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    Made of Water
    Made of Water
    Made of Water
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    Made of Water

    By Stephen Emerson Haire

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    When I wrote this book, over a period of about 5 years, I wanted to communicate something of my experience to the reader. Most importantly, I wanted to convey a view of English that the reader may not be familiar with, that it can be an object of play. In writing the book, I forced myself, stretched myself, to play with English, to expand its potential. I took something of an inspiration from Shakespeare, that one can smith words into English to allow it to breathe more freely, and more jocularly. I find myself deeply attracted to the succinctness and clarity of Old English. In extensive use of alliteration, I tried to draw from the oldest poetic source of English.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 9, 2013
    ISBN9781481700726
    Made of Water
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    Stephen Emerson Haire

    My name is Stephen Emerson Haire, and this book springs from an effort to transmogrify pain into beauty. I spent about 5 years in the process, and I hope that you, the reader, enjoy it. In the beginning, and in several of the poems, I wanted to convey something of the feeling and tact of Old English in modern English; I almost wanted to write some of them in Old English. I also made a painstaking effort to experiment with English, to transform it into something more of a delight for me, and, hopefully, for you. I feel like I wept and swept blood and tears over these poems, and something of my life is contained in them. I live in Jeffersonville, Indiana, a wonderful, riverside town, with friendly people. In my spare time, I like to improve on my knowledge of foreign languages.

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      Made of Water - Stephen Emerson Haire

      © 2013 by Stephen Emerson Haire. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 01/02/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0070-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0071-9 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-0072-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012924134

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Stars fall

      A Tree Had Fallen Down,

      The Old Oak Tree

      The Pond Where I Grew Up

      Rolling Balls Run into Suns, Moons and Raccoons

      Fall Trees Turning Upwardly

      The Sea

      Rain

      The Mad Hatter

      Prismatic Depth of Water

      For a Woman

      The Woman who Forgets her Hair on Planet L-474

      Web Does

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