Bounded in a Nutshell

By Xlibris US

Bounded in a Nutshell is Dr. David C. Lowery's first collection of poetry. In his writing, the reader is able to see life in all of its varied eccentricities. From simple reflections of family life to vivid images of places that he has visited, Lowery is able to capture the importance and simplicity of day-to-day living in his poems. His keen eye makes note of the little things in life effects that we most often ignore and presents to the reader musings that help us see the importance of everything around us.

BOOK SIGNING EVENT was a SUCCESS!!!

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Over 40 people attended the largest attendance in the library's history of book signings.

Nov 13, 2014

Book Signing Laurel-Jones County Library (530 Commerce St. - Downtown Laurel) 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Dr. David Lowery will be holding a book signing for Bounded in a Nutshell at the library on Thursday, November 13, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 pm.Bounded in a Nutshell is Dr. Lowery's first collection of poetry. In this work, he has keenly captured the importance and the simplicity of day-to-day life. His poetry reflects on little things that we often fail to notice or simply overlook. Dr. David Lowery holds a doctorate in English education from Mississippi State University. He is the author of articles that have appeared in The Reading Professor, Journal of Case Studies in Education, and Mississippi Professional Educators Journal. He has been named STAR teacher twice. Dr. Lowery has also been named the Mississippi Humanities Council Teacher of the Year at Jones County Junior College, where he teaches English. Lowery has also taught adjunct education courses at Mississippi State University and William Carey University. He resides in Laurel with his wife, Dr. Jennifer Lowery, and their two sons, Noah and Owen.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 9, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499021325

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Contents

A Nutshell

Circuitous Thoughts

Liquid Heaven

Stress

Thunder

The Gift of Life

Loneliness

Nature’s Colors

Defining Challenge

Searching for Inspiration

The Moon

The Silence of the Night

The Power of the Written Word

I Need to be Remembered

The Day Cycle

The Japanese Red Maple

Remembering Titanic—April 15, 2012

The Writing Struggle

The Moth

Thriller

Momma

Pitter Patter

Blessings

Cold Rain

Cheats

Daddy

Technology

Repetition

The Core

The Beach

The Tiny Seashell

Spring

Waiting

Sleepy

One Insignificant Spot

The Sun

The Rectangle

The View of a Pessimist

Changing Lessons

The Problem with Lies

Graduation Day

The Language of Love

Relief

Tickles

Stuff

Pain

Contentment

Exercise

Regrets

Asteroid

Robot

Watery Grave

Dinosaur Bone

On the Eve of One and Forty

Tee-Ball

Timing

Goodbye

Clichés

Colors

Legos

Mummy

New Orleans

The Abuser

Tiny Fingers

Patriotism

Summer

An Answered Prayer

Writing

Injustice

Why Do I Write Poetry

A Moment

Granny

Picture in the Moon

I Think

The Dark Heart

Resolutions

The Pain

Standing

Dust

Gray

Waiting

The Garden: A Poem in Three Acts

Sleep

The Tongue

A Seasonal Image

The Chicken Leg

Sukhvinder’s Cut

Buying Heaven

The Weight

That’s Just Life

Chasing

The Floating Master

Red

Burial

Jump

Christmas Cheer

What is a Poem?

A Sheep in Woolf’s Clothing

Lovingly dedicated to Jennifer,

the one who inspires the poetry in my life.

A Nutshell

If I were bounded in a nutshell,

I would be king of my space.

I would stretch my arms wide and touch the rough, course sides

of the shell.

I would look up and see a roof of brown,

and my feet would rub across

the floor, hard and smooth.

Bounded in the nutshell,

I would know my space was infinite,

I would know that the top,

bottom,

and sides

would not hold me captive.

I could move about my nutshell

with the freedom of limitation disappearing,

melting away into oblivion.

Yes, I could be bounded in a nutshell,

and my kingdom would reign supreme,

the kingdom of me,

the kingdom of I.

Being bound in a nutshell

seems like confinement,

but it provides privacy,

quiet,

serenity.

I would be bounded in a nutshell

during the day and night

and never cry or seek out the satisfaction of others.

Being bounded

is

being free.

Yes, bound me in a nutshell,

and watch how I smile with glee.

Circuitous Thoughts

The very real feel of raw emotion

Seen from an internal eye

A fear of yesterday’s actions

Yesteryear fades into the past

Leading me into moments of reflection

And circuitous thoughts of the future.

Liquid Heaven

The drip of rain booming thunder

The drops of liquid heaven fall down

Isolating individual splashes

Into a pool of oblivion.

Stress

Stress: a motivator and a distractor

Turning my feelings into gelatinous nerve endings

Never ceasing with the pain and agony of the drive

The drive to continue

The