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    Harlequin Nights
    Harlequin Nights
    Harlequin Nights
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    Harlequin Nights

    By Harlequin

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    This book is feelings, emotions and truths. It is understanding, perception and freedom. The words came from my soul. They appeal to anyone and everyone. These are the lyrics to the music of my experiences.




    I didn't know what I wanted to do after I graduated high school. I had dabbled in writing here and there but never really considered making a living at it. Mostly, I wrote about personal things, events and feelings that I needed to get out but did not want to share with anyone. Through writing, I found that it helped me express myself in a unique medium that almost anyone can relate to. It also provided a challenging aspect for me to attempt to articulate sensations that, in most cases, are almost indescribable.




    Realizing that I did indeed have something to say, I continued to write about people and places, events and emotions. Then, slowly, I found that others were interested in what I had to say. One place that I found early on was the online community DeviantART.com. Finding other writers and artists at DeviantART sharing their beauty and truths through their artistry, I had to join. I wanted to share my style and writings, hoping to get feedback and learn to hone my literary ability, if I indeed had any.




    Soon after, I found that artists did like my poetry and prose. And they encouraged me to share more. I found other writers and digital artists that inspired me. DeviantART has been a great place to meet wonderfully talented artists coming together and sharing their craft for all to see.




    It wasn't long after joining DeviantART that I recognized the next logical step in my progression: publishing my material. I searched for over a year, trying to find a publisher willing to take a chance on me. They were few and far between. Then I happened upon the Trafford website one day and my whole life changed. They call it print-on-demand. I call it the needle in the haystack!




    I decided to write under a pen name because right now I feel my words and thoughts and ideas are more important than who they came from. Besides, if you read my work, you already know me, in a way. I want to inspire and open the eyes of the world. I want to make people think about themselves and society at large.




    I don't want to over-commercialize and get caught up in the pop culture spotlight. I just want to get my words and ideas out to the people. That's why I made my book as simply as possible. I don't want the packaging to get in the way of the message. If they like me, great. If they don't, that's o.k. too. Either way, I'm doing what I want to do. And I'm making my mark. Thanks for looking.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateAug 7, 2003
    ISBN9781412212724
    Harlequin Nights
    Author

    Harlequin

    Harlequin was born January 1, 1978, in Mankato, Minnesota. His current residence is Duluth, Minnesota. His anonymity is important to him because right now he feels his words are more significant than his identity. Accomplishments (literary): 1997: Poem published in Chambers of Time by the National Library of Poetry. 1998: Poem published in A Symphony of Verse by the National Library of Poetry. 1998: Poem published in Best Poems of 1998 by the National Library of Poetry. 2001: Poem published in Poetry Gems 2000 by Famous Poets Society. 2001: Poem published in Perceptions of Infinity by the International Library of Poetry. 2002: (Feb.) Poem featured on the website deviantART.com. His email address is epiphany50@msn.com

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      Book preview

      Harlequin Nights - Harlequin

      Victim

      With each step I take

      Away from that which I cannot shake

      My mind unable to contemplate

      The foggy mystery of my fate.

      Looking back, seeing my fear

      The fire evaporates my tear

      Purging itself as it draws near

      No hope to steer me clear.

      I run from you with all my power

      Time passing hour by hour

      This chase, like me, you will devour

      Your grasp opens, a blossoming flower.

      With every step I incline

      In the end, your way was mine

      Overstepping every line

      In the end, your way, not mine.

      So here at last, the time has come

      Fear and loathing leave me numb

      With my last breath, I succumb

      To you, the light, where I am from

      My Atheist Bride

      I fell for a woman

      Great in body and mind

      She is an atheist, this woman

      And a one of a kind

      On our first date

      I took her to dinner

      She told me while we ate

      In my mind raced, ‘Sinner’

      But as my love for her

      Grew with each passing day

      Our moments together, a blur

      Our joy carried us away

      Every day spent in bliss

      We talked of finance and fate

      Every night ended with a kiss

      A future together, we sought to create

      And when I asked for her hand

      That beautiful, hot summer night

      On bended knee, the air, the sand

      She took my ring, making everything right

      Now I’m standing here

      With my atheist bride

      My love in that white veil so dear

      Off into the sunset we will ride

      So I fell for a woman

      Great in knowledge so pure

      She is an atheist, and with her man

      We stand ready to fight the future…

      Anatomy of a Tear

      They glide

      On the breeze

      Released to fly,

      Each blink, a cue

      Forging our peace

      One breath at a time

      A cure for all poisons

      Surely they are from God

      For their range is never-ending

      Reaching out to everyone, everything

      Like a phantom, it haunts and lingers inside

      Within the mind hides emotion in a house of cards

      Shaking our very foundations, only to free us again

      An unwrapped present simply made and divinely sweet

      They are the deep blue of the ocean, dark velvet of the sky

      To rain them down takes courage and character so strong

      Always teaching us the path

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