Diminuendo Press

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In this wonderful collection of poetry by Harry Calhoun, we find the words to express the deep emotions we all feel. To deal with the death of a loved one, the turmoil of waking from a bad dream in the dark, the overflowing joy that a special pet can provide, and the ups and downs of life.
Accompanied by his black lab, Alex, Harry takes us down a winding road of exploration and discovery.

As Harry says in his poem

There is so much right with the world,
“this is a good world, not entangled
with the brambles of evil, not clear”

~~~From the book~~~

Inexpressible

out on my back deck, looking into the woods
night turned barely morning, still almost black
as the Labrador by my side, I have a notepad
to capture my thoughts after dreaming

of my anger at some woman
who pointed a rifle at me
and several members of her household
and I yelled at her because my parents

always told me never to point a gun
at others, even unloaded, and my yelling
pierced my sleep and my wife woke me
from the nightmare and I remembered

my mom pointing a loaded rifle at my dad
and remembered her ordering me to load
a gun and shoot my father and
I remember again the dream

and how angry I was at the woman
for violating the rules and when
I came back inside my notepad

was empty

except for

what a beautiful spring morning,
azaleas pink and purple and the grass
high and green and ready for mowing

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Originally posted 2010-08-10 00:20:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter