Flowing Like a River: More Than Just Words
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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.
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