Never in my life would I dream of writing a book or writing poetry! It seemed like a great way to spend some down time and it gave me peace and comfort for a few years while I was getting use to a different life, retirement, and many other things. So the process began, because I thought one day, someone would read these and have a window into another world.
I really believe much of my writing was due to the shock of retiring after working since a teenager, and us becoming empty nesters! I also learned what the following expression means: “You can never go home again!” I was inspired to write and felt I would continue with a second part called, “All of Me”. At this time, but I don’t think it is within me to continue right now. Besides, I feel people after reading the first book will have had, “Enough of Me”! (As spoken by Bobby).
So with that said, I wrote and wanted to share a part that I really never knew existed. This chapter took place, when and where it happened. By that I mean, none of these poems were planned they just occurred. It may have been at poolside, on the road, listening to music, watching TV or in the evening when I got up, or whenever! I would write them down as fast as I could, or they would be lost, just as a dream or as I have described in my book,” lost at the bottom of the sea”. There are more that have come and gone, but now, I let them go. I feel I have said enough and although more can be shared I believe that you must move on.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I have in writing them and use them to enter a sea of wonder, delight, love and sadness,… but never disappointment.
Someone once said:
If you live in the past – you are depressed
If you live in the future – you are anxious
If you live in the moment – you live a present (not in the present) “by that I mean the present is a gift to you.”
I’m not sure the saying goes exactly like this, but I hope you get the point!
These poems are based on feelings that happened in my life; some deep, some real, some fanciful, but never planned. They are inspirations that came in a flash, and then left just as fast. Most writings were done in minutes, not hours, so the word choices and the grammar may not the best……….it is an “inside look” as to what happens to the human mind when confronted with so many emotions and questions……….I am not sure if I will ever be able to do this again or will continue in everyday life from now on. The writing of the book was to share a life I once lived; a life entrenched in my mind and somehow balances it with reality and the times. The story and the thoughts are something that I want to be able to share with our kids one day……….Yet, I am not finished nor do I feel it will ever be done………..that is to be determined………there are many more chapters that need to be edited and finished as in life………..so again read them as they only express my deepest feelings at the time.
We are not separated by time or distance, but only limited to our daily conversations and words we can hold on to, I feel in some small way, the feelings I have felt can be shared over time by writing them down and reading them when the time is right. I hope you enjoy the poems and the book. I realize there are those that are writers and those that are not. I may fall somewhere between the two and use whatever skills I can in order to communicate to others what I have felt in what was the “Rest of Me”…………….
Should I decide to continue with another book, it would be titled “All of Me.” This would include our present family and would span the 1970’s to the present. This perhaps would be the most exciting as it would include our present family members along with our children and grandchildren who also have inspired me to write and share what a wonderful life we have lived!
One day I hope that others in our family will share their thoughts, their dreams, and their lives with others so as to enrich our world even more!
Love,
Dennis, aka Danny………