Thinking Outloud: Poems and Stories

By Melvin H. Harlan

Thinking Outloud is a book of poems and stories dedicated to the avid thinker. An uncomplicated satire promoting awareness to many serious issues that we are face with each day. Thinking Outloud also justifies the importance of self-identity,love,family and spirituality. Theses values serve as a pathway towards improving the coexistence with ouselves and the world we live.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9781477281703

Melvin H. Harlan

For his first book, the author uses poetry as his voice.  He expresses essential ideas, experiences, and inspirations often overlooked that could ulitmately promote necessary changes to improve our daily lives.

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© 2011 Melvin H. Harlan. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 3/8/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4567-0181-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8170-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2010917425

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Thank-You Lord for the precious few that believed,

encouraged, and lent a special hand in writing this book.

Your thoughts and interest gave me the momentum to finally finish it. A special thanks to ADA!

Thank-You for the nudge that got me going.

INTRO….

         THIS BOOK IS ABOUT

LOVE HONOR GREED

MAYBE? CORRUPTION WHO? MEDITATION

GENECTIC BELIEF HATE NO WHY?

SUCCESS MYSTERIES SEX WHAT? CHILDREN

HAPPINESS WHERE? FRIEND CHANGE FAILURE.

WISDOM GRACE WHEN? PRAYER EQUALITY

YES POSSIBILITES DEATH PERCEPTION

WILLINESS FUTURE PRESENCE DESTRUCTION SADNESS COURAGE

HYPOCRITS PAST UNDERSTANDING TOGETHERNESS

SATAN TRUST THOUGHTFULNESS ANGER RELIGION

CRIME FEAR HEAVEN DECREASE NATURE

INCREASE DESIRE CHALLENGES WAR

MANY WILL OTHERS WON’T SOME MIGHT

GAINS BEAUTY LOSE UGLYNESS TRUTH

IS GOD LISTENING?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 IDEALOGY

BEING

UNLINKED PRODIGY

DESTINATION EARTH

A WORLD’S VIEW

FIVE OF THIS EARTH

TRICK OR TREAT

ALL FOR ONE

2 FAMILY

MA DEAR LOVE

FAMILIAR MEANING/FRIENDS

THE GARDNER

THE REUNION

TRIBUTE

3 LOVE

ONLY YOU

OPEN ARMS/SOUL KEEPER

FOLKS LIKE ME

AN ANNIVERSARY RHYME/FOREVER TOGETHER

AN ENCHANTED EVENING/THE THOUGHT OF YOU

SILENT LOVER

4 TRANFORMATION AND AWARENESS

OLD WOMAN

UNSPOKEN THOUGHT

CIRCLES

I STAND A BLACK MAN

FOOLS PARADISE

MY PRAYER THIS DAY

A TIME IN PLACE

FALLEN ANGEL

THE GREAT SUBLIME AND DEVINE