From the first page "Norwood Night & Other Poems" takes us behind the scenes of everyday life to show us life as it really is and could be.
Zach B McClure makes the poetry from his book "Norwood Night & Other Poems" more accesible to you now in this 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", easy-to-hold soft-covered mini-edition. 28 pages of smiles, tears, laughter, and eye-opening illumination! Climb aboard a tire-swing and feel the excitment of gliding under the star littered heavens on a Summer night in "The Tire Swing". Listen to the meaning of life distilled into 18 brief lines in "Why Universe?" Then, in "The Life of Leaf" ,thrill to the life-cycle of Leaf, from bud to silvered saint. 28 poems that will leave you feeling uplifted, encouraged, enlightened and invigorated."Times Like These", "Despair". Get inside the heart of a parent experiencing the empty nest in "Babies Always". Giggle and laugh out in "Bubbles". "The Man In The Mirror" puts you into the shoes of an elderly man. And what is poetry without love? "You Are Home To Me", "True Love", "Monkey See", and "Beatrice Chats" -a short poem about one of modern life's most bizzare paradox's. "Norwood Night" is a good one to read if you are tense or have trouble getting to sleep at night. "Ol' Bear & Sarah" -the first child in space...you know it's bound to happen! Follow a Vietnam vet in "The Bit Part" and listen in as a little boy introduces his new friend to his mom in "A Snow Boy Named Sam".What every man needs to know about lover's spats- in "Just One Sorry". "The Clock", "Happy Blessed Birthday Dad", "Gretchen", If you love nature, you'll enjoy "The Robbery" and "The Rescue of Lil' Sparrow". Finally, we've all been here before- Read "Time Machine" and see what I mean. "Midnight Play" ,oh yeh! Then,a poem that is required reading by every girl..."To The Girls". Spend a moment in Abe Lincoln's class, for a grin, and then, parents will love this one they can teach their children: "Obey". Finally, what can a mound of snow really say to us about 'global warming'? (Politically incorrect but Biblically Correct ) "Farewell To Snow".
Excerpt
from "Time Machine"
- I've often wondered if
this life had I to live again,
anew from the beginning, would I still choose the pathway that I've trod?
Mistakes and all? The ill as well as good? To do it all AGAIN? Or...."
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