Mountain Breathing: Collected Poems Volume 2

By Richard Gartee

Mountain Breathing is a collection of 66 poems spanning four decades that form a study in the evolution of a poet philosopher with feet made of sand, whose soul may sing OM, but whose eyes notice blond hairs on the back of tan thighs at the beach. Along the way are observations of how we think, feel, and interact with the people who app

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lake & Emerald Publications
• Release date: Oct 31, 2013
• ISBN: 9780989510486

Richard Gartee

Richard Gartee is a poet, author and novelist. His poems have been published in literary magazines, chap books and five anthologies of his works. He is a full-time author and has written six novels, seven college textbooks, and published five collections of poetry.

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Table of Contents

About Poetry in e-Book Readers

Preface

The Poet

Mountain Breathing

Vista

Like a Gardner Bends a Bonsai

The Motion of the Poet

Poems In Soft Paper Covers

Last Lovers In Burgundy Province

Lullaby

Early Spring

Myrtle Beach

Pesach

Near Miss

Chrysalis Sister

Prayer

Praying

Love

Alaina’s Birthday

Fifteen

Young Girls

Instant Gratification

What We Wants

The Mind

Four Lines for Ken

Tides

Unity

Meeting at Myrtle Beach

Rarity

Women Shaped Like Wasps

Glances at Dances

She Likes to Dress It Up

Mister Infinity

Everyone Said

Camp Town Races

In Each Other’s Way

On a Warm Miami Night

Grasses and Houses

Dear Vilma

Vilma Too

Meeting Again

Meanings

My British Friend’s Tea

An Angel for the Government

Learning Haiku

Hopes Against Dreams

Leave the Legends Alone

Holy Water

Balance

Chanting

Shakti’s Song

Dialogue from Earthside

Kwan Yin

Not Two

Cornucopia

Offerings

Terrapin

Flying Tree

October 10th

In the Quiet of a Japanese Garden

Two Palms Whisper While the Sun Sets

Coma

Two Veils

The Well

Art and Creation

the material

Last Day at Convocation

Departing

About the Author

Mountain

Breathing

Collected Poems

Volume 2

Richard Gartee

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918811

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ISBN: 978-0-9895104-4-8 Paperback

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Cover Photo: Richard A. Gartee

Used with permission.

Selected poems in this anthology were previously published in Ann Arbor Review, Chris-Alice, Fifteen for Alaina, Two for Vilma, Black Cover Anthology, and Chrysalis. Copyright 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979

for Alaina, Kim, Vilma

and many more

About Poetry in e-Book Readers

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Preface

Throughout the seventies and eighties Lake & Emerald published a number of chap books which are now out of print. Late in the decade an unfortunate fire destroyed all my personal copies as well as fifteen years of unpublished manuscripts. The blow to my creativity was