For me, poetry is frequently as well obtuse and tough for me to get into. Whether or not it is the abstract metaphors, or tough line construction, I end up struggling much more than I would like to. And if I struggle as well tough, I do not remain with a guide of poetry very long.

Some poetry, though, finds a way to wade through the muddy brack and pour out a obvious, clear glass of poetic water. Harry Gilleland, Jr., is 1 such writer of poetry.

Gilleland has lately written two publications-&quotGilleland Poetry: Storoems and Poems,&quot and &quotBob the Dragon Slayer&quot (a brief novella). &quotBob&quot is an engaging study, funny at times, and pleasant to any person of any age who wants to invest an night or an afternoon in a globe of knights, dragons, and damsels who are rescued from despair.

In his other guide, &quotGilleland Poetry,&quot the writer sets out to engage us in his ponderings of the intricacies of life. We think, feel, laugh, and cry as Gilleland tells us the fact about life in poetic or &quotstoroem&quot type. (A &quotstoroem&quot is a &quothybrid between a tale and poem&quot-a tale informed in poetic type.

Gilleland’s goal is to offer his viewers with poetry that makes them think, but he also wants to be an entry stage for these who do not appreciate poetry. As such, his poems are very readable and available to all who would choose up his guide.

1 example of his style is the poem, &quotThe Epiphany,&quot which is about how internal change is much much more momentous than a mere epiphany may recommend to us. We should be careful of making powerful declarations of change, and make change much more of a journey that we progress on every day.

&quotAgain the wife was informed that he was operating late. / In fact his evening was invested in hefty consuming and / in whoring, ending at the seaside passed out in the sand.&quot

The poem then relates an epiphany the guy skilled, seeing the error of his ways, and he declares to God that he should be struck down dead if he is not truly a changed guy. The poem ends therefore:

&quotHis physique washes up on the shore later on that same day. / ‘Some shark certain shocked him. Wonder why he was / swimming here anyway?&quot the coroner was heard to say.&quot

Gilleland’s poems and &quotstoroems&quot teach us simple but profound truths through the clarity of his style.

You can find out much more about Harry Gilleland, Jr., and his publications at http://lulu.com/harry.

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