BIOGRAPHY: The Loughney - Polillo family of Atlantic City an Autobiographical History through Poetry and a Short Story

By Joseph Polillo

• Language: English
• Publisher: Westwood Books Publishing, LLC
• Release date: Feb 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781685363352

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Contents

Author’s Introduction

Chealsea Heights

Of Little League Ball!

At The Beach They Were

Here Comes Summer

I’ve Hung All Over

Dashing To The Beach

Thinking Of Thinks

The Present And Future Of Atlantic City

Come And Get Your Goodies

Don’t Forget Remember

Anniversary Of And To Mother

My Home Life

Relatives

Mother, I Love You

I Died Of A Broken Heart

Look At The Falling Star

I Lost My Brother Today

Albany And Winchester

To Be Just A Memory

Anthony

They Took Polillo Away

Sunday Brother

Johnnie Came Down Today

When Johnnie Comes Home From The Pen

The Children Of The Nite

Where Are The Beatles?

Charter Study Cheats

I Broke The Biggest Mystery In The Whole Wide World 

Once Upon A Time A Little Guy Took His Time

Random House

This Is For Me? To Do!

Zadok

Strange

Friel Is A Low Down Scum

What’s Next?

Walk, Personality, Walk

This Way And No Other

The Bust On August 17 Teen, Sixty Seven

The Lord Doth Work In Mysterious Ways

Cigarette After Cigarette, I Must Be Out Of My Mind

I Want To Work For Myself

I’m Gonna Make It – When I Make It.

I Gotta – I Will. I, God – Eye Will.

My Dear Happy Room Is Boss And Cool

A Pizza Freak

What’s In Store For 73

In A Week I’ll Be 26 So Here’s A Look At It

Nyu Came Through

N.Y. N.Y.

Time Does Tell

Books

Chealsea Heights

Thirty-Three

A Brand New Triumpth – 70 Style

A.C.C.

I Got The Term Paper Blues

What’s In Store For 73

NYU Came Through

The Streets Of New York City

An Observation Or Two And Some Sayings

To Tell Of Things About

For Just A Little Longer

Big City

I Am Sick Of New York

Weinstein Residence Children At Play

Time Does Tell

A Girl Committed Suicide

N.y.u.

Some People Never Know

Of Blake And Shakespeare And Keats I Have Read

The University Washington Square New York, New York

Injuries In Injuries In My Youth …. By Joseph Polillo

AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION

It is my understanding that if you truly love God in Jesus’ name, follow your faith and the Ten Commandments (not the Ten Suggestions), gain self-control and stop sinning, blessings will be bestowed on you. That’s the inspiration for my poems.

I grew up in Atlantic City, NJ. My mother, Alice Loughney Polillo, raised three boys as a single parent, working her way out of poverty and public housing (Pitney Village and Busby Village) to obtain a mortgage and build a home in Chelsea Heights.

Mother taught us about everything, along with providing a parochial grammar school education at our Lady Star of the Sea. Mother’s work ethics set an example for my older brother Anthony, my twin brother John, and myself, leaving a lasting impression that having a job, working hard, and saving money for a rainy day and being responsible is the way to a prosperous, safe, and happy life.

I was blessed to have been taught the basics of the world: to have learned the alphabet, how to spell words and know their definitions, speak properly and to read – and to even reading between the lines, noticing how things are said, not just what is said.

I learned lot through tough times and had a turbulent youth until I was about twenty-two. These experiences helped me get my priorities in order. This knowledge was inspirational. God offers discernment and right thinking, which leads to happiness.

Over the years I’ve read and researched both the Old and New Testaments and began to understand their meanings. One day I saw Worldwide Church of God Founder, Herbert W. Armstrong, on television. I began studying his teachings, which lead me to right thinking and into the study of prophecy and world events. That inspiration only strengthened my belief in the first resurrection, eternal life, and the kingdom of God.

These poems are the result of my inspiration.