One’s Perspective: Poetry for the Past Fifty Years in a Singer-Songwriter Style with a Baby-Boomer's Point of View

By Timothy J. Donovan Jr.

One’s Perspective is a collection of poems written from the 1960s to the present day that speak of teenage curiosity, lost and found relationships, social turmoil, and wisdom of the years. It is the culmination of a lifetime of reflection, just snippets in time framed in poetic verse from one baby boomer’s point of view. One’s Perspective will lead you to recall a time when you felt deeply about a given topic, one that made you feel compelled to take a side, to march for a cause, and maybe to shed a quiet tear or two or to write a poem. But no matter how you feel today, opinions evolve and points of view change. So after reading each poem, keep in mind that it’s only one’s perspective.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jan 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9781532067365

Timothy J. Donovan Jr.

Timothy J. Donovan Jr. was born in New York City in the early 1950’s and moved to the suburbs of Long Island as a teenager. His talent as a writer was first revealed as a singer-songwriter in several acoustic rock bands in the 60’s and 70’s. The love of poetry came next while attending college where he learned to appreciate the words of the great poets of the past, along with Paul Simon, the Beatles and Bob Dylan. Now, after more than 45 years of traveling the world in the Aerospace Industry as an Instructor/Consultant, he continues to write his unique perspective on every day issues. His first book is filled with poetic snapshots of the past 5 decades from an always questioning teenage viewpoint, all the way to a grandfather’s words of wisdom. The book is aptly named, One’s Perspective. In his second book he turns quotes, proverbs and sayings into unique passages of poetic insight, with just a title and 2 lines. His love of the written word is clearly evident in The Book of Quoems.

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Copyright © 2019 Timothy J. Donovan Jr.

Photography by Janet A. Donovan

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-6737-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-6736-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019901031

iUniverse rev. date:  01/28/2019

Dedicated to my parents:

my mother, who instilled confidence,

and my father, who gave me a voice.

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Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1:     Ideas Turned into Words

•   A Poem (The Process)

Postscript to Chapter 1

Chapter 2:     One Look from Afar

•   At Others’ Expense

•   You Must Win to Be a Winner

•   The State of Flux

Postscript to Chapter 2

Chapter 3:     A Stronger Feeling Never Felt

•   Dreaded News

•   Our Soul Mates

Postscript to Chapter 3

Chapter 4:     This Love of Ours Never Ends

•   My Lovely Little Lady

•   Love of a Father

•   Together Forever

•   Thoughts of You

Postscript to Chapter 4

Chapter 5:     This Deduction Must Be Fate

•   The Quest

•   My Masterpiece Is You

•   Life Is Worth Pursuing

•   Postscript to Chapter 5

Chapter 6:     Outhouse to the Loo

•   We Are What We Read

•   Nothing Comes to Mind

•   We Are What We Do

Postscript to Chapter 6

Chapter 7:     What Did We Learn That We Should Not Know?

•   The Fine Line

•   Things We Were Taught to Believe

•   Wake Up, Sunshine

•   Save Yourselves

Postscript to Chapter 7

Chapter 8:     Imagine a Deserted Beach

•   My Mirror Must Be Broken

•   A Place We Only Dream Of

•   I Need a Vacation

Postscript to Chapter 8

Chapter 9:     Afraid as I, and Wishes of We

•   Take a Moment (Just Listen)

•   It All Seems So Futile

•   We All Need a Little Love

Postscript to Chapter 9

Chapter 10:   Never Expose Your Chin

•   Two Digits (Triskaidekaphobia)

•   If It Hurts

•   Smile

Postscript to Chapter 10

Chapter 11:   You Can’t Be Wrong

•   Disagreements

•   A Hollow Genius

•   Negotiations

Postscript to Chapter 11

Chapter 12:   Our Coincidence of Meeting

•   I Want to Be There

•   Never Needed Anyone

•   How Many Times?

Postscript to Chapter 12

Chapter 13:   Alleviate the Pain

•   Ode to a Friend

•   Someday Soon

•   Chasing That Elusive Ghost

Postscript to Chapter 13

Chapter 14:   For Better or for Worse

•   I Wonder about Her

•   Now and Forevermore

•   A Confusion Delusion (Divorce, of Course)

Postscript to Chapter 14

Chapter 15:   Nothing Forever Survives

•   Life in a Nutshell

•   Success

•   Life’s Too Short

•   The Ultimate Goal

Postscript to Chapter 15

Chapter 16:   One Question

•   Final Thoughts (Life’s