Smelling My Own Coffee
Sixty-Five Moments of Thought
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In My Solitude
In my solitude, in my quiet,
I retreat from the world
I smile at my thoughts
Laugh at my own jokes
Cry at my hidden hurts
I listen to my inner voice
which gives both hindsight
and foresight …
I sing to the lyrics and
dance to the melodies
of rhythm and blues
I ponder wealth issues
I ponder health issues
I ponder political issues
I ponder religious issues
I mentally design bathrooms
and bedrooms
Plan menus and decorate
cakes
In my solitude I come alive
and live … in my solitude …
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About the Book
Smelling My Own Coffee: Sixty-Five Moments of Thought offers a book of answers that touches hopefully on every segment of life. Focusing on both verbal and nonverbal language, author Carol Samuels examines many aspects of emotions both secret and acknowledged—those that are universal, and those that are unfelt. She expounds on love, hate, loss, quiet encouragement, and faith, exploring the whos, whats, whens, wheres, hows, and just becauses needed to fully experience life and all it has to offer.
Offering a sort of field manual for feelings, Smelling My Own Coffee attempts, through poems, statements, thoughts, and vignettes, to answer or give meaning to words that address the virtues, principles, and substances of life.
Moonshine
Moonshine shimmering on the
ocean’s water
Moonshine sparkling like diamonds
on dew frosting the blue grass
pastures
Moonshine clear, cool, cold, colorless
yet shining in an air of peacefulness
Moonshine mellow almost shyly showing
one side only to those who peer
Moonshine hypnotically almost mockingly
exposing more than less....
Less than more than the night before
About the Author
Carol Samuels, currently a resident of New York, has been in business with her husband for thirty-five years as a nurse, life coach, and consultant for NatakiCares and First Family Mission and Research Center, both nonprofit community organizations that act as liaison to community resources. Profits from sales of this book will benefit both organizations.