If somehow I have made someone even if only in some small way happy, then it's all been worth it.
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"My tears fall so as to water the seeds of my love for you." ~ Regis Auffray
"If you tell someone that you don't love them anymore, you are really telling them and admitting to yourself that you never did... ...and perhaps you don't know what love is." ~ Regis Auffray
"...that there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for." - Sam, The Lord of the Rings
"Give in, let go, and take the journey..."
"And I remember beyond all clarity realizing that girls (women) were magical creatures put on Earth by the mighty one to save us from ourselves, and that it was our duty to always protect them from thunder and everything bad in the woods." - (anonymous)
Regis Auffray is originally from Peace River, Alberta, Canada. His parents and all of his extended family are from Brittany, France. He is of Celtic descent. Regis is convinced that "compassion" is the answer to all of this gem of a planet's problems. He admits that he just does not have a clue how to make it happen. His first language is French but he learned English when his family moved to a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Vancouver, British Columbia. Regis is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with an Education Degree majoring in French and English. He has also done some post graduate work in counseling psychology. He has taken early retirement after a career of 32 years as an educator in middle and senior high school. Regis appreciates this site because it has allowed him to share with others what is in his soul and he has made new friends whom he greatly values. He thanks all of you who take the time to read and to comment on his creative endeavors.
Book: "The Cucumber Chronicles" (Poetry) Published in August 2022
Book: "Down the Rabbit Hole" (Poetry) Published in July 2018
Book: "A Stir of Echoes" (Poetry) Published in December 2017
Book: "Amusing Encounters" - More Limericks from Régis (Poetry) Published in December 2016
Book: "Tales and Whispers" (Short stories and personal quotes) Published in September 2015
Book: "Through the Mist" (Poetry) Published in May 2015
Book: "Glimpses" (Poetry) Published in February 2014
Book: "Born Again - The Limericks of Régis" (Poetry) Published in December 2012
Member of the Chilliwack Festival Chorus for several years
Member of the Chilliwack Philomusica Chorus since September 2015
Regular blood donor: 197 times (whole blood donations) as of April 28, 2025. 🍁🙂🩸🅰
Symphonies (An anthology of poetry)
Edited By: Dr. Santosh Kumar
Pub. Date: 2003
Autumn Leaves has published much of my "poetry"; I am very respectfully grateful for that.
Poetry Institute of Canada Medallion for my poem, "Afterburn."
Skyline Publications Literary Magazine published: "Afterburn," "In Her Sunday Best," "Eternity"
The Poetry Institute Of Canada's "Island Impressions" anthology published my poem "Too Early Fall."
The Canadian Chamber of Contemporary Poetry "Scaling The Face Of Reason" anthology published my poem "Moon Smile."
The Poetry Institute Of Canada's "Images In Time" anthology published my poem, "Afterburn."
Featured poet in June 2003 of "Poetry Life and Times." Featured poet in December 2003 of "Poetry Life and Times."
Published in the New Pleiades Anthology of Poetry ISBN 0-9737888-6-0 January 2006.
Winner of the eleventh poetry contest at AuthorsDen with "Absentia" in January 2004.
Winner of the seventh poetry contest at AuthorsDen with "Graffiti" in December 2003.
Poetry Life And Times (Sara Russell) published “Marilyn’s Jacket,” “Beauty,” “New World Order,” “Swirl,” and “Moonsmile” in June 2003 and “The Tree,” “L’arbre,” “Death of August,” “Renaissance” and “Eternity” in December 2003.
Kedco Studios has published “Marilyn’s Jacket, “Afterburn,” “Swirl,” “No Place To Stop,” “New World Order,” and “Moon Smile in the Crystal Dawn Anthology of Fall 2003.
Poetry in Emotion (Richard Vallance) published “The Tree” and “L’arbre” in the winter 2004 edition.
Canadian Poets On The Web (Laryalee Fraser) published “The Tree” and “L’arbre” in November 2003.
Donard Publishing has featured my short stories, “The Ditch” in January 2004 and “The Vanishing of Father Fabian” in November 2003.
Mindful of Poetry (Jim Dunlap) has featured “The Tree,” “L’arbre,” “Moon Smile,” “In Her Sunday Best,” and “No Place To Stop.”
Autumn Leaves (Sondra Ball) published “Peace” and “Revival of Rain” in the fall of 2003.
Au Quotidien (Hélène Lussier) has published several of my poems in French.
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Published first book: Born Again - The Limericks of Regis, December 2012.
Published second book: Glimpses - poetry by Régis Auffray, February 2014.
Published third book: Through the Mist - poetry by Régis Auffray, May 2015.
Published fourth book: Tales and Whispers - short stories and personal quotes by Régis Auffray, September 2015
Published fifth book: Amusing Encounters - More Limericks from Régis - limericks by Régis Auffray, December 2016
Published sixth book: A Stir of Echoes - poetry by Régis Auffray, December 2017
Published seventh book: Down the Rabbit Hole - Limericks by Régis Auffray, July 2018
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