Jeff Larson – författare

Poems that changed the World. Many of the poems in this book were written between 2000 and 2010 and reveal ideas, emotions and actions that changed many lives, forever. In our lifetime we arrive at many crossroads, sometimes, we wish we could go back and change the decisions we made in this moments, but sadly, we cannot. The decisions we made set of a chain of events and alas, in time, we find ourselves living the results of those events, and those decisions. This book contains some of the powerful pieces from that time, including a series of poems numbered One to Nine. Even now, the Poet states when I read the lines of many of these poems, and see the images, and feel the emotions (again) I feel like they could crush me (and I think, perhaps they did). I hope, the poet states, that the poems in this - and the other books, let the reader know that they are not alone; that many of us have been, and still are traveling roads and experiencing journeys through life, through love, and more. With all the wear and tear that those events have had upon our hearts, our minds, and our even souls those events and those people - travel with us still and remain our companions (both awake and asleep) upon the roads we travel still.

Thoughts in Silence (Observations & Insights)Silence is one of the core requirements, an often unmentioned yet vitally necessary ingredient in the creation of poetry and writing in general. Silence allows the writer to receive the ideas, images, and emotions, which seem to arrive from nowhere but actually arrive from within, or beyond, from the field of energy, and essence that surrounds us, like a shroud. In this section, the poet shares poems that came through that silence, that shroud, at various points during his lifetime. In life, it is rare that we pause to take stock, to ask ourselves directly - who we are, why we are, and what we are. Such thoughts are often tossed aside, cast of with lines like - don t be silly, what are you talking about, that s crazy talk - of course I know who I am, what I am, and why. Actually, most of us do not, we have never been that honest with ourselves or sat in silence, taken inventory, asked ourselves what we feel, what we believe, and why. In a way, it is true, it is crazy talk, after all we are born, we develop our beliefs, we hold to those beliefs firm (generally) and we live our lives without inventories conducted in silence - or Emerson, read within season . Thoughts in Silence (Observations & Insights) is a book in which the Poet pauses, opens the door, and allows us to enter in, to read, to watch, to listen and finally - to consider for ourselves what we feel about, or think about what the poet has written and what response, if any we have from having gone through this experience. The invitation is sent, the door is open, enter - if you wish.

Friends & FamilyWhile Beauty and Love drive us, it is friends and family that provide our foundation and shape our perspective, much of our growth is realized in the give and take within these relationships. Love relationships (as powerful and life changing as they are) come and go, burn hot and cold, and can lead us to states of either ecstasy or madness. It is family relationships and friendships which consume the greater part of our lives, provide the backdrop of Birthdays, Holidays, other notable events, and create many of our lives most defining moments and memories. It has been said that we don t know what we have, until it s gone, that statement often speaks to family. Our immediate family is certainly our cornerstone, but our extended family is multi-generational and includes all of our relatives, and those who are a part of their lives. Together, immediate, and extended family casts a wide net and includes the greatest and the least, the born and the dying, the quietest, almost invisible ones, and most gregarious amongst us all. Friends weave a different sort of cloth, a fabric with its own unique texture. You can t choose your family (as the old saying goes), but you can choose your friends. Another old saying states They know you by the company you keep this - speaks directly to our friendships. I have always found it interesting that High School graduates, writing in yearbooks, say that we are best friends forever or nothing will ever divide us and within a single year all contact is lost, often forever. Life has many moments and events that are similar to this. Life, is a journey, and it is our friends and family that are there to share it with us. Some poets observe and report on this journey and the many paths it takes, and attempt to capture, at least in some small part, what it means - to all of us! This book is a collection of poems that attempt such observations.