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| ISBN-13: | 9781546270799 |
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| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication date: | 11/30/2018 |
| Pages: | 146 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d) |
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CHAPTER 1
DIVORCE AND KIDS
Go to page 128, number 13 (application).
Winds of discourse, fierce and strong, feelings deep. ... financial issues, maybe adultery, no ring to keep.
Mom and dad emotionally distant, problems steep. ... children deeply distressed, lives in a heap.
Priorities in disarray, family value lost, time to weep. ... their love collapsed, not so neat.
Core of the dilemma, never discussed, married to a creep. ...
understanding and team work, never a peep.
Small fights allowed to linger, communications stalled, marriage asleep. ... thirty percent of marriages end in divorce, lover's leap.
Child obligations flounder, family unit in need of upkeep....
depression, panic attacks, anger, parents sow and children reap.
Marry later in life, know who you are, no small feat. ... identify what each partner expects, nothing is cheap.
Extended family, friends and kids, wander blindly like sheep•. ...
divorce destroys lives, destiny's cruel sweep.
ABOUT SOMETHING
Go to page 142, number 17 (interpretation).
Values and morals consistently groomed. ... establish I am about something.
Maturity and intelligence. ... has my development jumping.
Work ethic and punctuality. ... ticket to success surely punching.
Confidence and sincerity. ... honesty comfortably fronting.
Team player with grit. ... my mentors are instructing.
Consistent but flexible. ... symphony of accountability sweetly conducting.
Reputation for excellence. ... always constructing.
Ambition to be real. ... my conscience steady tugging.
ANGER
Go to page 130, number 1, (evaluation)
Emotions rage, poised to fight. ... passion on fire, the soul does boil.
Caution and sanity, abandoned reason. ... sense of being, a state of roil.
Constraints flung aside, in heated displeasure. ... enough to make a rattlesnake coil.
A deafening response, to an attack unprovoked. ... this is reality,
there is no foil.
A change of mind, impossible to happen. ... stern and immobile, like a stoic gargoyle.
Consequences of an action, too late to change. ... rules of the game,
written by Hoyle.
The penalty for retribution, not a factor. ... defense attorney, might forever toil.
Violence so fiery, protects the ego. ... to one's self, must remain loyal.
That horrific moment, an explosion of anger. ... king of violence,
devastation so royal.
Dissipation of passion, a refocused reality. ... if only this moment could be buried, beneath the soil.
ARLINGTON
Go to page 134, number 5 (creativity).
Identity eroded. ... over time.
A vigilant God knows. ... these ashes are mine.
In Arlington there burns. ... an eternal flame.
What could have been. ... who is to blame?
A wife and children. ... for eternity denied.
Service to country. ... strangely belied.
Freedom and Democracy . ... hauntingly rings loud.
Willingly gave his life. ... truly proud.
History shouts solemnly. ... more will join.
Who and when. ... a flip of the coin.
My reward . ... the free will care.
The robe of America. ... I proudly wear.
GROWING UP
Go to page 128, number 14, (application).
Baby girl, baby boy, parent's delight, fruit of the gene. ... a tiny hand wrapped around my finger, life's cuisine.
First foot step, terrible twos, kindergarten, convene. ... homework,
friendships, pajama parties, living like a king and queen.
Junior high, puppy love, clothes that are really keen. ... pimples,
acne, hormones, plight of a teen.
Sports, band, soccer and the school play, hanging out in the canteen. ... drivers license, senior prom, part-time job, raking in the green.
Getting grounded, secondary sex characteristics, drinking caffeine. ... body image, peer pressure, childhood we wean.
Evolving masterpiece, human miracle, not foreseen. ... going steady,
sexual temptations, a multitude of experiences to glean
Connected to the multitudes and the world, through life careen....
realize you are the writer and the novel, a lifelong lien.
Embrace the good times, know yourself, manage the bad, some days will be lean. ... stay open to the magic of new discoveries, learn to listen, bake the bean.
FANTASIES
Go to page 142, number 16 (interpretation).\
Never a need to self disclose, no lie to weave. ... indulge your fantasies, whatever you conceive.
