The Birth of a Book

Quiet Time Rhymes

August 6, 2020

After many requests for my poems in a book,
I pulled them together to see how they’d look.

It seemed overwhelming; I overcame fear.
I perused all the words that I’d written this year.

One hundred and forty-eight rhymes in five months,
Looking back, I’m amazed that this old dog still hunts.

Then I had to describe it and give it a name,
Quiet Time Rhymes is the book it became.

I added another line, shares a bit more.
Peace in Pandemic describes what’s in store.

Then on to the cover, provide some insight.
I found in my photos some birds in mid-flight.

I remembered the walk on the beach when they flew.
It brought back that morning, the peace that I knew.

Decide on the pricing, they asked the amount.
I set it at ten cents a rhyme if you count.

I wrote from my heart and I shared them with you.
You asked for a book, it is here, it’s brand new.

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7 Responses to The Birth of a Book

  1. John Alexander says:

    Thank you Dean. I’m glad there’s now another way to share the poems. I pray they help some folks during these troubled times.

  2. John Alexander says:

    Thank you Jan. There’s no change to the blog. I will continue to post here as I write. I’d received some requests for a book, so I put them into print.

  3. Dean Newman says:

    I am delighted to hear the news. I am ordering mine now from Amazon. I will help get the news out to people by giving your book as gifts. May God give you many more poems.
    Dean

  4. Jan Butterfield Waggoner says:

    John, does the book mean that the poems will no longer be on the website as you write them?
    I have enjoyed seeing them daily . Thank you for sharing.

  5. John Alexander says:

    Thank you Jim.
    The book is on Amazon. You can just click on the link at the top of this poem The Birth of a Song, or just click on the picture of the book.

    If that doesn’t work, here is the direct link to the book on Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F6QNVRF

    The book’s price is $14.80 (10 cents per rhyme).

    Blessings,
    John

  6. James Flake says:

    Wow this is great. I want to buy (1) book. What is the price and where can I pick it up?
    Jim

  7. Alison Green says:

    Wow! This is wonderful!

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