James Weldon Johnson

A collection of Negro sermons exemplifying the Negro spirit

Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

God's Trombones

Melody Izard

This book has been on my shelf for years. Most recently it has served as a door stop for our bedroom door to keep out our conniving tortoiseshell cat who is known for busting in the bedroom at 3:00 in the morning with her loud purrs and tendency to burrow under the covers and crowd you in the bed. Why this book? Because of it's perfect thickness.

Yesterday I decided that it was time to read the book. I discovered it was a gift from the deacons of our church to my father as he was enjoying one of his all too short remissions from the leukemia which eventually killed him in 1977. Suddenly it has become a very precious book for me. 

Unfortunately our tortoiseshell noticed immediately that the door was not secure (or she noticed which book I was reading which led to her successful investigation). Yes, at 3:00 this morning in she comes with all her early morning annoying features in place. Craig was very upset and proceeded (at 3 am in the morning) to try to find a replacement book doorstop. It was very clear that he was blaming me and had expected me to return my bedtime read to it's former place on the floor as a cat repellent. 

I think it's time I go by Home Depot and pick up a proper door stop to protect my daddy's book and to keep peace in the home.

I'll add a proper review when I've completed it.

God's Trombones Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

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