A Book for Me to Read -- a Poem for Friday Writings

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    I Hope to Find 

When I read the book I checked out 

I hope to find some of the things 

Things that were not told of others 

Others you and I voted for 

They denied the fear and torture 

that came their way, afraid to tell 

They may loose their job 

We wouldn't vote for them again 

But one brave police officer 

Officer dared come with truths

Truths of their ill treatment given 

to them by the insurrectionists* 

My mind is made up 

I'll go with the author** 

"Standing My Ground" by 

Harry Dunn, police officer 

Full title, 
Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Magaly for the prompt idea at Friday Writings #106, see below for information on the prompt 

    https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/

- Magaly has invited us to write poetry or prose which includes the full title of a book we are reading or plan to read this December. 

 - Notes: 

     *Insurrectionist defined:

    Time Magazine, https://time.com/6137604/history-insurrection-jan-6/

        An “insurrection,” by definition, is a “violent uprising against an authority or government.” It is clear that Capitol stormers who dissented against the election outcome, or even sought to obstruct Congress’ certification of the election, were rising up against the government. The crux of the contention among commentators, though, lies in whether the crowd was truly violent—an attribution that has faced resistance. This distinction determines whether those who breached the Capitol are to be accurately described as “rally goers” or “rioters,” “patriots” or “terrorists,” “peaceful protestors” or “insurrectionists.” (Time Magazine, 

    **Standing my ground : a Capitol police officer's fight for accountability and good trouble after January 6th / Harry Dunn, with Ron Harris.

[See "Blurb information,

 http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2023/12/book-standing-my-ground.html

LCCN:	2023024764 --  ISBN: 9780306831133 0306831139  Call Number: 973.933 DUN 2023
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The Book - a Prose Poem for dVerse MTB

My Book 

It's a book of must reads, a book that I must read.  There must be a reason to make the 'must', tell us more of that work of written art.  My book, borrowed from the local library shelves, "The Country of the Blind; a Memoir at the End of Sight", by Andrew Leland. 

Every man in my masculine line of ancestry that I have learned, has gone blind, blind of Macular Degeneration. That has come about age ninety, maybe eighty-nine.  Not a woman there, I've been told.  

So as I approach that yellowed age I must have something to prepare me.  What could be better than this book of a blind, blind man writing his memoirs?

I may skip around, there seems to be no end but an interesting beginning. In the beginning. Chapter One is titled “Seeing Stars”. I love to see the stars at night, shining in the heavens so bright. Lay on my back some night, I'm prepared for a sight. Shooting stars are my best, I'll do more of this until I cannot see the stars, blind to them and to most all.

Chapter Four might interest me, “The Male Gaze”. Interesting perhaps, I'll give it a test. Number Six is misnamed I feel sure, “The Library of Babel”. Don't go there, there weren't books back then, let alone a library of them. Chapter ten is the end, end of my book; it is titled “Half Smiling”. Do you think I will smile when I just have gone blind; I can't think of one thing to smile about on that sad day. How about you?

I may read between some lines, I could do that when I go blind. 'Do that my foot?' But perhaps by then I'll be ready for when, when my time comes to see nothing more.

I've a last little worry. I lose canes a plenty, that is now, when I can see. But when I cannot how will I ever find even one, lost cane.

    The End 

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  - Prose Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

  - I am linked with Laura Bloomsbury at dVerse MTB, 

    https://dversepoets.com/2023/09/07/mtb-book-a-prose-poem/ 

  - Laura wants us to write a Prose Poetry effort about a Book that we have or will have read last.

 - To read others writing work, Click Here

Writing - Books, Author Tutors, My Life

"Liberating and emboldening the beginning writer are the goals of Ted Kooser and Steve Cox in this spirited book of practical wisdom ..." Ted Kooser.net 

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 Your Readers 

Write for your readers 

 I was admonished 

That's a lesson learned 

  from friend Ted Kooser 

"The Poetry Home 

   Repair Manual," 

Used book on my shelf 

  An internet find 

A beginner's book 

 Rhyme and meter start 

What stuck in my gut, 

 "Write for your readers." 

A 'feel' to be learned 

 Feedback gotten tells 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo a 'print copy' made by me from https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Man_with_a_Rake.html?id=pXGazgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description 

 - Rosemary today has asked us to write something inspired by a favorite book or books for Friday Writings #30: Beloved Books

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2022/06/friday-writings-30-beloved-books.html?m=1 

 - I reached "Prose Poetry" but didn't finish that chapter.  And so now I feel insufficient in attempting those.  And I have misplaced the book.

 - My next endeavor may be learning to play the guitar "for my readers".

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Day 10 -- NaPoWriMo

 

For this he came

 

Where the crawdads sing

 

Local Wonders

 

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019 and 2014 (photos) and 2019 (poem), All Rights Reserved

 - I'm linked with Anmol (HA) in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/04/open-book-poems-in-april-day-10.html 
    And
  - I'm also linked with NaPoWriMo at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-ten-7/

 
- Books in the picture:

      For This He Came; Jesus Journey to the Cross by Bill Crowder, telling the Christian story of Easter; 

      Local Wonders; Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (of southeastern Nebraska) by Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate, and Professor of English; and

      Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, wildlife scientist in Africa and Nature writer (Mrs. Jim checked this book from our library, I probable will 'leaf' through it but not read it

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A book title poem

 

The Double Cross

 

Wedding day murder

The body in the piazza

The husband's secret

 

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Photo and Poem  Copyright © 2014 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

 

I am linked today with the Real Toads, Open Link Monday

 

I was at the library and decided to do this after checking out my reading book,

"Wedding Day Murder." It is written by Leslie Mier and is a late one of her series.

A book title poem

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A Good Day

The elements:

A thousand mornings;

The poetry home repair manual;

Mr. Monk on patrol.

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Photo and Poem  Copyright © 2014 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved

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There is a name for this type poetry, I did not invent it. 
 The name has escaped from me on "this morning."

These books are a sampling of my everyday reading.
I also like younger classics such as Hemingway, Twain and Dickens.

 

I am linked today with the Real Toads, Open Link Monday

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