The mind visualizes the dubious what you have up your sleeve. ... a castle in the air, pretend to be naive.
Maybe a dream, charade or pretense, give reality the heave. ... erotic fantasy, maybe sexual, about a guy named Steve.
Fictitious scenes and incredible shams, actuality does thieve....
retreat to a secret world, like the Bible's Adam and Eve.
Series of cerebral images, ask sanity for a reprieve. ... ninety five percent of all men and women, a fantasy achieve.
Mental fabrication, of a desirable situation, a joy to receive. ... unlikely to materialize, no need to grieve.
Men fantasize what they would like to do with a woman, a fun time to achieve. ... women fantasize what they want from a man, as they perceive.
Never fear your clandestine dreams, do not yourself deceive. ... take delight and pleasure in make believe, fabrication is not something about which to peeve.
A SPIRIT PASSED BY
Go to page 133, number 2 (creativity).
A spirit passed by. ... a macabre being I have truly seen.
This has happened many times... what do they mean?
Whimsie smoky clouds of linen and dust. ... have you felt this form of creation?
Riding the rails of invasion. ... from some alien station.
Do they change appearance. ... a disguise to hide?
Their presence is real. ... with no heart, soul or blood inside.
Wonder where it was going. ... or from whence it came. Truly metaphysical. ... defying a logical name.
When the spirit passed me by. ... did it notice I was there?
Did it want to engage or harm me. ... or doesn't it really care? Is this spirit the touch of death. ... l truly felt its touch today.
Its' eerie presence unnerving. ... what does it eat, where does it stay?
Are the dead coming back to life. ... reviled by death's scene?
A spirit passed by going somewhere. ... a ghoulish fiend.
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS
Go to page 119, number 15, (analysis).
Students know him, he's the one, believe. ... big man on campus,
mayor's son, Steve.
Successful, popular, a hunk, suitable for Eve. ... fascination,
infatuation, craving, lust conceive.
Important, handsome, sexy, life's fabric weave. ... cool daddy, playa,
boss, royalty retrieve.
Time passes, change happens, celebrity fades, admirers grieve....
quarterback, cool, the king, to him cleave.
Figment of adolescence, temporary, head honcho, others perceive....
where did he come from, alien template, time to leave.
Teen girls obsessed, adoring, crazed, helplessly naive. ... passing fancy, puppy love, infatuation, no reprieve.
Teen boys jealous, envious, insecure, secretly peeve. ... resentful,
begrudging, rival, up their sleeve.
Invited to best parties, connected, well known, fantasy world relieve. ... phenomenon common, Big, Kahuna, fairy tale, the commoner deceive.
BIRDS
Go to page 136, number 11 (creativity).
Enjoy the Phylum Chordata show. ... over and over.
In the woods...backyard. ... and fields of clover.
A bluebird. ... a robin. ... a cardinal so red.
A song sparrow. ... a black capped chickadee. ... a mourning dove well fed.
A goldfinch. ...a killdeer. ... a crow so dark.
An owl. ... the bluejay. ...a yellow meadowlark.
Red-headed woodpecker. ... house wren...a junco in tux.
Hummingbird. ... red-winged blackbird. ...fast flying ducks.
A common flicker. ...a common grackle. ... daring barn swallow.
The nuthatch. ... the bobolink. ... the Baltimore oriole singing in a hollow.
Birds are gifts. ... from Mother Nature's store. Creatures you and l....
watch from Mom's backdoor.
MY BODY
Go to page 141, number 15 (interpretation).
Sun shines warm on my large proboscis, whoever. ... acme red and rippled, whatever.
Eyes brown, wanted blue, whichever. ... glasses thick as bottom of Coke bottle, whosoever.
Freckles sport rusty circles, wherever. ... ears flop outward three inches wide, forever.
Buckteeth threaten my lover's lips, whenever. ... forehead wrinkled,
deep pronounced furrows, whatsoever.
Stomach muscles weak, however. ... butt real flat, curvaceous, never.
Legs like tree trunks, like a lever. ... calves skinny as flag pole, easy to sever.
