Review--If I Could Hear God Laugh

If I could Hear God Laugh is a collection of inspirational poems by Prentiss Wilbur Gardley that I highly recommend.

The author's "range" is as impressive as Mariah Carey's! With more than 50 poems on an array of timely topics, there's something that will resonate with readers young and old.

Here's a sample of one of his pieces....

MAMA'S LITTLE MAN 

 

 

I remember how mama wanted to be in love

She wanted somebody to love her the same

And everytime it didn't work out

Somehow I thought I was to blame

 

Her strongest vice, til the end of her life

Was for someone to love her back

Mama wanted to be somebody's wife

Someone who knew how to act

 

She searched for love as if it were gold

She longed for someone to have and to hold

I watched her give every inch of her soul

From the days she was young

Till the time she grew old

 

It was I who held her when she cried

Wiped the tears from mama's eyes

Rub her back until she was sleep

Then go into my room and weep

 

See, I was mama's Little Man

I'd sit on her bed at night

While she would make her wedding plans

That never turned out right

 

I took care of my mama

Until I went astray

And the thought of that still haunts me

Each and every day

 

If only I would have stayed by her side

To comfort mama when she cried

Rub her back until she was sleep

Then go into my room and weep

 

 

(c) 2004 Prentiss Wilbur Gardley