Rantings of an Ivy-League Madman

By Steven Lahr

Ive had no formal training either in class or from outside influence. What you see and read comes strictly from my heart. I simply wrote what I felt was truth in the form of poems. The readers looking between the lines will be able to relate somewhere in their own lives. I encourage them to join the many others who now write poems. The concept I had was to unlock thoughts and lifes true reality.

Come on, lets take this ride together. Dont ask. This is all I have.

Steve Lahr
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524526887

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Copyright © 2016 by Steven Lahr.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Rev. date: 07/21/2016

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

My Notes: A Beginning

The Abysmal Fall

Utopia Unmet

Phases

Screwy Louey

Lock Out

Dr. Big

Playground

Occluded

Gut Struck

Documented Time

Suspended Animation

Honey Hole

The Heathen

Bedazzled

Excellence

Glimmer Glamour

Prisoner Of The System

Impossibilities

A Lost Legacy

Reimagine Your Life

Kindred Heart (Eye Of The Tiger)

Farewell, My Love

A Short Winter’s Day

Just In Time

Tiki Hut

Seneca Dream

Trolling

Brotherly Love

Sincerely

About Migration

The Best I Have

Butterflies

Recipe … For What?

Thunder And Lightning

The Grass Is Greener?

Deepness

Grove Street

Creamed Corn (Ode To Mom)

What’s In Your Closet?

Blood, Sweat, And Tears

Bare Naked In The Woods

Fun Meter (A Talk With Jack)

Words Of Wisdom

A Sister To Loving

Jennifer Resurrected

The Oppressive

Water Fowling

It’s A Dog’s World

Inspiration

Is There Something Really New?

Brilliant

The Love Thought Lost

Once Upon A Time

Heartbeat

Salutation (For Bob)

Ending

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Mom, wherever you are, hopefully you can read this. You encouraged me with my first poem-story, My Big Toe. I Love you.

Anne Lahr—A phenomenal artist living locally in the Finger Lakes. Her interpretation of this work is strictly her own. She is a loving wife, mother, and friend.

Louis Q—His story in itself is an inspiration. He wrote to relieve life’s woes and strife. Good luck. We love you.

My wife Cathy—She stands by me through the best and worst. Encouragement enthralled. Thank you. Your loving husband.

Family Support—They all showed positive encouragement although some questioned my intent. Hey, it’s here. Thanks, Chad, Jessica, Kathy, sisters Barbara and Jennifer, and Greg.

Also accolades to Pat Owen, who in her career was well renowned. She did the prose and editing to make this book what it is today. Thank you, Pat, for what we all obtained.

MY NOTES: A BEGINNING

I’ve had no formal training either in class or from outside influence. What you see and read comes strictly from my heart. I simply wrote what I felt was truth