Life-Inspiring Poems

About the Book

This book is dedicated to all my friends, both living and deceased. Ruth Adedeji Virgil Alonso Marina Alt Sanchez Lanny Armstrong Katherine “Beanie” Blair Frederick Blakely Veronika Blakely Lisa Borges Yvette Cardozo Dorothy Cohn Edna Danon Alex Daoud Sandy Davalos Brenda Di Pilato Elva Fernandez Mike Fernandez Denise Ghaleb Peter Ghaleb Michael Hannau Donna Herzek Gilberto Lopez Geraldine “Gerri” Michalska Rita Odza Sheila Olsen Marie Paredes Liora Ramati Katerine Ramirez Kathy Rodriguez Roger Rodriguez Larry Sarbey Shiloh Sarbey Diego Siller Sondra Torres Carmen Vega Guillermo Vega Nelly Vega Alsina Vidal Patty Weissman Eliana Welch Luz Zarrazuga Clair Brooks Charlie Bromberger Lillie Bromberger Ruth Byron Roz Klien David Levitt Julie Levitt Florida Phumphey Charlene Smith Johnny Turk

About the Author

My name is Patricia Peterson. I was born in Miami, Florida. In school, I attended South Beach Elementary and St. Patrick’s School. After school, I attended the Park’s Program and won awards in many sports, including state championships. After graduating, I attended Miami-Dade Jr. College and the University of Florida with a BAE degree in education. When recertifying, I attended University of Miami, Barry College, and Florida International University. I taught kindergarten to sixth grade. Now, after forty-five years of teaching and forty years with UTD, I retired in 2011 and will have the time to continue my writing.