Returning Vet's Saga

<p><em>Returning Vet's Saga: The Healing Power of Poetry</em> is a work that may appeal to those suffering from unexplained moments of anger frustration frightening nightmares and unexplained moments of depression which may be accompanied by a downpouring of tears. The author experienced all of those symptoms after returning from the military and the symptoms lasted for about fifteen years before those symptoms even had a name which we now call PTSD. The author found that a sound a smell a spoken word another's voice inflection or something as simple as a commercial on television can trigger an episode of PTSD.</p><p></p><p>There is no magic in poetry. However the magic comes in being able to put feelings to paper coming directly from the heart and completely bypassing the brain. We may not think of ourselves as poets but if we just let the words flow we may find that we are in fact poets of a special kind. This book ends with the poem that got it all started.</p><p></p>