Me? Ow! and other poems . . . by . . . Leland Harlan
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Stand-On-Blue
The blue wave is frothed with power
as the surfer stands-on-blue.
The monster-wave ascends to an
overpowering...time-stopping...
luminous blue as the surfer separates
from the waxed-board which arcs alone
as a tangent spear.
Once again, relentlessly the surfer
paddles to stand-on-blue and find
the balance, find the curl, and the
dream of the perfect wave.
The very thought of the wave to unseat
this upstart only reminds the surfer
to return to bruised-reality and the
next wave. And the surfer will
stand-on-blue and tame this monster-wave
or crash-on-the-beach and not ever give up
and wax the blue board over and over
and keep dreaming of the perfect wave.
And even dreams vie and fly in blue.
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About the Book
Me?Ow! – haven’t we said something similar to ourselves (even the censored), as we explore our world?
Me?Ow! is a reminder to continue our examination of all aspects of our daily lives and if we can find one little chuckle bubbling-up from deep inside us, then we can be a little bit happier than the moment before.
The book Me?Ow! attempts to both entertain and explore a whole range of subjects both animals and humans.
The poems in this tiny little book of fifty poems are also segmented portions of personal biography that strive to help reexamine our everyday lives.
The whole idea about the Me?Ow! book is to always continue our exploratory explorations and exert our own creativity – even if we have to read the whole library – and one stop along-the-way could be the little book Me?Ow! to help get us all energized . . . and isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be? – as we try to give expression in our grateful fashion by means of poetry.
About the Author
Leland Harlan is a retired District Manager from the Circulation Department of The Bakersfield Californian newspaper. He is a graduate of Bakersfield College where he earned his Associates of Arts degree in Electrical Technology. He credits his interest in Literature from the fine English Department of Bakersfield College, and also the excellent library system of Bakersfield and, in particular, the Beale Memorial Library. In retirement, Leland has spent many hours in the library and the title poem Me?Ow! and Saint Bernard are examples of his library and literary efforts. He currently lives alone except for his little feral kittycat named Kitty.