Size 18 shoes, my plight, ever. ... feet flat as pancakes, strange endeavor.
lchabod Crane my body style, parental genes not so clever....
Ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph, cannot choose howsoever.
BORED
Go to page 134, number 6 (creativity).
Choices many. ... options galore.
All rejected. ... less is more.
Energy and creativity. ... truly dead.
An empty container. ... hollow head.
Clash of will. ... easily pushed aside.
Search for stimulation. ... reality has lied.
Are we not owed. ... excitement the norm?
External needs inherent. ... when we are born.
Why must I experience tedium. ... life's so bad?
Earth full of wonder. ... boredom a human fad?
Then seasons change. ... a different role for my time.
Oh, for a moment of rest. ... on someone else's dime.
BEST FRIEND
Go to page 124, number 18 (explanation).
Precious person in my life, so loyal. ... dependable, picks me up,
according to Hoyle.
Good listener, accepts my flaws, perfect foil. ... there because she wants to be, my topsoil.
Unique kind of love, my heart does boil. ... non judgmental,
friendship will never spoil.
Genuine, wants good things for me, won't recoil. ... enjoy each other's company, slick as oil.
Total acceptance, it's who I am, not a gargoyle. ... share our crazy humor, compassionate soul, no need to toil.
Keeps our secrets, respects my opinions, never in a roil. ...easy to love, thoughtful companion, sans turmoil.
Integrity and reliability, our bond does broil. ... no promises, no contract, skip the castor oil.
Mutual loyalty and affection, core values so royal. ... lost without her,
our connection on solid soil.
CATS
Go to page 137, number 13 (creativity).
Soft, cuddly and cute. ... when a kitten.
A creature of moods. ... as it has been written.
Warm and purring. ... when the master is a sittin.
Aloof and demonic. ... the owner might be bitten.
Different colors and breeds. ... as are fittin.
There is an abundance. ... for a child's gittin.
Playful and mischievous. ... when grandma is a knittin.
Adorable inside. ... a newly finished mitten.
When aggressive felines. ... use their paws for hittin.
Cat owners agonize. ... with the idea of quittin.
THE TEEN BRAIN ...
Go to page 132, number 14, (evaluation).
Amygdala controls teen brain, unnatural effect. ... youthful limbic system not as rational, adults detect.
Mature brains utilize frontal cortex, easy to connect. ... higher order thinking skills, aptly correct.
Amygdala connects sensory data to emotional response, very direct . ... fear, aggression, intense rage, sexual attraction, no respect.
Conflicting needs of independence and parental love, a time to reflect. ... confusion as to what adults are thinking, what to expect.
Decisions influenced by emotions, reality deflect. ... adolescents begin to develop, no need to object.
Prefrontal cortex replaces limbic system, time to select. ... increased adult thinking powers, opportunity to inspect.
Social anxiety increases, fears stand erect. ... peer pressure awakens,
being cool important, not something to neglect.
Brain fully developed at age twenty five, a fact to protect. ... teens struggle with brain anatomy complications, misunderstandings they do collect.
COULD HAVE
Go to page 135, number 9 (creativity).
Could have married Carol. ... married Ellen instead.
Could have been happy with either. ... only one could I wed.
Could have been a mechanic. ... a farmer for life.
Could have been either. ...influenced by my choice of wife.
Could have been a father. ... to three children who were never born.
Their mother could have been Carol. ... the girl who married Jake Dorn.
Could have been a grandfather. ... to five children with Ellen at my side.
But we would have ended up with four. ... the oldest would have died.
Could have experienced many. ... of life's other wows.
If I would have chosen a different wife. ... to share my nuptial vows.
There are those who often sit and wonder. ... what might have been.
So many "what if's" to contemplate. ... so many possibilities for which to yen.
THAT DAY
Go to page 137, number 16 (creativity).
Knowing date, calendar authentic. ... grim reaper patient, reality magnetic.
Winds push quietly, tombstones domestic. ...harvest of death,
grimly poetic.
