Innocence Lost

By Timothy House

A Collection of poetry by Timothy House. Tim's third collection of poems themed around creativity and the meaning of creating art. The book is full of inspirational and comical poetry. There's a dedication to BB King, poetry about patriotism, to snarky comedy, to deep inspiration. The book will have you laughing one minute and crying the next and then reaching for the stars. It is a mix of a lot of different themed poetry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Timothy House
• Release date: Feb 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311852182

Timothy House

Ohio native Timothy House first began writing poetry as a teenager. As many poets, he began writing poetry to his girlfriend. He quickly found other topics to write about as well with a dream of someday writing a book. That dream became a reality in 2007 when he published Definitions. The book was his way of defining the world around him. The book contained poetry from nearly 20 years of writings. After the book was published Tim grew more comfortable with his writing and began to expand to writing fiction composing music and sound effects to his poetry. In collaboration with Wilderside Studio's in Nashville, TN, Tim released his first album of poetry with these effects and music. It became an instant hit. The Album was released in November of 2009 and at that time Tim was well on his way to completing his next book as he toured all over the United States performing his poetry in cities such as Chicago, Memphis, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Boston and many more. In 2010 Tim began writing his first novella Love Notes which was part of a larger project Apollo's Flame which featured poetry, short stories, and that novella. Tim performed one of his signature pieces In The City by The Mighty River while in Memphis. While there he wrote one of his most loved stories Old Man and the Moon. A story of an man who is dying and passes his great wisdom on to others. The story was published in August 2010 and was Tim's first fictional piece published. It was also part of Apollo's Flame which was published in November 2010. Love Notes was published first as just the novella in ebook form shortly afterward. Bookstores requested Tim publish a book with Love Notes and the short stories that were in Apollo's Flame on its own without the poetry so came the first edition of Love Notes.As the new year of 2011 came so came a flurry of new stories. Tim began working a new short story for Poe Fest which was a celebration of Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. The story mirrored the writing of Poe with circumstances of his death wrapped up into a modern day eerie tale of aliens and dementia from being poisoned. Several other stories followed which would become part of the next version of Love Notes published in April of 2011. It had the same stories as the first version with several more stories. The 2nd version has several stories not available in Apollo's Flame. Shortly after the new Love Notes was released Tim completed his latest novella From My Hear to Yours, an enduring love story of adventure and strength through trying times. Their love and great virtue inspires many around them to do good works. This book also features five short stories in addition, three of which were released at the same time as $.99 ebooks. A soldier's story, Tears of a Green Eyed Angel, and Visitor's from Yubarri. As his new books were released Tim is already working on his next novella Pieces of the Puzzle.In addition to a writer Tim is also a musician, song writer, and composer. He performs and composes music in several genre including, rock, country, jazz, blues, and classical. He is currently working on several songs and classical pieces set for release in the coming future.Tim has great passion in writing and while he has received many awards and is nominated for more Tim states, "I don't write for awards nor for glory. I don't write to be a member of a group but rather to touch the human soul. To entertain, to inspire. When you touch someones day, when they grow from your words then this is a far greater award. I believe that art is as necessary as a breath of air for our lives, our souls, and physical well being." Tim's voice for humanity shines brightly through his stories. He is an extremely eclectic writer who has pieces in several genre such as romance, drama, sci-fi, and horror.Tim enjoys hiking and photography and often writes in places on the trail that inspire him.

Book preview

Innocence Lost

A book of poetry by

Timothy House

Distributed by Smashwords

Copyright 2016 Bijou Media

This book is dedicated to all those dreamers, writers, and hopeless romantics. It’s dedicated to all those people who go against the odds and battle every day through life’s challenges. Life is a great poem we all write every day of our lives. Let us begin the journey…

Table of contents:

Innocence Lost I

Hospital Food

Open Mic Night

The Day Lucille Sat Silent

15 minutes ‘til Midnight

Winters Dream

Bijou

A Call to My Lover

When the Violins Sing

A Visit to Flight 93 Memorial

Complaint Department

The Choice

Another Wretched Love Poem

The Cellar

Autumn Vista

That Cat Can Play

Do I think You’re Hot?

Rust Ain’t Such a Bad Color After All

Do Not Disturb

Hopeless

Romantic

Bloomberg

First Prize

Island Time

5:30 AM

Rock And Roll Dream Girls

Impossible Hieghts

Just a Kiss

Nature’s Symphony

Love Poem

Naked

Take me Home

Seeking Spirituality

Star Dust

Haiku

Tankas

Senryu

Cinquain

Three Line Haiku

Three Line Tanka

200th Anniversary of Ft Henry

Gettysburg 150th

Loser

Innocence Lost II

Vision

Innocence Lost I

The minute I began to write my virginity vanished

I could no longer look at the world through a rose colored lens

I started to give a damn about all the fucked up bullshit in this world

The world became larger than me

it was a call to battle evil

At the same time it also made me

look for the good in this world

That happens when you see nothing but darkness, you look for light

This is the curse of the writer

You can't bury your head in the sand because there is something inside of you searching for that light, There is something inside of you driving you to fix the wrongs of the world

It can be lonely

You stare out the damn window for hours

Your lover thinks she should call the funny farm and have you committed

What the hell are you staring at anyway?

You should be staring at her tits like any normal guy

I'm so sorry babe for the way I am

I have my fingers on the pulse of the world

And it's not like there's any financial incentive to it either

A silly poet believes money is simply a tool though, there are much deeper rewards

When you write that first poem your innocence is lost forever

There is no going back at that point

It's all good though

Girls dig a nice love poem

Your words can save a life, you're an unsung hero

You can inspire those who are going through hell to keep fighting

You can inspire others to do good

And if you just touch one life, it's all worth it

If innocence is a world where I don't write, I say good riddance to it then

Hospital Food

You've heard the stories, hospital food sucks

That really depends on how you look at it

There was one day that it was a feast fit for a king

Jello and some kind of mystery soup with powdered Orange Juice I really have no idea what that shit was

But it was much more than that, it was a welcome sight for someone who had not eaten in nearly a week and fed only by an IV

It was just hours after surgery when I couldn't even move and days after nearly dying

Now this was the first meal of my new, saved life

Sure my taste buds were not happy but my soul was rejoicing

Just a few days earlier I was preparing my goodbyes and now my new life was before me

Most of all I was at peace

I was forced to see beyond the gray skies

I was forced to sum up my life and what everyone around