Savored Once and Once Again

By William Flewelling

My poems have helped me see things for years now. Looking back on my poems, written and now collected, I discover I see things anew—not only the remembered incidents (when that happens), but also the vision created in my mind by the poem itself. These poems, collected from parts of the life I ran past again recently, are things that offer glimpses of what is seen and what that seeing seems to mean. I find that poems best serve me in becoming the creators of insights and perspective. The poems in this book have been giving that gift to me again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781728309132

William Flewelling

I am a retired minister from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) living in central Illinois. Led by a request from Mildred Corwin of Manua OH when I arrived there in 1976, I long developed and led a series of bible studies there and in LaPorte IN and New Martinsville WV. These studies proved to be very feeding to me in my pastoral work and won a certain degree of following in my congregations. My first study was on 1 Peter, chosen because I knew almost nothing about the book. I now live quietly in retirement with my wife of 54 years, a pair of dogs and several cats.

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Published by AuthorHouse   04/23/2019

ISBN: 978-1-7283-0914-9 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2019904835

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The Book Of Hebrews: A Bible Study

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The First Letter Of Paul To The Corinthians: A Bible Study

The Gospel According To Luke 1:1 Through 9:50: A Bible Study

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Table of Contents

Foreword

1.   Whatever Happened To The Bun?

2.   A Facebook Celebration Noted

3.   Hearing Of Judy’s Illness’ Progress

4.   In A Winter Bramble

5.   And Still Here?

6.   At Hasty Glance

7.   One Delay In Attendance

8.   The Cream-Brown Corner House

9.   Trying To Keep Tabs

10.   The Bird’s Abrupt Round Trip

11.   Remains

12.   The Restroom Stop

13.   Within The Opening’s Convention

14.   With A USMC Tee Shirt

15.   Scurrying Home

16.   After The Summons Comes By Name

17.   The Red Tail Hawk Draws Close

18.   Scooting Her Rolling Chair

19.   Thoughts Somewhere Else

20.   On Reading Thrice A Certain Poem

21.   Defining Dangles

22.   After The Flushing Of The Ears

23.   The Haunting Missing Face

24.   I Think The Color Butterscotch

25.   Why Are You Here, Now?

26.   The Artistry Of A Cap’s Bill

27.   Caught As The Klatch Dissolves

28.   Both Clock And Pendulum

29.   The Doe Caught Grazing

30.   The Other Things Determine All

31.   The Trees Look To The West

32.   Quickly Quickened

33.   Birds Wondering Beyond The Snow

34.   A Shy Revision

35.   First Hints Of Green

36.   Home And Then At Home

37.   After Her Children’s Time

38.   Slow Thawing Ice

39.   As Easing Presence Owns

40.   An Unclear Night

41.   Such Careful Holding There

42.   Attendant Waitress Over Lunch

43.   A Making Of The Day

44.   As Rising

45.   His Wife Clarifies

46.   Step By Step, As Practiced

47.   A Burbling Happiness

48.   Amid Busyness And Other Things

49.   Today’s Communion Hymn

50.   Still Life

51.   Upon An Unusual Day

52.   Distraught Discussion Over Lunch, A Little Late

53.   Toying On The Wearing Of The Slightly Green

54.   New Facial Formula

55.   A Face Refreshed

56.   When The Pages Are Raised For Reading

57.   The Band Beneath The Hymnal Held

58.   With Company

59.   One Morning View

60.   While Otherwise Wrought

61.   Uneasy When The Chuckle Comes

62.   Unpacking Thoughts

63.   Alone At The Window Table

64.   Enforcing Multilayered Exchanges

65.   Thank Heavens For Susan!

66.   Assuring Every Angle

67.   First Robin I’ve Seen

68.   A Half Inch Shown, Or Somewhat More

69.   Bronze Seraph-Fish, Drawing Eyes Quite Near

70.   Distraction’s Pause

71.   Becoming Spoiled

72.   Without A