Between

By Harold E. Lannom

From the humor of Thanks for the Rain to the sadness of Clearing out the Room, Mr. Lannom has written a wide variety of poems and says, There are lots of words and even more spaces and it is the spaces, the between, that gives it meaning.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Oct 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466961302

Harold E. Lannom

Fourscore and eight years ago, Harold E. Lannom was born in the heart of coal mining country in Southern Illinois. When he was four, the family moved to Southern California. He graduated from Glendale High School and became part of the greatest generation serving in the European Theater of Operation, World War II. Returning home, he entered college and graduated from Occidental College, majoring in music education. Harold moved to Oregon in 1970 and lives today in Eugene. He spent most of his life in music before obtaining his degree in educational counseling. Most importantly, he is a counselor, mentor, and world-class “Poppa”.

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Copyright 2012 Harold E. Lannom.

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ISBN: 978-1-4669-6129-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4669-6128-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4669-6130-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012918178

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgements

ROMAN NUMERAL ONE

Nature

Between

Enchanted Garden

Mist

Winter’s Hold

Snowberries

Morning

Ground-hog Day

Thanks For The Rain

Autumn

Water Mother

Siuslaw

Fred

A Sisters’ Morning

Sunrise Facing West

Late Summer

ROMAN NUMERAL TWO

Spirit

On the Day I Was Born

Presence

Faces

Affirmations

Waiting

Stones In a Pool

Dust

Freedom

ROMAN NUMERAL THREE

Miscellany

My Muse

The Safe Place

You Know

What I Think?

Haiku

New Banks

This Is

The Card In

The Window

They took my Billy

Echoes In Flint

Meaning

On Entering Oregon

Imaging

Phone Call

Lost Opportunity

The Backward Look

Do Not Go Away

Waiting

ROMAN NUMERAL FOUR

Counselor

What Can I Give

Carpe Diem

The Counselor

Rough Seas

Today

ROMAN NUMERAL FIVE

Saints And Sinners

A Cauldron of Joy

Surrounded by Love

Norma

Bonded

Martha

For John At Eighty

I Saw You

Silent Canary

Cedar Owen Richardson

Pain And Roses

For Rocky

The Flame

For Adrienne at 76

Clearing Out

We Dreamed Of

A World

Epilogue

Dedication

For Adrienne

1934-2012

Acknowledgements

I would like to especially recognize;

Lo Caudle, for the years spent reading and sharing

Pam Leonard, for believing in me and hours of reading

Joyce Watts, for life long friendship and encouragement

Shelley Wilson, first my student now my teacher

I love you all,

Harold

ROMAN NUMERAL ONE

Nature

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