Hidden Classics

By Jen Selinsky

"Hidden Classics" is a book which contains poems, sayings, observations, and four short stories written by the author. Most of these works were originally written on small pieces of scrap paper and placed inside two faux books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jen Selinsky
• Release date: Jan 5, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370746224

Jen Selinsky

Jen Selinsky was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2003, she earned her bachelor's degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she earned her master's degree in library science from the same school. Jen has worked as a professional librarian for over twelve years. She has published more than 170 books, most of which contain poetry. Her work can be found on the following sites: Lulu, Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Smashwords, and Pen It! Publications. She has also been featured in publications such as: The Courier Journal, Explorer Magazine, Liphar Magazine, and Indiana Libraries. Jen lives in Sellersburg, IN with her husband.

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Hidden Classics

Jen Selinsky

Circles, Money, Family Blessings, and Highway Star are works of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Copyright © 2015 by Jen Selinsky

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Cover Art Copyright © 2000 by Jen Selinsky

ISBN: 9781370746224

*Not every work included in this book is dated in chronological order.  This is not an oversight on my part. Rather, I have made changes and substitutions over the years.

-J.L.S.

(Tier 1)

In the heated

Throes of summer,

I can feel its

Warmth place a

Kiss deep inside

My soul—nourishing

Enough to replenish

Every part of

My spiritual being.

7/17/13

Lips quietly rested—

One on top of the

Other out of choice.

No one can tell

Me what to do.

And when I speak,

It is of my own

Accord because I am

Dealing with people with

Whom I wish to talk.

It is nothing

Against humanity;

I just don’t want to

Waste my breath for

Something which I

Have no passion!

7/16/13

Even though I

force myself

To write most

Every day, it’s

Not good to

Try and produce

Ink when the

Well is dry.

Oftentimes, if I

Allow myself

To rest, inspiration

Will more likely

Come back

Sooner than

Later.

7/16/13

The source of my

Annoyance should

Be kept far, far

Away.

Each time I open the

Door, I’ve aged a day,

Knowing that my

Controlled environment

Shelters me from the

World.

7/16/13

It’s amazing how

Much the Lord has

Created. All one

Needs to do is look

Around to see all the

Fine detail and

Beauty of His work!

7/12/13

I can safely say

That I am meant

To write!

7/13/13

Even if this is

The only thing

Which allows me

To move this

Way, I am

Comfortable,

Nonetheless.

7/13/13

I’ll just make them

Think that I’m quiet

With my lips tightly

Sealed—no real

Expression on my

Face; everything

Will fall into place

As I shall have

Nothing else to say!

7/16/13

Some may think

That I’m a disgrace

Because I want out of

The rat race, but I

Don’t care because

I’ve had enough of this

Place, where I unwillingly

Spend my time.

7/16/13

Once again, the

Green-eyed monster

Rears its ugly head—

Wanting me to follow

In its stinking

Entrails, which

Drag so foully

Across the ground.

Pitiful creature; is

There no way to

Kill the beast

Before it

Turns me

Into a raging

Creature

With green

Skin and a human

Physique?

(You know

The type.)

But, if numbers

Could haunt me

For days, then I

Have no choice

But for my skin

Than to

Stop counting.

7/16/13

Brood

Brood like a

Sullen adolescent,

Whose eyes reflect

The pain of the

World.

On a most selfish

Level, it would

Appear that way.

Brooding, because my

Babies shall never

See the light of

Day, while my

Silken hair and

Creamy skin are

Trapped behind a

Mass of wrinkles,

And there is no

Turning back the

Clock!

7/16/13

I am working too

Tirelessly for me to

Complain about the

Overall lack of

Interest in