Point of View: A Walk Through Nature and My Thoughts

By Ilmarinen Vogel

The author is a musician, farmer and builder. He lives on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. A head on collision disabled him and ended his building career. The only way he could move was with his camera and tele lens. The only way to express himself during recovery from PTSD was poetry. In search for life he began observing Nature under extreme conditions. It gave him courage to write, to find his voice and finally to share his discoveries of words and images in this book. He is now leading a writing group on Martha’s Vineyard. His work was presented at arts events in Chilmark, Massachusetts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Sep 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781982235390

Ilmarinen Vogel

Ilmarinen Vogel is a renaissance man, who grew up in post war Germany. He’s one of the five boys and five girls, he was the seeker and scout. Studying French horn, he visited 15 countries, became a master in Biodynamic farming, finally a builder. An accident caused PTSD. Writing and poetry saved his life.

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-3538-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-3539-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019914791

Balboa Press rev. date: 09/20/2019

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Contents

the flow

promise

Rose

life

mist

standing tall

pink granite

view

horizon

dream

this life is art

take a peek

safe world

olympus

lucky ones

this is not mars

living things

tiny

success

I see

how life should be

a dream

one more fruit

swaying in the arms of life

to you

eden

moon

now

wealth

let it be

I could stay

rest

vernal pools

not the moon

to be

for life

possibilities

desire to give

Love is life

open wide

rocky beginnings

giving

blueberry and rose

birch

invitation

what if

another feast

just be

recovery

love and death

no man’s beach

still life

deja vue

who he is

chair and wine

tell me more

living things

story

another look

driftwood

tangible

snapshot

slow forces

intelligent universe

memory

book of life

beyond

water

between

flowchart

magazine

emerging life

survival of the fittest

look beyond

care

success

audacity of life

one more look

merman

looking back

another shore

past and future

reflection

Point of

View

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the flow

who is crossing the bridge

should I go with the flow

am I safe with the fence

should I wait for the snow

can I trust my desire

do I have enough passion

will my tent last