Winter's End

By L. L. Terry Jr.

The themes of this collection fundamentally depict the gamut of the human experience and emotion. Themes such as alienation and loss, duty and responsibility, love and acceptance, hope and expectation, mystery and faith are explored.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 18, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452063645

L. L. Terry Jr.

This compilation of prose and poetry is L L Terry's first published work. He is an avid reader with interest in many genres, particularly Science Fiction and Fantasy, History, Theology, and of course Poetry. L L Terry resides in Manteca, California with his wife, their parakeet "Sonny" and an assortment of fresh water tiger barbs

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© 2010 L. L. Terry Jr. All rights reserved.

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First published by AuthorHouse 11/12/2010

ISBN: 978-1-4520-6363-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4520-6364-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2010916704

Printed in the United States of America

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In Memory of

Dad, Mom, and Max

For

Patricia Terry

Contents

Waiting

A Burst of Happiness

Covenant

Endurance

The Veil

Sundered

A False Balance

A Sending

Invisible

Nephesh

Disintegration

In Hindsight

Stages

Image

Hidden

Angel

Journey

Grandmother’s Mirror

…And what she gives

Winter’s End

About the Author

Waiting

Heightened expectations

Capitulates phantom desire

Forever anxious for

What may transpire?

Anticipation pervades

Dominating the imagination

Singularly focused

And intent

On willing it into being…

Hoping beyond hope

And fervently praying,

Enticing, seducing, serendipity

Will it happen today?

You wonder

All the while

Remaining busy encouraging

The time to elapse

And instinctively knowing

That time is not easily

Influenced

For time

Is its own master

And