A World in Chaos
The Good, the Bad, with Hope and Laughter
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I BELIEVE
I see the future a little brighter now,
The chances of survival will be better tomorrow.
The President was re-elected, the people have spoken,
Its a matter of time before Osama Bin-Laden's back is broken.
Chances are no longer slim.
We have made
They will prosper under democracy.
As soon as all wars cease,
There will be a world in peace.
There'll be no more war,
And enemies will be no more.
Regardless who is at fault,
Global warming will come to a halt.
It will be long over due,
To have enough vaccine shots for the flu.
And for the lazy type jerk,
There will, once again, be work.
People will be more sensitive and alert,
More and more will go back to church.
We'll be more serious on homeland security,
The younger generation will grow quickly in maturity.
I see in the future, a brighter sunshine,
The best generation of our time.
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About the Book
This book is a compilation of poems that this author had written since 2001. He had written on many subjects, such as inspirational verses, love and marriage, poems to our men and women serving in the military, past and present. With the world in chaos and liberalism on the upsurge, this author had expanded his writes on many controversial subjects.
This author being retired and having retired from the New York State Parks Commission was a lover of nature. He wrote about the beauty of the earth and his love for gardening.
Holidays had always been special family times and this author wrote about each holiday as he remembered growing up as a child and the importance of each whether fun holidays or spiritual Holy Days.
This author had always liked to write puns or play around with words and phrases. Many poems of roses are red and violets are blue have come into play with his challenges in writing. This author had written many poems for the Starlite Café Internet and many times had taken the Ten Word Challenges that had been offered to him.
This author enjoyed writing about his pet beagle, his neighbors and special people that had touched his life. He also enjoyed writing poems of laughter and ones that would interest children. This is a book that this author hoped would reach the hearts and minds of people of all ages.
About the Author
Frank A. Pellegrino was born June 10, 1922 in Niagara Falls, New York. His parents were born in Italy and came to the United States in the early 1900’s.
He attended the St. Joseph Elementary School in Niagara Falls. In the 5th Grade, is where he learned to write poetry, a teaching that stayed with him all his life. After he left High School, he enlisted with the United States Regular Army, at age eighteen. Serving in W.W. II, he was in Iceland, France and England overseas. After 4 and half years of active duty, he returned to Niagara Falls.
His hobbies were gardening, writing, classical music, sports and cooking. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, the DAV, AARP, and CSEA.
Frank had received many awards from the International Library of Poetry and one Beautification Award for his flower gardens in Niagara Falls. He had numerous poems published in Books of Anthologies with the International Library of Poetry.
April 27, 2001, Frank married his loving friend from Bloomington, Indiana, Aliceanne Davidson-Gilmore and they lived a quiet, retired life in Niagara Falls, New York.
Frank’s goal as a writer was not only to fill the empty void that was in his life, but, life itself inspired him. God’s power and creations and all life surroundings, gave him strength and hope for all his tomorrows.
Sadly, Frank passed away December 3, 2006, having already published 11 books in poetic storytelling with this publisher before he died.