The Silent Sound of Stubborn Colors: Dreaming... with my back against the wall

By JR Hataway

You are invited to immerse yourself in The Silent Sound of Stubborn Colors: Dreaming... with my back against the wall, the latest poetry collection by JR Hataway. With each turn of the page you'll be met with raw honesty as the author seeks solace and connection through the power of words. Prepare to have an indelible mark left on your heart, as

• Language: English
• Publisher: JR Hataway
• Release date: Dec 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9798869067173

JR Hataway

JR Hataway (Dead Society Poet) spends most of his time as a boat captain on the inland rivers of the United States. He found a love for poetry and prose after discovering the works of Jim Harrison, Charles Bukowski, and Dylan Thomas along with many others. When not on the water you can find him somewhere along the backroads of Alabama with his dog, Petey.

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The Silent Sound of Stubborn Colors

The Silent Sound of Stubborn Colors

The Silent Sound of Stubborn Colors

Dreaming... with my back against the wall

JR Hataway

JR Hataway

     As always, for Rae

     The girl withsunrise in her eyes.

Cover Photo: @fine_an_dandy

Copyright © 2023 by JR Hataway

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

First Printing, 2023

Contents

Dedication

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I Dream in Syllables

Taste of Apology

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Crawling Through Sleep

God-in-the-Moon

Broken Threads

Hands of the Wind

My Last Burning Hour

Aching Beauty

Leftover Soul

Wind In My Sails

Lover’s Ledge

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Net of the Moon

Autumn to Come

Wandering Boots

Flame from a Dream

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Images I Know

Faith Flies Undone

Rifts in the Remedy

Keepsakes

Conversations with Hank

Leave My Shadow Behind

Bones of Glass

Sweet Nothings

Device of My Heart

Slower than a Memory

Blessing in Disguise

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Incandescent Street

Candid Colors

Borrowed Until Numb

The Gentlest Wind

Heartache Recital

Mornings of Rain

Love’s Bite

River of Thought

Poetic Folly

Ghosts Around Here

Dreams Forever Caged

Her Direction

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Broken Arrows

The Sweetest Amnesia

Language of Earthquakes

My Gift to You

Promises that Forgot Me

Nameless Ache

Drinking in the Dark

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Ride the Silence

Colors of the Mundane

Poetry to You

Beautiful Contradiction

Beggar Birds

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Let My Dreams Unwind

Paradox

Chaos of Words

Poetic Jealousy

Afraid to Speak

Oh, How We Danced

Mercy of Words

Trapped Bird

Mad Hours

The Poet in Me

Chaos is Poetry

Eyes that Have Seen Too Much

Gunpowder Skies

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Wrecking Ball

The Halves of Me

The Jump

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Death Bowl

Familiar Muse

Discarded Furniture

Tankas

Mix All Your Colors

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Final Verse

Thief of Fire

Invisible God

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Nobody’s Girl

August Rain

The Lucky Ones

Noble Things

Mississippi Moon

THEY WANT US TO BE DEAD!

Sculpture of Bones

Stalking Lion

Strategy of Denial

Source of it All

Writer Within

Drown with Me

Milk Run

Dirty Chair

Angry Landlord

Borrowed Until Numb

Lawn-colored Eyes

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True to My Nature

Blame it on the Gods

Dry Lips

Simple Hymn

Bending My Bones

Laughing Light

Sun Dogs

Middle of the Wind

Bruising My Heels

Time Presses Me Earthward

Behind the Walls

Accidental Insinuation

Welding Burns

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