[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1080]
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                       THANKING PAULINE M. BROWN

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful that a 
talented constituent Pauline M. Brown of Barnwell, South Carolina, has 
written an inspiring book entitled A Touch of Heaven. Beginning with 
love letters to her husband serving in Vietnam in 1968, she has 
continued writing, composing more than five hundred poems. I include in 
the Record the following poem from her book, A Friendly Hello (pg. 36):

                            A Friendly Hello

     Always believe in the simplest things--
     Sunshine and flowers, flags blowing in the wind,
     The music of children, rain on a tin roof,
     Afternoons spent with a cherished friend.
     A friendly hello can make all the difference
     In anyone's fragile state of mind.
     Say ``I miss you,'' ``I love you,''
     ``God bless you, my friend,''
     And the saddest of spirits will be realigned.
     A friendly hello can dry the tears of heartache.
     A little encouragement can rescue a lost cause.
     Remember a friend who brought you back from despair,
     And do the same for someone else, just because.

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