happenin the reading experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 26, 2009
    ISBN9781467051873
    A Muse Around Me: Poetry
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    Patricia Ann Griffin

    Patricia Ann Griffin is a native of Monroe, Louisiana and currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Her education includes multidisciplinary studies. She's employed in Sales in the Retail Business. She's a writer and poet. Patricia enjoys giving time to the literary arena—book clubs, author panels and book festivals.

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      A Muse Around Me - Patricia Ann Griffin

      © 2009 Patricia Ann Griffin. 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.

      First published by AuthorHouse 2/24/2009

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-2445-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-2446-5 (hc)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2009901132

      To my family and friends who were the first audience of my poetry, we were an amazing bunch of experiences. Love ya.

      A love shout out to my friends Vincent Alexandria, Lorey Hayes, and Linda Mosetta Jones for being your genuine and inspiring selves followed by your continuity of good efforts.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Scenic Route

      Atlanta

      A Black Man for President

      Humming

      Seattle

      Literary Hair Day

      Friends at Best

      Good Neighbor

      A Flower beneath the Sky

      Dirt Road

      Fuji Mum

      Pass the Coffee Beans

      Gay Summer Day

      Gathering Wow

      Roses

      The Birds and a Worm

      Reflections

      Reflections of You in My Black Pearls

      Sparkle in My Eyes

      Tonight

      Spiked

      Styling

      Touching You

      Venus

      Write on Me

      Accessing The Moment

      Play that Saxophone

      Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

      A Tantalizing Moment

      Calming Down

      Community Tea

      Due Season

      For Real—a poem

      I Love Ya

      I’m Learning

      Love or Anxiety

      The Rage Within

      Romancing with the Stones

      Shopaholic

      Smack in the Crack

      Anxiety Go Away

      Temporary Compromise

      What a Life

      The Dream

      About the Poet

      Introduction

      Writing poetry began, as I remember, was one summer when I arrived home after dropping a friend off. Upon entering my humble abode, I felt as if I had entered a small closet. In the midst of a spacious room,

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