Lost & Found

By Andre Lodree

Lost & Found is a collection of poems and songs that surrounds life’s growing pains. It expresses the author’s deepest and secretive thoughts and feelings as he experiences a new chapter in his life. Lost, deals with the fumbling of a young man trying to find his way in a world filled with desire, immorality, capitalism, self-doubt & much more. Found, displays the young man coming to grips with the mistakes he’s made in life & re-discovering himself through faith in God & the love of God.

Lost & Found is for those who may have lost themselves in uncharted territory with no hope to be found & those who have found themselves in the love of God. It is a powerful & true account of an individual’s everyday struggle to find himself. The book is informative in many aspects, so the reader not only feels a connection with the author, but discovers another’s perspective on life’s struggle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andre Lodree
• Release date: Dec 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9780985865801

Andre Lodree

Andre Lodree Jr. was born to two young & loving parents, Patricia Bassett & André Lodrée Sr. in Chicago, Illinois. Although, they never married their amicable relationship allowed for him to have a relationship with both his parents. At the age of four, with his blessing his mother married his stepfather Lenin Bassett Sr. His home life was centered on faith in God & the unity & trust of their family of ten. Early on it was evident that he had two loves basketball & education. As an assignment from his senior year English teacher, he wrote his first poem that was included in the school journal. It is here that he discovered a platform to express his feelings & thoughts. He earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Dominican University. He is married to a virtuous woman and they have three children. They currently reside in Broadview, IL. Since that first poem as a senior in high school, he has written many poems & songs in obscurity that discusses parenthood, relationships, marriage, family, society, God and much more. With love and encouragement from his wife, he has been inspired to release part of his poetry memoir in his first copy written & self-published book – Lost & Found.

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I dedicate this book to my wife, Candice, my daughter, Nichele, and my son, André III, they are my motivation and inspiration in everything I do and every choice I make. I also dedicate this to my parents and grandparents, who always supported me and made me who I am today.

Thank You

Lost & Found

André Lodrée

Published by André Lodrée

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Table of Contents

Lost

Selfish

Search

The Field

The Journey

Clam

Stare

Lost

Nightmares

The Dead End

The Future

Life

Poet

Identity

The Turn

Summertime

Questions

Salesman

Found

Get Together

Doing

I Call

The Answer

Basketball

Cleaners

Lord

Lord’s Help

I Call You

My God

Dusk & Dawn

Failure

Jesus’ Love

Friend’s Prisoner

Your Eye

Your Life

Salesman II

Lost

Selfish

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Philippians 2:3(KJV)

The flower emerges

With the sun’s continuous surges

The water falls

And answers the flower’s call

The flower needs the light and water

They are the flower’s mother and father

The beginning of life begins

Where is the end?

The people of the world must answer

Answer what?

The call

Many say there is a call of the wild

A call of the free

A call of the brave and courageous

A call of the unique

A call of the intelligent

Which one do we answer?

People spend most of their life pleasing others

Whether it is their sisters, fathers, brothers, or mothers

What about yourself

Search

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Matthew 7:14(KJV)

The man has