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    Tangents: prose and poetry
    Tangents: prose and poetry
    Tangents: prose and poetry
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    Tangents: prose and poetry

    By Aaron Darch

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    A collection from over the years, of living in Canada, of prose and poetry. Scattered meanings and all relative to my constantly changing perception of life, love and reality.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAaron Darch
    Release dateFeb 27, 2012
    ISBN9781452489452
    Tangents: prose and poetry
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    Aaron Darch

    Aaron Darch was born in the prairies of Saskatchewan, during the first month of 1986. Born unto two geologists, he was bound to live without roots and found his childhood draped across central and eastern Canada. He was first published in 2005, as a part of Acadia University's literary arts magazine. "Early in September" was the piece of poetry selected for this compilation (found in 'Tangents'). He broke away from literary academia to pursue culinary arts - always writing. Today, he works as a Pastry Chef for the restaurant 'Taste', in South Carolina, and still picks up a pen whenever the mood strikes.

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      Tangents - Aaron Darch

      Tangents

      Prose and Poetry

      Samuel Aaron Darch

      Copyright Samuel Aaron Darch 2012

      Published by: S. Aaron Darch at Smashwords

      Thank you for purchasing this EBook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please keep an eye out for other works by the author.

      NOTE TO READER: In this short anthology of poetry and prose, I have purposely mixed subjects and styles. There is no order to the content. This is to reflect the lack of order in my own perception. It is not due to laziness. Please enjoy, if you may, and share your thoughts with the author:

      Aaron Darch

      aarondarch@live.ca

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      -Campfire Head phase

      -Crimson Fading

      -Words

      -Scatter

      -Writing through the Storm

      -A Broken Word

      -New Life

      -Cardinal Sings

      -Life is Beautiful

      -Nikiya

      -Frost of summer

      -Invocation

      -Memories

      -Clues of Club Med

      -And the Night

      -Of Paradise

      -Perception

      -Stranded City Streets

      -May 4th, 2008

      -Chopin

      -Status in Quo

      -Grained Gain

      -Giant’s Wind

      -Finding Enlightenment

      -Through an Iron Hill to a lookout in the rain

      -A Stallion’s Conquest

      -Stargazer

      -The Secret

      -Laboring Labrador

      -At least the coffee was good!

      -Caught in a Tangent

      -Divided Dwelling

      -Manifestations of Surrealism

      -Early in September

      -Unspoken Appreciation

      -How draining the Flu can be

      -Prouder Cat

      -Autumn Beauty

      -The Disappointment

      -Night Sky Riding (sky diver’s delight)

      -The Campfire Head phase-

      Whisked within the noble tidal veil

      Of a cleansing onslaught,

      It dwells; calm and clearly collected

      As if connected to something greater.

      Giving rhythm to chaos

      And tangent melodies to the light;

      A beautiful sight that tears

      Through the weight of reality.

      And the truth is in the sky

      As is passes by.

      Everything becoming

      Rests beneath it.

      Nothing to reach

      But all of the strength to keep trying

      Though by the laws of life –

      It will continue dying.

      Willed illusions have brought the conclusion

      That we cannot recreate.

      We demonstrate the capacity

      Of our control,

      The more we let go.

      All of the space in the gaps

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