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    The Trials and Treasures of Life
    The Trials and Treasures of Life
    The Trials and Treasures of Life
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    The Trials and Treasures of Life

    By Naomi Tomlinson

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    Most of my poems are happy ones. I have always written to express my emotions or moods.

    Contentment was written on the way to Sedona, Arizona. I was with a couple of widows, one of whom had just lost her husband. I lost my companion twelve years ago. My contentment did not come easily or swiftly.

    They Still Dance describes my feelings after watching a couple from our nursing home as they waltzed out on the dance floor.

    Together Again was written for my cousin and my friend who have rekindled their romance. They were childhood sweethearts, then went separate ways. Now, in their seventies, they are in a serious relationship.

    Most of my poems are personal or a result of an observation. I love sharing them with friends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 29, 2014
    ISBN9781499072891
    The Trials and Treasures of Life
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    Naomi Tomlinson

    Naomi Tomlinson is a retired teacher. She has had numerous poems, articles and short stories published in magazines and the local newspaper. Last May her book, The Rhymes and Rhythms of My Life was published. She has had the honor of reading several of her poems at the university in Seattle, Washington.

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      The Trials and Treasures of Life - Naomi Tomlinson

      Copyright © 2014 by Naomi Tomlinson.

      ISBN:      Softcover      978-1-4990-7290-7

                      eBook            978-1-4990-7289-1

      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.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Rev. date: 09/22/2014

      Xlibris LLC

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      CONTENTS

      POEMS AND SHORT STORIES

      By Naomi Tomlinson

      Contentment

      A Chaplain’s Job

      A Deep Regret

      A Simple Thank You

      A Trip To The Nursing Home

      Along The Way

      At Conemara

      Christmas Eve

      Disappointed

      Don’t Cry For Me

      Don’t Spread Your Woes!

      Grandma’s Advice

      Grandma Thought Tweet Was A Bird

      Great Grandma Observes

      Harper, After Hearts For Hearing

      Hometown Visit

      How Did I Fail?

      I Hate Thin Walls

      Leaving The Nest

      Logan, My Five Year Old Great-Grandson

      Memories Of Graduating Seniors

      My Friend

      My Getaway

      Never Say, How Are You?

      No Remorse

      Noble Sacrifice

      Nostalgic Thoughts Of Winter And Fall

      Passing Times

      Preview For Heaven

      Respectful Decline

      Sacrifices

      Some Mother’s Son

      Suddenly, I’m Old

      Temporary

      That Certain Smile

      The Beauty Of Her Smile

      The Death Of Our Class Comedian

      The Quiet Man

      The Simple Life

      They Still Dance

      Too Late?

      To Whom Much Is Given

      Together At Last

      Too Much Fun

      Trip To Sandburg’s Home

      Unexpected Love

      Why?

      Hard But Necessary Changes

      The Games We Used To Play

      I Red Rover

      II The Needle’s Eye

      III Go In And Out The Windows

      IV Three Deep

      V Ball And Jacks

      VI Jumping Rope

      VII Bobbing For Apples

      VIII Roll The Hoop

      IX Barrel Walk And Barrel Ride

      POEM

      By Leroy Dority

      My Wife

      POEM

      By Lori Eikel

      My Brother’s House

      POEMS AND SHORT STORIES

      By Judy Goodspeed

      For Better Or Worse

      Mama Tried

      A Stinky Adventure

      POEM

      By J.D. Hess

      Love’s Tempest

      SHORT STORIES

      By Johnnie Wingo

      Learning The Language

      Sharecropper’s Daughter

      Dedication

      I would like to dedicate this book to my daughter Jennie and her husband Harold Gordon, and to my son Fred McKinney.

      Also to my grandchildren: Lindsey Sanders and husband Billy; Whitney Laramore and husband Bryan; Shawn McKinney and wife Beth; and to my granddaughter Teresa Bynum.

      This book is really a continuation of my first book The Rhymes and Rhythms of my Life.

      I feel blessed and pleased by the response to my first book.

      I have written poems and stories since I was a child, however, I showed them to few people until later in life.

      In the 80’s I began attending writers’ workshops. I received much encouragement, but not until 2002 did I become serious. With Judy Goodspeed’s encouragement I joined PAWS, a writer’s club.

      Very soon, I began getting a few things published and I won a few contests.

      I will always be grateful to my friend Judy who herself is a writer.

      I am also appreciative of my friends at the First Baptist Church.

      A very special thank you to my great pals Judy Goodspeed and Johnnie Wingo. Without you this book would never have come into fruition.

      Poems And Short Stories

      By Naomi Tomlinson

      Contentment

      I’m living the life fate dealt me,

      Sad but not bereft.

      Don’t waste your time with sympathy.

      For me, much more is left.

      I have great friends and family,

      A perfect place to live,

      A faith in God, a place to serve

      And means with which to give.

      Sometimes when things do not go well

      I may feel a bit blue,

      And though old age comes creeping up,

      I still have much to do.

      Many rich blessings come from God

      To me each single day,

      And for these gifts that I receive,

      I never can repay.

      So when my Savior calls me home

      To meet Him face to face,

      There at his feet I’ll worship Him

      And thank Him for His grace.

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      A Chaplain’s Job

      He softly knelt beside her chair.

      He said I feel your pain.

      She didn’t try to hide her tears

      For the son who’d been slain.

      He was only a child she said.

      Why did he have to go?

      And did he die in vain she asked

      I’d really like to know.

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