The Road, So Long
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In this collection of poems, The Road, So Long, written over a thirty year period, Paul Bethune chronicles his quest for love, fulfillment, and meaning. As the title suggests, the road is marked with many detours, pitfalls, and challenges along the way to be overcome. For the poet, these come in day-to-day experiences of joys, sorrows, exaltations, and tribulations recounted in poems that are at times reflective, direct, passionate, and searingly honest. Time brings wisdom and a growing awareness of what he wants out of life. With the realization his quest is to the heart, fate smiles on him, his longing fulfilled. Ultimately the journey and the poems serve as a poignant reminder that life may take us in many directions but love is the way home.
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Reality The Unparalleled Man Pride (I) Dried Flowers (I) Bird in a Cage The End, the Beginning Changes (I) Life Still Goes On Building a World Getting By She A Poem for Vicki Sometimes Death by a Stranger Just Like Every Other Day Only the Men The Year I Grew Up To Accept is to Be Do You Still Think of Me? You Were Floating Would You Still Cry at My Funeral? Blame I Had Forgotten How to Laugh Incredible as it May Seem My Empty Heart My Child Who Was One My Quiet One Not Ever Wasted Thought No Together Only Words You Never Wipe Your Tears Attitudes This House Looking at You A New Creed At Peace (I) On This Day My Spring Dancing Flames Doing the Right Thing Footprints Sleeping Flakes To Excel As I Lie Here Alone The End Waving Grass Change of Heart The Only Cure Slim Jim Ice Castles Behind the Smile One Snowflake, One Tear In Silence My Friend A Matter of Time (I) The Face of an Angel Times Open Window Child of the Ocean
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Past the Tears Pride (II) Indifference Dying Breath A Matter of Time (II) Beside You Once in My Life Honesty and Tears Changes (II) Your Pain In My Mind To Capture the Moment Advice Lightning Dragon's Jaws The Building Which Destroys Where to Turn? Another Day Apathy Hmmm How Bad Could it Be? Losing It Motivation Longing Serious Bang This is It Deliverance Seasons Then and Now Missing You Enough is Enough Say When All I Need to Say Blazing Eyes Grief Yesterday's Pain All by Myself The Kiss of Change Sixth Sense Surrender What Are You Thinking? The Essence of Change The Building of Trust Influence The Word (I) Anticipation Friends What's Wrong? Out of My Mind My World A Song for You Just as Well Some Space In Your Eyes This Day in Your Life Summit The Power of Words One Event The Other Side Today Back in Touch The Note Looking Ahead At Peace (II) Looking Back What to Do? A Year Ago Today Failure Anyone As Simple as That The Wound of Time One Day You Awaken In Case You've Forgotten A Time
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Moments The Cure Unrelenting Special Time to Row Lifetimes Alone Sparks Instincts Plus ça change Signals Upstream The Real Thing Check-Out Time Just Another Day Yours The Challenge Attitude Numbness Nothing No Longer Earth, Wind and Fire The Journey Finally Last Night Why You …And Then Some The Last Night The Word (II) Human Helium Closure Waiting Not Because of Him On the Beach Wonder Words of Peace Dried Flowers (II) Holly Destiny This Torch I Just Am No Idea You're Back Always Does What You Give Lake Holly Together…Forever At Times Like These The Measure of a Man Time Thanks for Being You Love My Philosophy
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Truth Stages Just Right The Perfect One Once Again Praying for the Storm Why Can't I? Faith Blessed Soul A Tear Christmas Dreams Waiting A Story Book Finish Any Addiction Trust Then and Now Fate The Road, So Long Stranger Breath of Fresh Air Pleasure Because My Hearth Know Oasis Senses Thoughts Written Over Time Loving Kim A Gift Day Dreams For the Moment Away More and More
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