The Greatness Within
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She hopes that you find this book both interesting and helpful. Perhaps you are in a dark place at the moment and cannot see a way out, you just need some motivation or the knowledge that someone has the understanding and way forward for how you are feeling at this time.
Whatever the reason, please enjoy the read!
Louise Richardson
I retired in 2012 from the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality--Web Administrator for the Water Quality Division. I'm a native Texan and I have a 1971 Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) where I majored in History and minored in Biology. I also have a Texas Elementary Teaching Certificate and a California Standard Teaching Credential, neither of which I have ever used. I've never been married and I currently have three cats: Mocha Cappuccino and two of her sons Giancarlo and Salvatore. My short novel "Primitive Life" is available at Smashwords. It. and four other books can also be found at Amazon.Com. I have written several plays, three of which have been produced locally, including my musical "Chanteuse" which has received two productions and whose music won a 2011 ASCAPlus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. I currently frequent local open mics singing my songs as well as reading my poetry and excerpts from my prose.
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The Greatness Within - Louise Richardson
Before the Event
The Wonderful World
The trees, the woods, the forests
Greens, browns, yellows, and reds
Glorious canopies, tunnels of branches
Leaves making soft and comfortable beds
All manner of insects cover the ground
Animals climb or fly high up into the sky
The birds and animals scavenge around
Nothing is left just to die
Natural wonders!
Whether for food, shelter, or prey
Such a wonderful arrangement
To preserve the world for another day
Mountains high and tall
Snowcapped at times but often green
Rugged, rocky, and dangerous
Air so fresh and clean
So beautiful and still
Peace and quiet reign supreme
Isolating in remoteness
Such a wonderous dream
Seas so deep and wide
Calm or tremendous in their power
White-topped waves or pounding surges
Rising to watery towers
The power of the water
And the calming influence it can exert
All contribute to the awe and wonder
Of this most beautiful Earth
Everything has its place, you see
And everyone has a part to play
Such a wonderful arrangement
To preserve the world for another day
My Poinsettia
Still here months after Christmas,
That’s so rare but so beautiful.
Richness and colour still brilliant and vibrant,
Loving your new home.
Keep well and keep healthy.
The beauty that you bring on a cold spring morning
So wonderful to behold.
You stand so tall and strong and yet
You could so easily have left us alone.
Keep your glorious stature,
And keep making us smile and glow within.
Enjoy the energy and love from the sun,
And glow bright until summer comes.
You bring such love and brightness
Even on a darkening