That day, that date, hauntingly dogmatic. ... immortality fades,
eternal life angelic.
Ubiquitous ownership sequence genetic. ... that day inclusive, scorn the skeptic.
Revoked membership, delete my name, irrationally cosmetic....
funeral parlor beckons, firmly hectic.
Station in life, not a factor, death apologetic. ... Sleep well, demise kinetic.
Sharing goodbyes, gently antiseptic. ... time hurries, life synthetic.
Death a companion, sinfully pathetic. ... embrace humanity, comfort majestic.
CREATIVITY
Go to page 135, number 8 (creativity).
The brain sat idle. ... sluggish. ... didn't move a bit.
Suspended in time. ... immobile. ... languishing in a pit.
Stimulus appeared through the senses. ... a challenging fit.
Knowledge was ignited. ... ignorance took a hit.
Awareness poured in. ... revelation. ... awakened through wit.
The intellect now in focus. ... vision. ... creativity on the git.
Now more aware. ... aroused. ... insight a real stitt.
Brain keenly active. ... cognition ablaze. ... removed from the kit.
Celebration of innate abilities. ... doesn't take much grit.
Manifestation of brilliance. ... creativity the mind now does emit.
PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS
Go to page 141, number 14, (interpretation).
Discipline, not punishment, happily sympathetic. ... traversing brittle ice, bordering on frenetic.
Ignite the right balance, focus on the domestic. ... perfection in academics, social skills and sports, makes life hectic.
Student peer pressure, landscape changed, a teen epidemic....
rumblings of restlessness, dread of failure, send for a paramedic.
Cease complaining, accept obligations, nurturing becomes aesthetic. ... reasonable boundaries, curfew, dating, issues electric.
Embracing mood swings, depression, aggressiveness, rebellion,
love is an anesthetic.
Super kids, contemporary society's mandate, more than just theoretic. ... be an ally and confidant, disprove the skeptic.
Religion, grades, home responsibilities, allowance, issues academic. ... goals established for students, time to be energetic.
Realistic expectations, measured by effort, so prophetic. ... punished for results, not intentions, tragically angelic.
Traditional family nurtured, oh so poetic. ... neither student or parent focused, can't be authentic.
Promote emotional stability, negotiate conflict, truly eclectic. ... love,
patience and communication, not cosmetic.
CYBERSPACE
Go to page 136, number 10 (creativity).
Definitely society's rage. ... found somewhere in a cloud.
Like a shapely woman. ... electronically endowed.
I-pods, cell phones, computers all. ... T-Mobile and Apple proud.
Rumblings of domestic trouble. ... just as Einstein avowed.
Entertainment and stimulation. ... the brain truly wowed. Frightened parents and teachers. ... some apps not allowed.
Visceral debate ensued. ... the argument loud.
To this mighty god. ... all heads eventually bowed.
Solution somewhat cloudy. ... communication's shroud.
Family time now regulated. ... no electronics allowed.
TEEN DOMESTIC ABUSE
Go to page 124, number 17, (explanation).
Praying my pain will soon abate. ... .controlling boyfriend, not so great.
His power grab and controlling tactics, my fate. ... forced negative patterns of behavior, slam the gate.
Self blame and fear, telling it straight. ... discovered it's him, abusive and undesirable mate.
Domestic abuse does not discriminate. ... race, age, gender, sexual orientation and religion, all participate.
Married, dating or living together, truly intimate. ... recipe for violence, control, intimidation, intolerable date.
Forced behavior, subtle methods, isolation sadly await. ... life as a prisoner, getting late.
Victims become antisocial, suicidal, a full plate. ... abusive teen dating, widespread, very high rate.
Break the silence, trust family to help, critical trait. ... one fifth of all teens experience violence, seek help to finally escape.
DEATH
Go to page 135, number seven (creativity).
Muted awareness. ... a contrast to life.
Bewildered interest. ... an eternal wife.
Perpetual presence. ... yet always tomorrow.
Friends visit death. ... .we share the sorrow.
Our day will come. ... a date with death.
We join the fraternity. ... breathe our last breath.
While we live. ... attempts to understand.
