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Ruby’s World

A heavenly birthday tribute to my mother

By Joe PattersonPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Reggae music, Diet Pepsi, sunflower seeds and a good book to read.

That summed up everything Ruby Lee Spencer would need.

A soul of reggae. Bob Marley was her spirit animal and love language.

Traveling was her heaven on earth. Living high above language.

Just to be content with her crazy personality.

A hard hitting attitude too much for the basic of reality.

A true soldier. A veteran of the military and let me tell you.

Disobeying her came with an outcome that was truly scary.

Ruby was huge hearted. With a spirit of which was beautifully loud.

Expressed with affection and dignity that still makes me proud.

She brought me some great times and yes they came with bad.

A lesson came with all of it so I’ll always be glad for the impact on my life she had.

The day she passed away I was living in a newer world.

No matter what it could never compare to Rubys World.

Happy heavenly birthday to my mother Ruby Lee Spencer.

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Joe Patterson

Hi I'm Joe Patterson. I am a writer at heart who is a big geek for film, music, and literature, which have all inspired me to be a writer. I rap, write stories both short and long, and I'm also aspiring to be an author and a filmmaker.

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