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Ago and Other Poems


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About the Book

The poetry in this volume was written over a span of years from my early twenties to as recently as this, my 81st year. I make no judgment about them except to say that while some are intentionally lighthearted, made with quick construction, and some with a distinct detail to a strict format, all were given whatever capacity and talent I possessed to create serious work. Some, such as AGO, literally surprised me at first view, they traveled from heart or head to the paper so quickly. Last Tango In Manhattan was written the morning after the 911 tragedy, after I, like so many, watched it unfold on TV. Others took a long time and considerable effort to express what I felt. A Sonnet to my Beloved is an example. Way back there in a class on Shakespeare, I began an attempt to write in the sonnet form about what I would consider the ideal woman. Accordingly, in their turns, life and death and love and hate and laughter and anger and grief and other attributes of the incredible Mystery of Life are visited. Truth told, I wrote only to please myself, but I do hope you enjoy them. If you weep or laugh or are angry, then the poem was expressed (more or less) correctly. If at least one catches your eye or captures your heart, I will be very pleased.
About the Author: At Cape Canaveral during the 1960's I wrote procedures for Quality Control inspectors and engineers; later at the Kennedy Space Center I wrote maintenance manuals for the government (Corps of Engineers). Then, working as a Technical Writer for Grumman Aerospace on the Apollo Moon Project, I wrote procedures for astronauts for in-flight earth orbital operations on the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). In the years since, I have worked as a design engineer, a Quality Engineer, a technical writer, and a Quality Assurance Manager. Now I've decided to go for it and revisit my long neglected career in freelance writing. Let's hope my high school teacher was right. As you can see, I'm a little slow in following advice. I've decided to take Mark Twain's advice: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." George Enice Lawhon Sunnyvale, California 2013


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781490919225
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 46
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 113 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1490919228
  • Publisher Date: 07 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 140 mm


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