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    Mosaic
    Mosaic
    Mosaic
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    Mosaic

    By Daron Kenneth

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    Mosaic is a collection of poetry giving the reader a taste of life’s richest and bittersweet moments that are often missed, ignored, or taken for granted.

    This author’s pen is truly a conduit from his hand to his soul. A vehicle that transports the reader through an often real, but sometimes surreal ride down the myriad streets of his mind.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 12, 2009
    ISBN9781467059527
    Mosaic
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    Daron Kenneth

    Daron Kenneth is a teacher, writer and poet. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He enjoys writing about everyday’s ups and downs and in-betweens and the emotions associated with them. He enjoys watching movies, listening to music and reading in his spare time. Other Books by Daron Kenneth: Journeys of the Soul Shades of Rain Mosaic Lightning in a Jar Pieces of Me Reflections Collage A Sea of Sanctuary Of Fire and Ice Chasing Rainbows Signals

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      Mosaic - Daron Kenneth

      Contents

      A Tree’s Tale

      Afterlife?

      All About Her

      All this Love

      Ambivalent or Oblivious ?

      At Death’s Door

      Be Yourself

      Beautiful Disaster

      Beyond the Door

      Big Brown Eyes

      Brilliant Disguise

      Buzzers!

      By My Side

      Christmas Eve

      Close to You

      Cole

      Complete

      Confessions of Love

      Crushed out over you

      Cuddle Up

      Cupboard Tales

      Do I Disappoint You?

      Dreams

      Elemental

      Empty Glass

      Fallacy

      Fallen

      For Always

      For the Changing of Friends

      For Those That I Love

      Gift

      Gray

      Here I am

      Here, now and for always…

      Hey, you…

      Hopelessly Into You

      I cannot tell a lie…

      I Miss You

      I Still Do

      Inside Me

      Just One Kiss

      Kaydee

      Kaydee 2

      Kaydee 3

      Lincoln Park

      Love Divine

      Maelstrom

      Make a Wish

      Mask

      Moments of Madness

      My Beloved

      My Love

      Nirvana

      No Need to Argue

      Not one side but two

      O.K.

      Ode to Death

      Old Friends

      Old Letters

      One

      One Kiss

      Over You

      Passage

      Patton

      Peace Offering

      Pictures

      Pill popper

      Please

      Portrait

      Question?

      Rain

      Ready ?

      Ready or Not

      Ready or not, here I come

      Rejoice

      Return to me

      The saga of Daron and Cole

      Sand

      Scars

      Send Me Some Love

      Shaman’s Song

      Sketch

      Skylight

      So In Love

      Spring Day

      Still He Cries

      Sun Doesn’t Rise

      Sunbeams

      Table Talk

      Tears

      Thank You

      The Seduction

      The Sunny Lady

      The Wandering

      The Waterfall

      The way you touch me…

      These moments

      3 little words

      To a Friend in Need

      Touch the Sky

      Truly Free

      Wake Up the Day

      We, Two

      When I look at you

      When Its Over

      When you’re next to me…

      Where Are You Now?

      Wisp

      You Are Blessed

      Your Eyes

      A Tree’s Tale 

      Blowing in the wind, her leaves flutter to and fro.

      She remembers the days of yesteryear when she

      Was just a mere sapling, so long ago, so long ago.

      Today she stands tall and bears fruit and comfort

      In the form of a shady place to sit during a warm

      Summer’s day. She remembers when the children

      Would climb high up into her branches just to find

      A spot to retreat from the hassles of living. She too

      Remembers when their mother would bake pies

      Utilizing the fruit she had given her; she someTymes

      Would reward them with a cobbler or two. She also

      Is reminded of their father on whose land she stood

      Proudly upon. He would make a delightful apple wine

      And share it with the neighbors in the Winter on a chilly

      Evening. She felt the wind tickling her as she swayed

      With the air moving in and all around her and if you

      Listen carefully to her soft spoken sounds you knew

      That she was waiting just for you to come and take a

      Siesta along with her on this truly special day.

      Afterlife? 

      Once the rulers of the world

      Came up with an ingenious plan,

      Scaring humans into submission

      Controlling the minds of man.

      They made up a place called Heaven

      The reward for the young and old,

      Attained by living by their rules

      With pearly gates and streets of gold.

      Ruled over by a deity they call God

      Where angels fly and angels sing,

      And if He so decided it

      You too, would get your wings.

      In Heaven life is perfect

      You’ll find your true desires,

      No you won’t age another day

      And you’ll sing in angelic choirs.

      Then they created Hades

      Where devils rule and oversee,

      And if you don’t live as you’re told

      You will burn for all eternity.

      No, Hades has no angels

      Just demons and evil beasts,

      Who taunt and torture for all Tyme

      Just Pandemonium without peace.

      And Satan, it is said, they say

      Rules over this place called Hell,

      Where souls are burned and tortured

      In this place where evil dwells.

      Then they said, when God returns

      He will raise the dead from the Earth,

      Bringing back the chosen few

      To live in his place of mirth.

      In Heaven, God is the master

      And humans, just his sheep,

      Ruled over by an iron fist

      Those souls he’s chosen to keep.

      No, I don’t believe in slavery

      Ruled over by a Godly man,

      I just believe in the Golden Rule

      Treat others the best that you can.

      No, there is no heavenly afterlife

      We won’t be raised from the dead,

      So live your life to the fullest

      And heed these words that I’ve said.

      All About Her 

      Her ears picked up the slightest sound.

      Outside she could hear the noises of a

      Family of nesting birds, just under the sill.

      She paces to and fro as she fantasizes about

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