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    The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger
    The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger
    The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger
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    The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger

    By Gerard A. Geiger

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    The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger is a collection of 67 poems spanning the life of the author from the age of 11 to 45. They are presented chronologically which allows the reader to experience the author's thoughts as they occurred at different stages of his life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMar 19, 2000
    ISBN9781469787374
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      The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger - Gerard A. Geiger

      The Complete Poetical

      Works of Gerard A. Geiger

      By

      Gerard Geiger

      Writers Club Press

      San Jose New York Lincoln Shanghai

      The Complete Poetical Works of Gerard A. Geiger

      Copyright © 2000 by Gerard A. Geiger

      This book may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole

      or in part, in print or by any other means without the written

      permission of the author.

      ISBN: 0-595-09187-3

      ISBN: 978-1-4697-8737-4 (eBook)

      Published by Writers Club Press, an imprint of iUniverse.com, Inc.

      For information address:

      iUniverse.com, Inc.

      620 North 48th Street

      Suite 201

      Lincoln, NE 68504-3467

      www.iuniverse.com

      URL: http://www.writersclub.com

      Contents

      When I go Sailing

      Trees

      The Universe

      My Vessel

      The Inevitable

      Wandering

      Earthings

      Whenever

      Nature for the Civilized

      King

      Victory

      A Prayer

      Analysis of a Daydreamer

      The Purposeless Man

      Nightlife

      Changes

      Of Revelry and Reveille

      Why?

      The Fisherman

      Termination

      The Human Real

      Rationalizing the Irrational

      Thanksgiving 76

      Honour

      Indulgence

      Crosswalk

      The Relationship

      On Living

      On Security

      Apathy

      Reinforcement

      On Love

      Pleasant Forces

      The Gifts

      A Moment of Time

      Commencement

      Serendipity

      Snowflake

      My Woman

      Tradition

      Pauly the Penguin

      Comfort

      Santa’s Gift

      The Pursuit of Happiness

      Bison (Ode to the American Buffalo)

      Stolen Time

      What was it?

      Cindy

      The Source

      Aching Back

      Christmas Remembered

      Virus

      Chameleon

      Cut and Run

      Ecstasy

      Mystery

      Whisper

      The Challenge

      Our Love: Young and New

      Sentinel

      The River

      Tell me (what you need)

      Dreams and Sand Castles

      At Time’s End

      The Diary

      The Devil You Now See

      Reflections

      About the Author

      Introduction

      My first four poems were written in 1964/1965.1 turned 11 years old in December 1964 and was in the sixth grade. I’ve become a lot older since then, but I doubt I’ve become more intelligent.

      I’ve arranged these poems, chronologically, so that in some small measure the Reader can encounter them in the order they were written in my life. For those of you who like to jump ahead,feel free to do so.

      Hope you enjoy.

      Gerard January 2000

      The Complete Poetical

      Works of Gerard A. Geiger

      The Complete Poetical Works—June 23,1998 (written from 1964 to 1998) includes those works previously copyrighted under the titles Santa’s Gift, Ramblings, and Whispers.

      When I go Sailing

      When I go sailing on my pond,

      I have a feeling that I am far beyond,

      Beyond the shores of the western sea,

      Where many a man would wish he could be.

      And when my vessel begins to float,

      I stand at the stern of my little boat.

      And I could sail forevermore

      Towards my make believe far and distant shore.

      Gerard A. Geiger, 1964

      Trees

      In my yard there is a tree

      And also as far as the eye can see.

      They grow all over this wondrous land

      To shelter and provide for mortal man.

      They grow tall and straight into the sky

      And

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