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A Rose Without Thorns Is A Rose Yet Born

by Rose Hood Bates

180 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #02-1104; ISBN 1-55395-389-4; US$18.50, C$22.72, EUR14.80, £10.30

I would love you with all my heart and every breath I take. No strife or trouble in your life I would make.

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About the Book A Rose Without Thorns Is A Rose Yet Born is a book of poetry that touch on love, love of family, new love, new beginning, new friendship, and the love of God. It will touch your heart in many ways; it is about maintaining your belief in your Gods' even when life around you is falling apart, always remembering that when you are at your worst, God is at his best. It's about the children, loving them with all your heart and protecting them from the trouble of the world. Its' talking to your children about life choices and the consequence that follow. It's about tragedy visited upon our children, our mother, our grandmother, they don't deserve. This book is about relationships, the good and the bad, and trying to find the words to tell someone how you feel. It's about a heavenly love when you find that special person to share your hopes, dreams, and everything that life throws your way. It is a touch of poetry in every way.

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About the Author Rose is a native of Alabama, currently residing in Glenn Dale Maryland outside of Washington DC, where she is working with her writer club "Write to be Free." She has a daughter named Tamela. She is a U.S. Army Veteran, Certified Teacher of Ceramic Decorating, a graduate of the U.S. Government Printing Office 54th Apprentice Class, and was elected Class President.

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Sample Excerpts

All my Heart I love you with all my heart even though we are apart. The miles between us cannot stop my heart from beating with joy and love for you, in only you knew. The passion that I feel when I'm with you lingers on when you are gone. The fleeing moment stays so strong that my love grows on and on. My love for you is so strong it holds me through the days when I'm alone and through the night until the morning light. I feel your present when I am alone sometime I just don't know what's going on. The hand that touches me feels so real, that arms that surround me oh what a thrill. The hands that stroke my face send chills all over the place; with you in my heart I will always be your love case. So when your work is done back to my arms please do run, so together we can watch the morning come. Visited by love My love spirit visited me last night and held me close throughout the night. Embracing my soul with his loving arms wrapped tightly around me under his total control. He took my breath away I must say, never have I felt that way. It is safe to say love finally is here to stay, never before has love taken my breath away? Love spirits dances me across the Milky Way and took me to places I dare not say. My burden was lifted from my heart last night with my spirit holding me tight. Safely in my spirit's arms being seduced by his charm, left my heart totally weak with no burden left to speak. 2001 Light of my life I have but one light in my life, and you are that light. You have given my soul light on my darkest day. You made my day bright after I had lost sight. Without your light my day would not be so bright. With your love and compassion you brighten my way. You are the light of my life and the reason that I pray, and as always you guide my way. I thank you each and everyday for all the love of light that you have put in my life. There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank my lucky stars that you are always in my life. You are my light that shine so bright and make me feel that everything will be all right. You are the light of my day, and light of my night, that shine so bright keeps me feeling good into the night. Thanks for being in my life, lighting my way and making the darkness seems so far away. September 29, 2002 Moment in Time When this days comes to an end let it find us in love. What I have been looking for I have found in you. We should never let a day end without saying I love you. This moment in time with you is what I have been waiting for. Just this moment in time will be ours forever. Hear me when I say, I will never feel this way again. This moment in time is only for this moment, because in the next moment my love will have grown stronger. October 12, 2002 Proud I am proud of myself, I hold my head high, not because I think that I'm better than anyone else; but because of the life that I see before me. The road that I have walked has been hard and sometime long; but I still remain strong. I hold my head up and keep walking right on. To this day the road has not gotten shorter; but I have become stronger and I know I can go on. If the road becomes longer because the end I can not see; I don't let that bother me, I hold my head high because I proud to be me. Even if the end of the road I cannot see. February 7, 1999

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