Shirley Satterfield

Shirley Mandel Satterfield is a Baltimore girl from way back who was raised in the rough and tumble world of a steelworkers family and writes Christian poetry, memoirs and nonfiction. She has lived to survive a life fraught with domestic violence, child abuse, and mental illness and writes to help others to survive the same kinds of things. After becoming a radiology technician, she went on to serve in the U.S. Army and later on in life attended Averett University in Danville, Virginia as a nontraditional student earning two B.A. degrees in English and journalism and was awarded the Ember Award for Excellence in Poetry by the campus literary magazine. She was also named correspondent of the Day by the Richmond Times Dispatch for a letter she wrote to the editor concerning the importance of compassionate treatment and the acceptance of the mentally ill by society.

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Poetry’s Key

April 23, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Poetry’s Key 🔑 The Lord has marked me for life, somehow, For first He baptized me Into the wrath of man, And then into His amazing love, And then He sent a wolf, And then He sent a dove. He filled me full of poetry- Then gave me poetry’s key To open … Read more

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Rudyard Kipling: The Empire’s Anglo-Indian Writer

April 18, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

Rudyard Kipling: The Empire’s Anglo-Indian Writer Indian born, British citizen Rudyard Kipling was an imperialist leaning writer which makes him controversial in our own post colonial times, but he was a wildly popular writer in his own time, For he wrote such endearing stories as “The Jungle Book” about a boy raised by wolves in … Read more

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Glow Trees

April 16, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Glow Trees 🌳 Glow trees standing tall in all their green glory Have such a compelling his and her story. Standing stoically against the setting sun, They will be black soon, A silhouette against a rising moon. But whatever color they turn Their beauty I won’t spurn. From natural wisdom we must … Read more

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The Porcelain Painted Sky

April 12, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield The Porcelain Painted sky Behold the porcelain painted sky. I’m not to shy to cry for the porcelain painted sky. Tears of joy flowing down For the earth’s painted porcelain crown. Just behold for awhile, and stick around, For the porcelain painted sky, It’s a sight for which to die.

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Characterization in Wise Books

April 11, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

There are two main factors in the making of a good book; plot (which has already been dealt with in this column) and characterization. Characterization can be defined as the development of a character’s personality traits, their motives, their thoughts, and how he or she interacts with others in the story. A character can be … Read more

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My Day by Day Future

April 10, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield My Day by Day Future 🙏 You are my only hope, Oh Lord, for my day by day future. Help me to walk in my integrity. And help me to come into the fullness of the born-again experience. Life is short, and it is almost said and done. Send me to your … Read more

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Resilience

April 9, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield I stand helpless In the shadow of my shadow self, Oh, Lord. Save me to the quick of me, And make me resilient in the storm Like a hardy dandelion, Its lion-head peeking gingerly through the ground Not afraid of Satan’s voice, That sky-thundering scary sound. Give me strength, Oh Lord, Let … Read more

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Rebirth and Resurrection in Western Literature

April 3, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

We are in the season of Easter when we turn our minds to the rebirth of Spring and the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. And both of these compelling themes can be found commonly is Western literature and the Bible. For instance Walt Whitman wrote extensively about the physical rebirth of all things … Read more

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Dirt

April 1, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Dirt🥀 I’m old; I’m as plain as dirt. But dirt has a beautiful spirit; Dirt gives life, Blesses everything near it. Dirt gives life to the tree, And the blush in the face of a flower. Dirt is like a woman of substance, And a gentle man of great power. I’m proud … Read more

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Overflow

March 31, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Overflow 💦 I am a receptical of reception. Pour out your blessing on me, Oh Lord, For like Father Jacob, I will not let You go until you hear me. And give me a magnanimous ministry of souls. Make the overflow of Your love To splash out on others. Connect this your … Read more

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Mahatma Gandhi: The Wise-man from the East and His Writings

March 28, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

Mahatma Gandhi: The Wise-man from the East and His Writings Mohandas Karamchald Gandhi. born on October 2, 1869 in Guiarat, India was not only an anti-colonial activist and the liberator of his country from Great Britain, but he also left behind some important writings that have greatly influenced civil rights leaders in modern times. “The … Read more

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Beyond Afar

March 26, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Beyond Afar 💫 ✨ God is God And He stretches beyond An expanding universe. And I am made In His unlimited, limitless image. He is the God Of the everlasting Sundance, The God of all abundance. You can’t put Him in no box. He towers above the tallest rocks- Expanding beyond the … Read more

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Basic Plot Development for Wise Writers

March 21, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

We all love our stories; don’t we? But each story, whether it be in a novel, an epic poem, a play or a film, has one thing in common and that is a plot. Webster defines a plot in two ways, first definition is that it plan made in secret by one or more persons … Read more

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The Chevon of Freedom (A Dream)

March 18, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield The Chevron of Freedom 🌟 🕊 🕊 🕊 (A Dream) An image grand formed in my mind’s eye. A flock of snow white birds Was flying in the sky. Each one was the other’s equal. Each one was the same size. They formed a chevron of freedom Tilting upwards on the rise, … Read more

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Ireland

March 14, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield Ireland ☘️ Ireland is A land of mossy mists and ancient myths, Flutes and dance, stringed instruments. The wearing of the green is always seen on St. Patrick’s Day, Hallelujah, the snakes have gone away. Sin has lost it’s ancient sway In the land of fairies and a saint named Mary. The … Read more

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Ireland: Land of Mossy Mists and Ancient Myth

March 14, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

Ireland: Land of Mossy Mists and Ancient Myth Similar to Greece, Ireland is also a land of ancient myth and folklore. But the difference between myth and folklore is that folklore has its roots in the popular music, dance and ballads of the culture, but myth involves the stories about the divine and are considered … Read more

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Church and State

March 10, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield When you mix church and State It makes a bad smell. It’s a witches brew That can frighten a crew. A “Pope” can put you to death, Leave you with nothing left. He can send you to hell, Cast an evil spell. God help us, what is that horrible smell. The Gospel … Read more

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The Little Gray Rocks

March 4, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield The Little Gray Rocks 🪨 I am a gray rock In a quarry full of little stones. We stand together alone, All invisible, for not to be mocked. For gray rocks are silent things, They do not speak When they think deep. They are just the bedrock of the meek. The pocket … Read more

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We Are the Lesser Lights

March 1, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield We Are the Lesser Lights ✨ Special needs adults, We are the lesser lights, The lower lights along the shore Shining faintly more and more. But we shine just as brightly As the lights atop a mountain. A sweet glow flows from us As steady as a fountain On the shoreline of … Read more

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Narrative Poetry Tells The Story

February 27, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

Narrative Poetry Tells The Story Aristotle divided poetry into three main categories: narrative, dramatic, such as we see in Shakespeare’s plays in which character development is the the thing rather than plot, and lyric poetry. And, of course, these three basic forms can overlap as in a lyrical poem that is also a narrative. A … Read more

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The Blessed Marriage Dance

February 24, 2021 by Shirley Satterfield

by: Shirley Satterfield The Blessed Marriage Dance 💍 Romance, Warm kisses on a hot beach, Stars and shimmering moons Shining in the sky That catapult our hearts up high. This is the gateway to marriage, The very door to a happy dance. But once inside this amazing space, You dance in the evening while A … Read more