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    Poetry From the Heart
    Poetry From the Heart
    Poetry From the Heart
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    Poetry From the Heart

    By Randolph Knight

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    "Poetry From the Heart" by Randolph Knight, includes "The Hobo's Guitar" and forty other poems available in EPUB, KINDLE, PALM DOC, etc. Other ebook publications by Randolph Knight and T. Sky Handring include: "Poetry Perfect", "Poetry Reveals", "T. Sky Handring Poetry", "Under Cover", "Wiggle Room", "Purple Carrots" and "Poetry 4U". These ebooks are available at your favorite ebook retailer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandolph Knight
    Release dateDec 12, 2012
    ISBN9781301394791
    Poetry From the Heart
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    Randolph Knight

    Mr. Knight is a family man, a poet, a veteran, and an educator. Mr. Knight has a Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Mr. Knight has authored over 100 poems, to include: "Hobo's Guitar", "Life is Like a Bullet Train", "The Train", "Mouse in the Wheel", "Purple Carrots" and "Dear Mother". Most recently, Mr. Knight has partnered with T. Sky Handring, a proven author in her own right. Together they have published over 200 poems for the reader's enjoyment.

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    Poetry From the Heart - Randolph Knight

    Poetry from the Heart

    Published by Randolph Knight at Smashwords

    Copyright 2010 and 2012 by Randolph Knight

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    Table of Contents

    The Hobo’s Guitar (Part 1)

    The Hobo’s Guitar (Part 2)

    The Hobo’s Guitar (Part 3)

    Dear Mother

    The Ghost of Mr. Jones

    Ray

    A Poem For Christmas

    Purples

    Two Yellow Roses

    Reflections in a Southern Snow

    I Believe

    Regrets

    A Lair’s Plea

    Brother John

    Who would have known?

    The Memorial Day Poem

    Too Good To Be True

    Venus and the Crescent Moon

    The Tree

    Hate and Forgiveness

    A Really Good Day

    The City

    If You Did Unto Me

    The Master Biscuit Maker

    A House with No Doors

    The Chair

    High Definition

    Life is Like a Sandwich

    Call Me Mister

    Champ

    Going Home

    How do I get there from here?

    Long Enough to Know

    The Portable Radio

    Retirement

    The Decision

    The Feather

    The Pocket Watch

    The Storm

    Tomorrow is Tomorrow

    Waiting

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