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Shades of Life talks about four different seasons of life. The author speaks on life, love, war, and worship. Many human emotions are brought forth in a prolific and raw way.
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April D. Williams
April Williams was born in Bainbridge, Georgia, in August of 1974. She was the fourth child born to her mother, a fieldworker, and father, a brick mason. When she was just a toddler, her mother relocated the family to Florida and settled in the all-American city of South Miami. April attended all the local schools, including Miami-Dade Community College. April was an active volunteer in her community. For years she worked on programs, including the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Celebrations and many South Miami Community Outreach Gospel Programs. Along with her writing, singing has always been a passion of hers. She was one of the founding members of the Miracle Voice Ensemble. Many years ago, her pen was her way of escaping some of the hard times she faced. She discovered that she could live victoriously and help others by writing about her experiences, triumphs, and pains. She brought us her first novel, I Don’t Sing Anymore. April’s writing brings concrete reality to the issues within the twenty-first century world. Now she invites us to read her new poetry, Shades of Life. She exhorts and motivates her readers to remain constant and dedicated to their passions.
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Shades of Life - April D. Williams
Shades of Life
April D. Williams
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Contents
Thoughts in the Shade
I Don’t Sing Anymore
I Searched
Life
This Morning
Creation
Georgia
Warning
Money
Lies
I Do Not Understand
Why Hate?
What’s the Difference?
A Miracle Just for Me
Seasons of Love in the Shade
I Am In Love
Your Husband, My Sweet Daddy-Man
Breakfast
What Happened to Me?
Scared
Not Your Day
I Ain’t Leaving
No Words
Gold Digger
You Ain’t No Dog
Still Sneakin’
All I Wanted
The Love of my Life
I Don’t Want You Anymore
Mournful in the Shade
Father to Son
Tired of War
Crying Sun
Shadows of the Mountain
Breeding Suicide
If I See One
Blood on the Sand
Mourn for the Dead
Take Me Home
Mother to Daughter
Going Home
Adoration in the Shade
Here I Am
Ode to a Good Man
Grandaddy
Go Tell the People
In My Soul
A House for His Name
Backslider
That Awful Day
Wading in the Water
Thank You
About the Author
About the Book
This book is dedicated to the most encouraging and strong woman that I know. When I doubted myself, you were there telling me, Yes, you can.
I thank God for strong, kindhearted women like you. Thank you so much, Velda Virgil.
Special Thanks
Esther Withers
Thoughts
in the Shade
I Don’t Sing Anymore
My days had long lost their luster.
Dwelling in the
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