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    Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words
    Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words
    Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words
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    Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words

    By Ashley Aurthurton Massicotte

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    Flowing Like A River is a poetic expression of true-life experiences. It covers four separate areas: Love-Friendship-Romance, Spiritual, Children and Nature and, General poetry.



    Combining humor with deep, true feelings, Ashley invites all readers to be entertained, educated and to also reflect on their own personal experiences. Though deep and thoughtful, each poem is so simple that persons of almost every age can read, understand and enjoy.



    If you want to express your true feelings to loved ones, there are many to suit you. You can even fine a few for Spiritual occasions or simply to reflect on the goodness of God in your life. You can entertain a child, encourage, comfort, make someone stop and think by simply choosing one of these poems. You had a hard day and work and need to relax? Then read one of the Mosquito poems; you will surely feel better.



    You are cordially invited. Come on in, be like a boat and flow along on that river of words as they gently flow from my lips. These poems are nothing short of being real; take some time to sit, relax and enjoy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 3, 2004
    ISBN9781468518481
    Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words
    Author

    Ashley Aurthurton Massicotte

    I was born and raised in a quiet rural area named Gomier on the Nature Isle of Dominica. From the time I was small, I always had a love for reading and writing. When I started secondary school, I became more exposed to novels. I was impressed by many of them and as a result, I was inspired to become a writer. Although my first impression was to become a fiction novelist, life experiences influenced a change to become a poet. During these years at secondary school, I wrote and lost a number of poems and soon after I stopped writing. However, being an English major at Caribbean Union College re-inspired me to get back into writing poems. After all, it had been my dream, so I had to live up to it. Writing poems has now become a hobby, especially during the early hours of the morning – between 2:00 & 4:30 - when almost everyone and everything is either sleeping or resting. At such times it is easy to concentrate and to reflect on my experiences and also those which others have shared with me. I do not wish to keep these thoughts and ideas to myself; I want to share them with the world. My hope is that these poems will help change the lives and situations of many people of different types, ages and classes. I wish to leave a smile on everyone’s face; I want to connect with the world and make people’s lives sweeter.

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      Flowing Like a River - Ashley Aurthurton Massicotte

      © 2004 Ashley Aurthurton Massicotte.

      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 07/14/04

      ISBN: 1-4184-8639-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-1848-1 (ebook)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Bloomington, Indiana

      Contents

      Dedicated to

      Acknowledgement

      Section I: Love Romance & Relationships

      A Friend

      A Lifetime with You

      ABCs of My Love

      All Life Long

      A Good Friend

      Can’t Say Goodbye!

      Come Walk With Me

      Forever

      Friendship!

      I Give my Love

      I Love You

      I love You But…

      If I had Wings

      If only you knew

      Joy of my Heart

      My Joy

      My lover

      My Fear

      One Last Chance

      Reaping what I’ve Sown

      Special Friends

      Still You’re Near

      Thank God

      The Gift of Friendship

      To the END!

      You’re in my Heart

      You’re the One

      Section II: Spiritual

      Above All

      Forgive me Lord!

      Freedom from Sin

      Insurance

      Now’s the Time

      On That Day

      Stormy Winds

      Where are you Lord?

      Section III: Children & Nature

      Ants

      Don’t be Sad

      Gloomy Day

      Mosquito I: Mosquito, mosquito!

      Mosquito II: Mrs. Mosquito

      Mosquito III

      Nature Speaks

      When we are Small

      Where the Animals Live

      Wonderful Morning, Beautiful Day

      Section IV: General

      A Tribute to our Prime Ministers

      A Good Father

      Confused

      Manners

      Say What You Want

      Share

      Stay Focused

      Study Hard

      Thank you Mum

      Would You?

      About The Author

      Dedicated to

      Lee-Ann, Sarahliscious, Uncles Tony and Peter, my family,

      Mrs. Ruth John and Ms. Bernice James…

      Acknowledgement

      I wish to first say thank you to God for the talent and strength in writing all these poems. Special thanks go out to Lee-Ann for her encouragement and for believing in me and for trusting my abilities. To my special friend, Sarah who was also encouraging, my family and other friends and all others who influenced the writing of these poems. It is the interaction with these people, our experiences and other factors that influenced these words to flow from my lips. Therefore, I am grateful to you all for your contributions in whatever way, and I pray that these words will have a lasting impression on your lives and the lives of many other people.

      Section I: Love Romance & Relationships

      A Friend

      A friend is loving

      A friend is true

      A friend is someone

      Someone like you

      When I am down

      You show you

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