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    Time to Pause
    Time to Pause
    Time to Pause
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    Time to Pause

    By Hubert Crowell

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    From time to time it’s good to stop and pause. These poems were written when I took time to pause and think about things that are less serious than life. It helps to relax and think about different things. I believe that the more variety we have in our thinking, the better we will be as a person.
    I also like to wait and see if God has anything to show me when I take these special times to pause. Writing is not so much for the reader as it is for myself, as the writer and the joy that I receive from it.
    End of the year, time to pause, reflect and think about the year that’s gone.
    Ask myself, have I given it my all? Pick up my fiddle and work on a new song?
    Two thousand and twelve was not so bad, God was good and provided our needs.
    The news reminded me of all that’s sad, of those without God and their misdeeds.
    A national debt we can never hope to repay. Control of our health care has become an issue.
    An election that did not quite go my way. I don’t know what this world is coming to!
    Collect my poems and publish a book, end the year with a feeling of accomplishment.
    Think about all the energy and time it took. Then figure out where all our money was spent!
    Looking for a challenge to improve my mind. What can I do to help others improve?
    Lead a church group in something refined or something else that God would approve.
    A time to pause and collect my thoughts, tomorrow I will lay out plans for the New Year.
    A time to pause and connect the dots, tomorrow I am sure, it will be crystal clear!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHubert Crowell
    Release dateJul 9, 2019
    ISBN9780463921678
    Time to Pause
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    Hubert Crowell

    Hubert Crowell currently writes, explores caves, plays the fiddle and works three days a week. He has in the past panned for gold, served in the army, repaired TV's, microfilm equipment, video projectors, and other electronic devices. He has taught classes at Vocational School, Eastman Kodak and Church. He has worked at Lockheed, Kodak, BARCO, and RCA to mention only a few. Studied at Southeastern University, Kennesaw University, and Chattahoochee Technical College. Hubert's articles, poems, and music can be found at http://hucosystems.com/hubertcrowell/hubertcrowell.html

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      Copyright © 2012 Hubert Crowell

      ISBN: 9780463921678

      Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.

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      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      My wife, Kathleen, painted the front cover.

      DEDICATION

      Dedicated to Alice Barlow who loves animals, flowers and has been a spiritual blessing to our family.

      OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS

      I guess you might say that I have a soft spot for animals.

      Mimi won’t you please come home

      Won't you come home, Mimi, won't you come home.

      I've whined the whole night long.

      I'll do my tricks', Mimi, I'll play some,

      I know that I can tag along.

      You remember that rainy day,

      that I would not

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