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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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My Rhymes for Reasons

My Rhymes for Reasons

Darlow, Sheldon
Darlow, Andrew
Wolrad

Paperback

Poetry AnthologiesGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 0989014428
ISBN13: 9780989014427
Publisher: Wolrad Press
Published: Apr 25 2019
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
My Rhymes for Reasons is a collection of heartfelt, personal poems (Rhymes) with short descriptions (Reasons) by Wolrad, the pen name for Mark Darlow.EXCERPT from My Rhymes for Reasons by WOLRADINTRODUCTION: I've written countless little thoughts and rhymes to people I have run into in all of life's circumstances. From strangers to my friends and family, though especially to people at bars and restaurants. I grab a napkin and quickly write a thought. It usually rhymes and always, well almost always, makes a nice impression. I've learned through life that very few people have poems written for them. This small gesture often makes their day. Almost all the time, I don't rewrite them or keep a copy for myself. I do often put my email on the back and suggest they send me a copy. They usually never do. I've noticed something that does seem consistent. When I run into the person, they often say Hey you're the guy that wrote me that poem. I have it on my refrigerator. Funny, but true. You never know when putting yourself out there for people to judge you will react. Regardless, I have been doing this for over 40 years and will till, well you know when. You will also see some of the many holiday and birthday cards I've created, and some of the sad memories when close friends and family leave us. My hope is that you enjoy all the emotion that I've brought to these poems. How often I laughed and too often cried as I finished that last line. That line always brings out the reason for the rhyme.EDITORIAL REVIEW: In My Rhymes for Reasons the author has left no doubt in my mind that he is a person who lives in the moment. This is very clear even before you read his poem The Race Is On in which he beseeches us all, When you rise each morn be there.Whether it is the moment when he spots a toddler playing with her food in a restaurant or a reflection on the seasons, he is giving unique expression to a moment that has deeply affected him. So powerful is the memory's image that he must share it.You may also smile when you read of the time when A bug just bit my bottom. And, in the end, you might ask yourself If he is so in the moment, why does he stop to record them? Perhaps even he does not have the answer. Indeed, he posits this question in his poem Because, So why are we holding on to what was. I think you will have an idea as you conclude reading this collection of poems that Wolrad's love for life is such that he must share with the world the moments that stay with him. -Richard Ferrone, Actor & Chair, SAG-AFTRA National Audiobook Steering Committee

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