A GLIMPSE OF LIFE ~ IN POEMS
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COTTON CANDY LOVE
EACH TIME I SEE A COUNTY FAIR
HOW CAN I HELP BUT THINK
OF YOU BESIDE THAT CORN DOG STAND
SO PRETTY, DRESSED IN PINK
I BOUGHT
WE RODE THE FERRIS WHEEL
YOUR KISS WAS WORTH THE PANDA BEAR
ECSTATIC, YET SO REAL
I STILL CAN SEE YOUR HAPPY FACE
AS WE CAME OFF THE RIDES
THE COLORS OF THE MIDWAY
REFLECTING IN YOUR EYES
TWO YOUNG HEARTS SHOOTING DARTS
WE LAUGHED SO EASILY
IN THAT BRIGHT COTTON CANDY WORLD
OF FUN AND FANTASY
WE MET THERE ON A SUMMER NIGHT
EXCITEMENT ALL AROUND
A CARNIVAL OF BLINDING LIGHTS
AND BRASH ALLURING SOUNDS
HAD IT NOT BEEN SO MAGICAL
LOVE MAY HAVE BEEN LESS BOLD
IN VIBRANT SCALE, THE ORGANS PLAYED
WHERE TENTS BOTH RISE AND FOLD
NOW DEEP IN MY REFLECTION
THE ORGAN MUSIC SWELLS
A TASTE OF PINK CONFECTION,
AN ENDLESS CAROUSEL
A NIGHT TO KEEP FOREVER
IF DREAMS CAN MAKE IT LAST
WHEN LOVE, LIKE COTTON CANDY,
WAS SWEET, BUT GONE TOO FAST
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IN A COMPILATION OF MORE THAN FIFTY OF HIS PERSONAL FAVORITES, THE AUTHOR TAKES YOU ON A ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF EMOTIONS FROM THE HIGH HILARITY OF “LITTLE JACK HORNER” TO THE DEEP DARKNESS OF “THE FEAR ON ALICE’S FACE.” MOST OF THE POEMS REVEAL OBSERVATIONS OF LIFE IN AN EASY–TO-READ AND PERSONAL STORY-TELLING STYLE AS REPRESENTED IN THE SAMPLE BELOW. THE
About the Author
GENE HENSLEY IS THE AUTHOR OF TWO BOOKS: PERSPECTIVES...FROM THE CORNFIELD TO THE CLUBHOUSE; AND, THE TURNING OF BELVA GOODE. HE HOLDS TWO COLLEGE DEGREES AS WELL AS A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CAREER, GENE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON HIS DEEPLY ROOTED LOVE OF WRITING IN WHICH HE RELATES, THROUGH BOTH PROSE AND POETRY, HIS MANY AND VARIED OBSERVATIONS OF LIFE IN A JOURNEY FROM HIS YOUTH IN THE MOUNTAINAINOUS COALFIELDS OF WEST VIRGINIA TO CONTENTED RETIREMENT IN HIS ADOPTED HOME STATE OF INDIANA.