Poems From Our Hearts

About the Book

"What a blessing to receive a personalized poem as a retirement gift! You can't imagine my surprise and delight to know that you would take the time from your busy schedule to honor me in this very special manner."-Fowler

Whether you're looking to express your feelings, make an event special, or to just let someone know that you care, you'll find just the right poem in this heartwarming poetry collection. Poems From Our Hearts provides a plethora of poems about life's special moments, people, and events.

Poems From Our Hearts follows the lives of poets LaVona Reid and Terry Dixon as they experience making friends, saying good-byes, and celebrating relatives and friends' births, weddings, birthdays, retirements, and graduations.

The gift of heartfelt poetry from one person to another is a powerful and cherished memento. Reid's and Dixon's poetry provide examples of poetry for almost any event for which you would want to write a poem. They also offer tips on how you too can begin to record your life using the art of poetry. Intensely personal and introspective, these poems will help enrich your life and those around you.

About the Author

LaVona Stalcup Reid, born in Forbes, Missouri, completed her public schooling in Oregon, Missouri, and earned a Bachelor?s degree at Tarkio College. A strong believer in the arts, she is the creator of the I-You Peace Symbol, that represents her belief that peace in the world can be reached through one person at a time.

Dr. Terry Phillip Dixon, a native of Bethel, Ohio, is an author, poet, educator, and college administrator. He has written numerous published articles, poems, songs, melodramas, children?s radio plays, as well as, instructional activities for classroom teachers.