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    Aftermath
    Aftermath
    Aftermath
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    Aftermath

    By N J

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    The book Aftermath is a collection of selected poems. It deals with human emotions in order to sustain his (or her) dreams to reach the final destination. Everybody has gone through difficult situations in life. The poems in the book are a mere reflection of an individuals life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 30, 2011
    ISBN9781467874229
    Aftermath
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    N J

    I am not a writer… I am a mere mortal who writes straight from my heart… The poems that you read are not really poems… They are the songs from my soul… The rhyme of roman hymns or ancient tales are not known to me… I grew up listening to fairy tales narrated by my grandfather… I had a strange childhood… But I am thankful to it… It gives me strength… And it made me only stronger…

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      Aftermath - N J

      © 2011 by N J. 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 11/16/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-7424-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-7423-6 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-7422-9 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011961113

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      1. The Hitchhiker…

      2. Freedom…

      3. Blue Globe…

      4. Another Page…

      5. A Rainy Night

      6. The Morning Kiss

      7. Dry Leaves

      8. The Redeemer

      9. An ancient prayer…

      10. The bells…

      11. The New Dawn…

      12. Sweet November

      13. Her Last Song…

      14. Twelfth hour

      15. Shelf of Scenes

      16. Isabella

      17. Unheard Voices

      18. Bloom

      19. Lovers Bliss

      20. Loud Silence

      21. Rampancy

      22. Resurrection

      23. Fog And Flames

      24. Angels are alive

      25. Blank

      26. A rainy day

      27. Dusk to Dawn

      28. Silver Shine

      29. Flames of dream

      30. That Room

      31. Quiet Angel

      32. Unknown Doors

      33. Final Act

      34. Pride

      35. Undone

      36. The Magic Pond

      37. Photograph

      38. Heart Hurts

      39. He Held His Heart In Her Heart…

      40. Mother

      41. Black Dove

      42. A pot full of Gold

      43. Paint it red

      44. The War Is Over

      45. Servants Of War

      46. Shadow

      47. Loneliness

      48. Great Fall Of The Grand Glow

      49. Hell

      50. A Dance In The Storm

      51. Agape! Child of lone warrior

      52. Dreams

      53. Island

      54. Pride Kills

      55. Innocence

      56. That night

      57. Roses and Thorns

      58. White Stairs And Moonlight

      59. Fairy

      60. Solitaire

      61. Love is light

      62. When An Infant Cries

      63. Burning Bridge

      64. November Night

      65. Broken Walls, Sunlight Rays

      66. Flames in the rain

      67. Zero Miles Away

      68. Anecdote

      69. The Collage

      70. Moonlight drive

      71. The Winter Ballad

      72. Alone

      73. A love song

      74. Fiend

      75. Crimson Pearls

      76. Dark Blue Road

      77. Time

      78. Ninth Lane

      79. Heart Beats

      80. Jade Scent Pasture

      81. That Street

      82. Mother

      83. Love, Hate, Hatred

      84. Fallen Angels

      86. The Twilight

      87. One Sky

      88. Unknown Call

      89. Her Magic

      90. Flames

      91. That Gate

      92. A tale in my dream

      93. Last smile

      94. Flowers in silver stream

      95. Green Eyed Cherubs

      96. Wilderness

      97. The Blue Sky

      98. Raving spirits

      99. Fusion

      100. Tender Kiss

      101. When the ghost rants…

      102. Anomie

      I would like to dedicate this book to my family and friends.

      1. The Hitchhiker…

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      The frosty dews swept the way

      to swirl and dot his far-flung aim

      upon all the twigs a tale buried

      below the dry hiss of wiry roots

      for they waved arms in the air,

      and heaved the hitchhiker so nigh

      to seal his vase onto the course

      and swig until his thirst dies away

      2. Freedom…

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      the day I left to feel

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