The Centerpiece of Love

By Pete Frierson

The Centerpiece of Love is a collection of thoughts that intrigues the heart, mind and soul with love. The intent is to show how love can make the world go round and it will show how love can flow from the heart, mind and souljust an example of what can happen when real love is in the mixending with the poem titled, I Never Stopped Loving You.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Nov 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490750668

Pete Frierson

PETE FRIERSON is a paralegal for Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and The Cumberlands in Columbia, Tennessee a nonprofit organization. He is a civil rights leader and in 2014 was awarded the Outstanding Civil Rights Advocate Award by Columbia State Community College, Making a Difference Award by the South Central Abuse Coalition and in 2015, he was the recipient of the Nashville Business Journal’s inaugural Veteran’s Award. Pete is retired from the Navy and enjoys traveling, camping, riding motorcycle and helping people. He is also a member of Cambridge “Who’s Who”, past president of the Boys and Girls Club of America and lifetime member of the Disable Veterans, Fleet Reserve Association, camping World and the National Association for the advancement of Colored People. He is a graduate of Columbia State Community College where he graduate cum laude with an AA in marketing.

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YOU ARE THE CENTERPIECE OF MY LIFE

You are the centerpiece of my life because you bring me happiness. You change a frown into a smile, a weak heart into a strong one and a laugh into laughter.

You are the centerpiece of my life because, in times of despair, you are there for me. In times of sadness, you bring me joy. In times of doubt, you bring me hope. In times of uncertainty, you give me strength.

You are the centerpiece of my life because, without you, I would be nothing. Without you, I would still be wandering. Without you, there would be no tomorrow.

You are the centerpiece of my life because I can now feel what I could never feel. I can love where I have never loved. You touched me where I could never be touched. I can smile with you in mind. I can do anything because I have you. You are the centerpiece of my life today, tomorrow, and forever, with love.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABY

It’s been thirty-nine years and today we celebrate our thirty-ninth year together. A life filled most of the time, with love, faith, respect and understanding, so again I say, Happy anniversary baby. It was puppy love at first. You were teasing me and I was teasing you. Bad boy is the term they use thirty-nine years later. Looking back, those slim long brown tan legs, coupled with those sweet words, probably contributed to me being a bad boy.

As I look back on it, I can say it was the love, respect, faithfulness and the relationship that made us endure, so we now celebrate thirty-nine years of marriage. Happy anniversary baby.

Both of our lives have experienced many transformations. Most of them were all good. Like any marriage, we have to constantly work on it and without a true commitment, we never would have survived the few ups and downs that we experienced.

God forgives us all, even when we are wrong. Neither partner can be right all the time nor can they be wrong all the time. God placed a compromise in the mix, and with Him in our marriage, we can both say Happy anniversary baby with a smile. Everything about us has changed. Our feelings, our thoughts, our bodies, our minds, our love and sometimes even our pain, but on this day, we can say, Happy anniversary baby.

I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU

I thought about you last night, with nothing else to do, as I was sitting in the quietness, reflecting back on life. You appeared on my mind and all of a sudden, I didn’t know what to do. I thought about you last night.

I thought about you last night and it carried on through daylight. Today, I am thinking about you. I don’t know what it is about you, but last night, I thought about you.

Could it be something we said? Something we did? Maybe the stars aligned themselves in heaven above so that you and I could think about each other as I did last night.

As life would have it, there are some things that cannot be erased. We focus on the good things and we let the bad things go by. No matter how we look at it, I can still say, I thought about you and as the darkness began to set last night, I thought about you.

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

You are my sunshine in the morning, at noon and in the evening.

Your smile and laughter are my comfort

when the sun has set.

You are my sunshine at night when my mind is filled with uncertainty.

You are my sunshine when my heart wanders and I think

of your smile and laughter.

You are my sunshine in times of despair when my heart is heavy.

When I let my thoughts drift to my loved ones who have

gone home, you are my sunshine.

As life would have it, there are no dark clouds, uncertain moments,

or a heavy heart when I think of you.

I only see your smile and hear your laughter.

You are my sunshine. I love you for your warmth and your love.

You shall forever be the sun