The Phone Poem Book

Phone Poems Are Concise Precise And Often Humorous 4 Line Verses That Were Originally Written For The Telephone Answering Machine. Volume 2 Simple GiftsContinues That Tradition In The First Part Of The Book With 333 Such Poems Mostly Inspired By Recent Events In The Authors Life Especially His Adventures With Hisdachshund Simon His Love Of Nature Its Creatures The Flowers And Elements In His Wifes Garden (A New-To-The-Garden Old White Door) The Advent Of Winter And Spring Angels Demons The Movements Of Planets And Stars Some Current EventsEtc. The Second Part Of The Book Contains A Different Order Of Humorous Verse Based On Events That Occurred During The Authors Past As He And His Wife Attempted To Rear Their 3 Children And Live Together As A Loving Family. These Longerpoems Organized Around The Theme Simple Gifts Are From Varying Points Of View: Father (My Son The Ninja) Mother (My Flaw) But Especially The Children As In The Delightful Eyeball Soup The Poignant Clip-Clop The Wonder Horse NightmarePierced Ears Daddys Nose The Snicker-Snack Man And More. The Second Volume Of Phone Poems Also Contains Another New (To These Works) Literary FormThe Parable Wherein The Reader Is Invited To Participate In Discovering The Meaningof A Brief Story. The Most Unusual Of The 4 Parables Is The Text Told From The Third Person Limited Point Of View Of An Angel Who Is Given A Difficult Task By His Ultimate Superior.