Patrick J : 380 books

Silent TruthIThe truth is a little green turtlemaking her way through the sand where she was bornby breaking her way out of the egg that protected herrunning as fast as a turtle can run to the sea,barely aware from the start there are dangerous predatorsall around, searching for food in a huge world...

By This Old WallMen and women gather here to be alone within themselvesSome cry, some weep red tearsSome connect with perfect strangers, touch, go away togetherNo one knows whyBy this old wallBut I too feel the melancholyThe utter hopelessnessI call the wallSome people drop coins and billsSome...

The Blue BasinThe blue basinOil based paintA bit of orangeUnder the mirror on the wallWith patches of bright sunLighting your faceWhat do you feel right now?When you look into your eyesSee your pupils dilate and change sizeAsk yourself the questionDo you love the person...

the garden Buddha’ssilent stare, asks mewhy I work so muchWhat would I givefor one more momentof pure joy?snow flakes gently fallingon heated outdoor poolwith us inside the waterstaying warmAurora Borealisglowing eerie green shapes moving on deep blackwith little points of light softly twinkling throughour galaxy turningstars positioningover the lives below

To Utter Words of ThanksMy lies to myselfLeft stains on the walls hereWhere I have my roots deep in my mother earthWhere I plant my wordsAnd harvest them in poetryAs the years pass into decadesIn this place I call homeThe harvests surprise even meWisdom leaves its signsLike stretch marks on a mother’s...

The Tragedy of Vietnam is a brief and accessible text providing a comprehensive overview of the causes and consequences of the Vietnam War. Patrick J. Hearden offers historical background of the conflict and examines its long-term consequences on a regional and global scale. This fifth edition includes...

The past decade has seen increased attention to cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis in education as administrators are being asked to accomplish more with the same or even fewer resources, philanthropists are keen to calculate their “return on investment” in social programs, and the general...

Montague Rhodes James authored some of the most highly regarded ghost stories of all time—classics such as “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” that have been adapted many times over for radio and television and have never gone out of print. But while James is best known as a fiction...

There is so much mystery in life and the combination of poetry and art employed in The Symphony of Being describes some of it. I often feel like I am living in a wilderness, trying to describe what it is like in all its beauty and turmoil. Here are some excerpts:Nocturnal SymphonyNumber OneThere...

Vessels of StarsVessels of stars sailingWith our dead walking their decksThrough the little pinpoints of lightVague white-capped angelsIn hollow restHelping and protecting us on earthAnd the love we makeDesperate to shine forthWhite birch bark with fading, uneven black linesSo...

This is the first publication where these poems appear anywhere. This book is over 550 pages long! I put all of myself into this. I know this is the goal of the poet, and probably every poet in the world would say this. I do not keep secrets when I write. This is as close to me as a person can get,...

Essays in part one of Theatre History Studies, Vol. 35 address theatrical production in very specific historical contexts, among them German theatre “from the rubble of Berlin” and German nationalist mass spectacles. Essays in part two are devoted to the theme of “Rethinking the Maternal”...

BARE TREESThe beauty of bare trees right beforethe sun comes backLove just before it consummates ina full blown relationshipA man right before he passes on whathe knows to the next generationPoems written by an unknown authorwho questions his worth right before thepublic recognizes what he’s writtenAh,...

A serial killer remains free in Buffalo, New York after a task force comprised of state and local authorities fails to apprehend him and the wrong man is imprisoned. No one is more frustrated than Terry Levine, the state police investigator who headed up the team. Ordered to leave the case alone by...