Mystery and wonder. ... walk hand in hand.
Really it doesn't matter. ... death is for sure.
Scientists try. ... never found a cure.
When grim-reaper's arms finds us. ... do we really care?
Our senses and feelings. ... still aware?
Wishes are for. ... another kind of existence.
Life made permanent. ... at our spirit's insistence.
OBESITY
Go to page 124, number 16, (explanation).
Fatso, jelly belly, roly poly, pudgy, overweight people stigmatized....
personal attacks in public, viciously villified.
Overeating and physical inactivity, constantly scrutinized. ... genetics and hormones, innocently victimized.
Home life, culture and behavior, causes identified. ... foods available,
sugar, daily diet, health minimized.
Targeted marketing, food addiction, the curse individualized....
parental obesity, danger typified.
Leptin resistant, overactive insulin, the body liquified. ... engineered junk foods, disaster customized.
Amped up willpower, improvement justified. ...perseverance and total dedication. ... a map to weight loss bonified
Fruit, veggies, water, health personified. ... high fiber foods, smaller plates, self discipline magnified.
Medical check-up, dietary plan, no need to be terrified. ... establish a goal, temptation immunized, feel so good, quality of life magnified.
DEFENSE MECHANISMS
Go to page 116, number 1(analysis). Go to page 130, number 2
(evaluation).
The carpenter has his tools. ... a variety to cite.
Humans armed with defense mechanisms. ... masquerade is airtight.
ANXIETY fabricated. ... impending harm. ... grows the mind bright.
Unconscious DENIAL ... repudiation. ... avoid the fight.
ACTING OUT, a distraction. ... strange bedfellows' plight.
REGRESSION to a perfect state. ... thumb sucking. ... not an acceptable sight.
UNDOING. ... defeat in ruination. ... less noble than a knight.
INTELLECTUALIZATION to avoid CONFRONTATION. ...every human's right.
COMPARTMENTALIZATION. ... provides options. ...maybe black,
maybe white.
Blindness of DISSOCIATION. ... coping's critical site.
Nineteen unconscious defenses. ... lest reality should bite.
Free the mind of PANIC. ... a truly human rite.
REACTION-FORMATION, time's ruse. ... sail free as a kite.
A charlatan's RATIONALIZATION. ... what is loose is really tight.
DISPLACEMENT a difficult state. ... causes flames to ignite.
PROJECTION'S blame seen elsewhere. ... maybe choice of FIGHT OR FLIGHT.
REPRESSION a silent friend. ... safety in darkness of the night.
SUBBLIMATION, reduction of concern. ... slowly truth comes to light. COMPENSATION, a cheap replacement. ... hoping with all your might.
ASSERTIVENESS, to challenge the foe. ... not always a beneficial delight.
DRONE
Go to page 116, number 2 (analysis).
Stingless male parasite. ... fertilize the queen.
Role model for slugs. ... boasts the laggard gene.
Lives off the efforts of the hive. ... life is very keen.
Society has produced many dawdlers. ... searching for the magic bean.
Lacks concern sans emotions. ... contributions characteristically lean.
Human ne'er-do-well loafers. ... blindness craving fiend.
Question oneself if plodder or productive. ... self evaluation can be mean.
When we become doers. ... success does brightly gleam.
TEEN CURFEW
Go to page 132, number 13 (evaluation).
Born in freedom, thirst for self determination. ... dreaded curfew, the soul's frustration.
Society's teenage bondage, every generation. ... let's start negotiations, family consultation.
Parental needs for boundaries, moral obligation. ... monitor teen activities, major irritation.
Learn responsibility and reality of a schedule, suspected justification. ... clarify realistic expectations, prevent alienation.
Flexible and reasonable, both sides appreciation. ... stick with the plan, critical stipulation.
Obey local ordinances and officials, avoid incarceration. ... rules,
rules, rules, show me your identification.
Eight hours of sleep, doctor's stipulation. ... temptations to get in trouble, costly civil code violation.
Consequences for being late, diminished temptation. ... a day of grounding for each minute late, banished to isolation.
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