This book is a representation of poems that were written from the author's heart. They speak from the many social problems that surface and exist throughout the world. Although these issues have permeated from place to place, there is still hope. There are joys in life, but there are also sorrows. Sometimes these sorrows are of the very day kind- sad, but survivable. Other sorrows affect us so profoundly, so significantly and indelibly that we instinctively know life will never be the same. W...

This book gives a historical perspective of a very small community just outside of New Bern, North Carolina called Pembroke. Although very little information regarding the history of Pembroke was recorded and documented, much of the information was provided by individuals and sources from that neighborhood. Additionally, much of the information noted in this book was passed down from sources of several generations. A powerful historical account of a people who believed in great family values...