Seekers and Fools (eBook)

Transitional Poetry, Prose and Parable

Gary Lee Redmiles (Autor)

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2019 | 1., paperback
124 Seiten
Distributed By Ingram Spark (Verlag)
978-1-7322078-8-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Forty-five years an alcoholic, I was at a crossroads. I was soon to lose my marriage, lose my career and quite possibly my freedom. So I made a choice, I enrolled in a 90-day addiction recovery program.After eight days in detox, I was released into the general population. Alone in a strange land, something wonderful happened. My mind began filling with poetry. Nine days sober and I'm a poet? It's crazy! But it didn't stop. I wrote, and I wrote, and I surrendered to my program. I let my rehabilitation happen and I chronicled the entire journey.This collection is the result. Poems and prose that speak to every thought, emotion and concern one must face in the quest to get help. This unusual form of journaling got me through and I truly believe it will help others in their journey.Parents, friends and relatives of those bravely trying to find their way, will benefit. These writings will help with the feelings one can expect to experience in recovery. Some are funny, some are dark and cautionary but they are all real.It is my hope that you can learn from these Writes and be inspired to create your own unique writing style. Make your own mark. I wish you well on this most important endeavor. Surrender and let yourself be helped.Gary L. Redmiles.

Inhalt

 Poetic Contents

PUT IT BEHIND
REAL CHANGE
OH,MOTHER   OH,FATHER
I DO THE WORK
A PANTOUM OF PAIN
WHAT IS FREEDOM?
I GREW UP
THE QUARREL WITHIN
OPEN YOUR HEART (version 1)
ORIENTATION BLUES
ANDY WARHOL IN A CONVENT
SIX QUESTIONS
ADDISON AND RECTORY
THE SEEKER AND THE FOOL
AN OPEN LETTER TO RECOVERY NEWBIES
ADDICTED/COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
ODE TO ELEANOR
DAY BY DAY
A WALK IN THE WOODS
COURT ORDERED BLUES*
THE PARABLE OF MEESHU
OPEN YOUR HEART (version 2)
WATER IT DOWN
MEPHISTO’S OATH
THE ONE WHO SAW ELEPHANTS
WHEN I KISS HER NECK
HANGOVER (Pindaric Ode)
NOTHING IS FORGIVEN
√16 QUATRAIN 4X4
ODE TO A CARE PACKAGE
EXCUSES, EXCUSES
SH*TTY SHOES
KNOWHERE TRAIN
THE SAGA OF WINSTON


 
 
 


RONDEAU OF REASON
MARDI GRAS MASK
CRUCIBLE
WONDER IN THE STARS
VISCIOUS VISION
OH, JUDGE
SPECIAL DELIVERY
TELL ME
TAINTED  PONY
THE BLAME GAME
ANALEPTIC  ALLITERATION
SORRY RANT
AN EVENING AT THE DERILICT
HOW DO I LOSE YOU?
NEVER BEFORE
CALL ME REAL
DREAMING DARK EYES
IMAGINARY LIONS
REAL LIFE
I CAN STILL WATCH “ARTHUR”
WHAT CAN I OFFER IN RETURN?
FALLOUT
80 DAYS AND 80 NIGHTS
TIME TO COME HOME
BACK TO THE WORLD
THE HARDEST THING
WHAT IF I WENT AND DID IT?
I HATE THE GRAND CANYON
CARDBOARD CUTOUTS
CHRISTMAS IN REHAB
RELAPSE BLUES
I’M STILL HERE
RECKLESS JOURNEY
A GREAT ESCAPE
CTRL+ALT+DEL
ONE YEAR

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Schlagworte: addiction • alcoholic • Drug Addiction • Poems • Poetry • Recovery Program • Rehab • Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-7322078-8-7 / 1732207887
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7322078-8-2 / 9781732207882