Simply From My Heart - Poetry

Simply From My Heart

Sherri Smith

Simply From My Heart

First published in Australia and internationally by

Magellan Books

www.magellanbooks.com

ãSherri Smith

All Rights Reserved

ISBN: 0-9752263-0-4

Second Edition

Contact:

Sherri Smith

135 S. Dennis Ave

Decatur, Illinois 62522

memaws16@att.net

To Dad,

Thanks for:

Introducing me to the wonders of the Bay Area,

The Winchester Mystery House,

The Cubs vs. Giants game,

Alcatraz Island,

My love for electronics, gadgets,

And garage sales and

‘Our’ trip on the Bart to the city.

Most of all Dad, thanks for passing your writing

genes down to me.

This book’s for you, with all my love.

Simply From My Heart

Sherri Smith

To Dad,

Thanks for:

Introducing me to the wonders of the Bay Area,

The Winchester Mystery House,

The Cubs vs. Giants game,

Alcatraz Island,

My love for electronics, gadgets,

And garage sales and

‘Our’ trip on the Bart to the city.

Most of all Dad, thanks for passing your writing

genes down to me.

This book’s for you, with all my love.

Contents

A Little of This and That

News, Views

Ups and Downs

Short Stuff

Shadows of the Past

For Love of Family

Thoughts on Being a Grandmother

A Little of This and That

A Little of This and That

This section has a little bit of everything I love besides

my family. My muse sometimes gives me all types of

different ideas. I may not have thought of that New

York trip for years, but I had to write about it.

Spring, baseball, playing pool and writing are all

events and happenings that I felt compelled to write

about.

One poem was after a day with coping with a stubborn

co-worker who always had to be right. Twisters are