Songs of the Heart and Soul a book of Free Verse Poetry

By Ms Petra Henville

"Songs of the Heart and Soul" is a collection of free verse poetry. This body of work spans a lifetime. Herein you have the playful "Come and Play with me" the beautiful "What's it like to be a Poet", sensual " A Tiny Little Sigh" and the award winning "Devil is a Liar". I've also included some wonderful comments and anecdotes pertaining to the works. All of this I give to you for your reading pleasure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ms Petra Henville
• Release date: Mar 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370420100

Ms Petra Henville

Ms Petra Henville calls New York City home. While having been born and raised in Harlem, all of Manhattan is her stomping ground. She is a life long student in the craft of creative writing. In 2000 her poem The Devil Is A Liar was published in America At The Millennium, The Best Poems And Poets Of The 20th Century.Though she is most notable for her Poetry, she writes fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, essay, blog, etc., etc.When not writing she spends her time creating watercolor paintings, making jewelry or glass on glass mosaics. If there is any time left she spends it teaching people how to fish or playing her harmonica. She spends as much of her time as she can in the company of her pets, family and friends.Her favorite things to do are meeting people, learning new things and blogging about it!

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Songs of the Heart and Soul

Copyright 2018 Ms Petra Henville

Published by Ms Petra Henville at Smashwords

ISBN: 9781370420100

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Contents

Author Note

Acknowledgements

Dedication

The Devil Is a Liar

Autumn Speaks

Pen to Paper

Try Again Tomorrow

At The Beach

Give Me Yours

Tell the Truth

A Song to Aleah

I Said Good-bye

Jezebel

A Tiny Little Sigh

Pretty Red Shoes

The Black Fire

Ecstasy

My World

Haunted

Recovery

What’s It like to Be a Poet

Come Play with Me

About The Author

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Author Note

It took me a lifetime to put this offering together for you. The oldest poem herein was written when I was only thirteen years old. Another poem in this book took me fifteen years in total to write. This, I present to you for your literary enjoyment.

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, I would like to thank God for the blessings, most importantly the gift of creativity and the willingness to share it with the world. Also, I would like to give thanks to all that inspired me. If it weren’t for your grace and presence in my life my body of work wouldn’t be what it is. Finally, last but, not least I give thanks to all that put up with me.