A View from My Window

By Marjorie Patricia Brooks Curtis

In A View from My Window, Marjories poems run the gamut from childlike innocence to adult maturity on through older age. Themes range from skepticism to deep faith, from playfulness to dead seriousness, from admonishing the wayward to acceptance of people in all condition of life.
In the collection of poems, no topic is too mundane or too minute to expound upon e.g., a ray of sunshine or a garden gnome. Marjorie writes poignantly about excessive eating and weight gain, loss of loved ones, relationship problems, loneliness and despair, as well as exuberant joy in nature, friends, family, travel, and memories of bygone days.
Upon reading the poems, one can tell that Marjorie enjoys life, even with its heartache and uncertainty, and that she is a keen observer of people.
Marjorie Curtis was born and raised in Aliceville, Alabama. She presently lives in Greenwood, Mississippi.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456769284

Marjorie Patricia Brooks Curtis

About The Artist Jesse Hughes, Jr. a native of Greenwood, Mississippi, developed a passion for art at an early age. In his work, Jesse often uses contemporary simple concepts combined with a strong traditional technique. He creates art that evokes human emotion through color, light, and form. Jesse’s artwork has been featured in numerous galleries, festivals, and private collections throughout the Mississippi Delta. In 2005, Jesse was awarded first place in the 2005 U.S. Congressional Art Competition in Washington, D.C. He is a 2005 graduate of Amanda Elzy High School and a 2010 graduate with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts with emphasis in sculpture at Mississippi State University. Jesse is well on his way as an artist and is continuing his studies at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) Graduate School of Architecture in Tallahassee, Florida. Jesse now passes his knowledge on by volunteering at local schools and various youth programs while completing school. About The Author Marjorie Curtis, a native of Aliceville, Alabama, attended Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama and the School of Library Service at Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked as a librarian at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi until her retirement. Marjorie served as a Peace Corp Volunteer in Monrovia, Liberia and she has traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, China, and Japan. She is a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the Cotillion Federated Club, and the Bookmarks Literacy Club. She and her husband, the late Joseph W. Curtis are the parents of four children. She is a resident of Greenwood, Mississippi.

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© 2012 Marjorie Patricia Brooks Curtis. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 1/30/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4567-6930-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-6929-1 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-6928-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011908345

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CONTENTS

Dedications

Acknowledgments

Preface

Light

&

Airy

A Window

Thank God for My Yard

Amazing Places

Idle Longings

Happy in My Skin

The Next Best Things

Being With Myself

Biological Clock

Procrastination

Putting Food In Its Place

Eating in Restaurants

Saying Goodbye to Deadly Brands of Comfort

Changes

Not By

Bread

Alone

My Spark

I Get It Lord

Toil to Be Worthy

We Want Him Near

I Want to Suffer

Calm Me Down Lord

A Variable God

Living Your Faith

All Gifts Add to the Whole

Divine Design

Pharaoh’s Dream

Dearest Friends

&

Family

Glorious Interlude

Mamie

Sandra

On a Son’s 21st Birthday

To My Mother

Descendants

Friendship

Wedding Anniversary

Do As

I Say…

Gravitate Toward the Light

Servant Queen

Her Precious Things

Coming Out

Take Pride in Whatever You Do

Since the Dream

Backbiting

&

Biting Back

Do not Take it Personally

That’s What They Say

Negative Friends

Gross Insensitivity

Life

Is

Tricky

Everyone Loves the Day

Life’s Various Presentations

Game of Life

Tests of Life

The Mile Beyond Midway

Play Games with Life

Why Ask, Why Me?

The World is Beautiful

Blindsided

The Good Suffer With the Bad

Aliceville, Alabama ―

A Nice Place To Be From

Blackberries

The Old Home Place

Beloved Industrial High School

Thy

Inner Self

Marjorie

What Purpose?

Not a Pretty Sight

Moments of Bereavement

Deflated

Laid Back and Low Key

I Knew

Poet’s

Story

Poet’s Story

A Torn Piece of Paper

Everyone Wants to be a Poet

Observing People

He Can’t Quite Bond

Not Crazy Crazy

In Our Midst

Calm Before the Storm

Happy Man

Generation Gap

Precious Belongings

Left Behind

White Elephant

Artificial Sunlight

The Forbidden

Sheep Need Wolf’s Clothing

Extraordinary Times

Extraordinary Times

Blues Makes Me Happy

Stale Love Blues

Silly Girl Blues

Give Me a Good Blues Song

Rich Man’s Blues

Good While it Lasted

List of Illustrations

About The Artist

About The Author

Dedications

This book is dedicated to my family:

Wendell

Carl

Sandra

Garnett

Janssen

Diana

Karl

Kim

Kevin

and to the loving memory of: my parents,

O. J. and Margaret Brooks

my stepmother, Lucille Walker Brooks

my grandmother, Cora Clark

my brother, Gerald

and my husband, Joe

Acknowledgments

The publication of this little volume of poetry is the end