Böcker av W Tyson Thompson

This book was started after retirement to fill my spare time, with not thoughts of publishing. However, as the number of poems grew, and I started writing about my family, the thought occurred that they and others mentioned might like a copy. Also, I have included information about my family in which, sooner or later, the next three or four generations may be interested. For these reasons, I have decided to have the poems printed. They were a joy to write, and I hope they will bring similar joy to all who read them.ContentsForeword / 9Poems for the Common ManAt the Doctor's Office / 13The Dentist / 14My New Car / 15My Computer / 17That Certain Room / 19It's Tax Time Again / 20Painters / 22A Small Town Called Opp / 24Where I Live / 25My Exercise Experience / 27Paper or Plastic / 28The Only Child / 29Bring Back the Front Porch / 31I'm Getting Older / 33POEMS FOR FRIENDSChristmas Light Tour, December 19, 2000 / 37Christmas Eve at Bobo's / 38Christmas at the Halbrooks' / 39Part of the Family / 40Friends / 41Greathouse Family Reunion, April 22, 2001 / 43Home and Friends / 46Irene and Bill / 48Good Neighbors / 50Ralph Douglas Halbrooks' Birthday / 52Johnnie Ruth Parker's Birthday, April 29, 2001 / 54The Wesley Wanderers in Cajun Country / 55Petals from the Past with the Wesley Wanderers, April 17, 2001 / 62Mother's Day at the Lake / 64Opp High School Class Reunion of '55 / 66Poems of FaithFaith / 71Love / 73Feelings of Love / 74Should, Would, Could / 75Sunday and Church / 76Ridgecrest Service / 78The Soul Has Been Released / 79Poems of FamilyThe Thompson Family Tree / 83Family / 85Elizabeth and Joe / 87Jimmy and Kathy / 88Larry and Kim / 89J. C. and Dorothy / 90Robert and Tracy / 91Jack and Mindell / 92Tyson, That's Me / 93John and Barbara / 96Curtis and Tracy / 97Russell and Wendy / 98Benny and Sherrie / 99Johnny and Cindy / 100Jody and Tina / 101Betty and Mary / 102About the Author / 103

See the birds and bees, flowers and weeds, and different people who make up God's Flower Garden as seen through the eyes of the poet, for the beauty of God's Flower Garden is not only the flowers God created, but also the different people He created.Experience the frustration of being kept waiting for a scheduled appointment, the sadness of putting a pet to sleep, the humorous aspect of a surgery not mentioned in polite society, and other common events in life, all described in verse and rhyme. These events all take place in a part of God's Flower Garden.Poems on Christmas, comfort, mercy, a prayer for forgiveness, and others bring to mind the serious side of life in God's Flower Garden.To cover all of God's Flower Garden, one must remember the mountains, rivers, trees, national parks, etc., for He created them all. Experience the beauty of the Smoky Mountains, a pilgrimage to the colonial south, and other trips/outings as described by the author. God's Flower Garden would not be complete without mentioning friends and family, which the author has done by including poems written for them on their birthdays.