Reflections. James Elliott Foster

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      REFLECTIONS

      By

      James Elliott Foster

      Copyright 2013, James Elliott Foster

      All rights reserved

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

      Published in hard copy formats by Aventine Press 11/05

      Published in e-book format by eBookIt.com

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      ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-1746-2

      Dedication

      Dedicated to My Wife,

      To Our Family,

      And to all those

      Who have taught me –

      Formally

      Or informally.

      

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      Reflections

      I look in the mirror

      And I think:

      I’m a set of reflections –

      Of “special moments”,

      Old and new,

      Of all life’s phases

      I’ve been through,

      And all the places

      I’ve been to…

      I look again,

      And I think:

      Maybe I should share

      Those reflections –

      At least, a few…

      

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      Introduction

      Some people sing in the shower; others write “personal poetry”. I do both – for the same reason. I have to. It’s in my nature. I suspect it’s the same for the birds that sing in the trees – it’s in their nature, too.

      Some may say my poetry is pedestrian – not worthy to be shared publicly. They may be right. I’m too close to it to be objective. Like the birds, I just sing – privately and publicly, right or wrong.

      A small number may say, “hey, his stuff isn’t that bad…I kinda like one or two of his poems.”

      This book of poetry and illustrations – this set of songs – is an offering to that small number.

      James Elliott Foster

      September, 2005

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