Download or read book Poetic Trucker Broken Dreams written by Lance Figgins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trucking is a lonely life for the trucker, as well as for the family and friends. Lance spent the last year over coming a divorce from a marriage of 22 years, a heart attack, his truck engine blew, and his heart got broken because his choice of employment keeps him on the move and the girl he choose didn't handle it well. His poetry comes from true depths of the pain and stress he experienced this past year. Heart felt and driven by a mind and heart of a guy who works hard and Loves passionately

Download or read book Over the Road Truck Driver Poems written by Bill Overmyer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Overmyer drove in military convoys as a contract driver for five years in Iraq. Over The Road Truck Driver Poems is his latest work. These poems highlight the daily trials and tribulations of over the road truck drivers around the world. Bill currently works in the North Dakota oil fields.

Download or read book The Long Haul A Trucker s Tales of Life on the Road written by Finn Murphy and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There’s nothing semi about Finn Murphy’s trucking tales of The Long Haul.”—Sloane Crosley, Vanity Fair More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he’s covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people’s belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.

Download or read book Night Truck Driver written by Marcin Świetlicki and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rebel "outsider" poet reflects on life, evil, love, and death, while "observing the advance of darkness."

Download or read book Roll On written by Fred Afflerbach and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roll On celebrates the freedom of the open road. The reader rides shotgun in an aging yet durable Peterbilt diesel rig on an interstate odyssey with longtime independent truck driver, Ubi Sunt. Traversing the Painted Desert, the Black Hills of South Dakota, and through the nation's breadbasket into the gritty northeast, you will meet misfits, wayfarers and dreamers . In the literary tradition of escape and return, and journey to enlightenment, Ubi faces tough choices. The highway is home but the road is changing. And his only daughter offers an ultimatum: Settle down or else.

Download or read book Poetry by Us You I written by Warwick Conway and published by Xlibris AU. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition from poetry by us/you&i is containing affection as well as love within chapter one. Chapter two containing reality along with what life throws at us. Inside of chapter three, there you will find forfeiture, loss and hurt. Yet the last chapter four is light-hearted amusement to bring out the laughter from within. Based on present time my life and others I have known and briefly meet, passing inside life.

Download or read book Love Is Poetry My Dreams and a Tribute to My Dad written by Boyd Hooks and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR..That was my oath to my god and country in August 1963. I was an infantryman and a paratrooper for the U.S. Army. I fought for my country in Vietnam. After my discharge I was a self contractor and had a son and daughter. To this day that has been my life. Literally no legacy to be remembered by maybe my great or great great grandchildren. Now I need something so if someone asked them who I was, they could prove I was a real person and maybe Id be noted for something special. I dream constantly and write poetry and would like to publish a memoir. It has to start now at the age of sixty nine as my life has consisted of nothing special to this point. I would like to continue writing and publishing more poetry and a novel. My heart has stopped five times and now I am obsessed in having a legacy to put me in a category where I may be extra special for something. Maybe in thirty or forty years someone may say OH Yes, I Do Remember Him He..??

Download or read book Love Storm written by Lance Figgins and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love and Flames Follow the growing romance as Chase extinguishes some fire, follows his heart as he tries to keep the fire in a growing romance with Lilly, and finds the way to a lady's heart through just being there. He fights for the rights of an orphaned child through the courts, all during a courtship and marriage to the only woman he could ever love. Cabana Boy You'll have tears in your eyes and love in your heart as you read this rags-to-riches story in reverse as Blair meets and falls in love with the only thing he can't stand (rich people). See how Sophia tries to hide the fact the she's a multimillionaire. As she falls in love with the cabana boy, she knows she has to tell him the truth. Will this be their undoing? For the Love of a Woman Come along with Joe as he puts all his survival skills and wilderness knowledge to the test as he becomes a one-man rescue team battling the Alaskan wilderness to save his wife, who is trapped in a crashed airplane on the side of a mountain above the timberline. Survival After their near-death experience in Alaska, Joe and Kay take a backpacking trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness area of Northwestern Montana. Come along as they see beautiful scenery and unbelievable wildlife only to end up fighting for their lives. Will Joe's experience and Kay's love for him be enough?

Download or read book One Truckers Poetry written by Keith Dixon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is poetry based on friends, family, And our Lord and Savior. It has all different types of poems. There are serious, funny, family and most of all religious areas in my book. I hope you all enjoy my work. God bless you.

Download or read book Song Lyrics and Poems written by Herthey Hill and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I do hope these writtings will be very inspirational to you, and inspire you with more hope for the future. I have written a lot of Truck driving songs and Humorus songs also. You will find songs and Poetry of different Holidays too. So come on and let's go on a journey into the past, the present, and hope for the Future.

Download or read book Gentle Rain Selections in Poetry and Prose written by Steven Skelton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry, stories, and vignettes in a variety of styles.

Download or read book Frederick Combs Essential Book of Poetry written by Frederick Combs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of poems I wrote between 2000 and present. There are about thirty-three to thirty-six poems in here. In my opinion, Kids Are Our Future and Marriage in the New Century are my two best poems. I wrote both poems at the start and have won two editors choice awards for outstanding achievement in poetry. Been inducted in the Poetry Hall of Merit, been published in the UK, won a twenty-four-karat gold lapel pin. One of the poems a friend took and turned into a song and used it for his wedding song. I am very proud of all the accomplishments theses poems have done and decided to put them into a book.

Download or read book Bonnie s Poems written by Bonnie McGill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonnies Poems Bonnie McGill charms readers with upcoming poetry collection Over a hundred beautifully crafted poems await readers as author-poet Bonnie McGill pens down her refl ections, meaningful life experiences, and innate emotions in her most captivating poetry collection yet, Bonnies Poems. A rich blend of spellbinding verses and captured emotions, this must-have anthology superbly conveys McGills profound thoughts and emotions entrenched within the poets heart and soul. Intense yet poignant, McGill superbly spins poetry that embrace family, friendship, childhood, hope, faith, love, and sorrow. With poems such as A Girl from Yesterday, Alf Sharpe, If I, Like A Brother of Mine, These Missing You Blues, and so much more, readers would fi nd themselves mesmerized with the poets enticing words that brilliantly portray life and art. A fascinating collection, Bonnies Poems will naturally take readers for a blissful journey towards literary heaven. For more information on this book, log on to www.Xlibris.com.

Download or read book Hush Little Trucker written by Kim Norman and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soothe truck-loving toddlers off to sleep with this vehicle-themed bedtime picture book Hush, little trucker, you’re in luck. Mama’s gonna find your lost toy truck. A new spin on the classic song “Hush, Little Baby,” this truck-themed lullaby follows a mother and child as they discover different vehicles, from a bulldozer to a front-end loader. Kim Norman’s gentle rhyming text, paired with Toshiki Nakamura’s imaginative illustrations, makes this picture book a great option for bedtime read-alouds.

Download or read book The Book of Poems written by Dorothy Hoskins and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Poems was written over time by my Sister Dorothy Hoskins, which Iput them on Computer andasa gift am having thebeautiful poems published as a gift to my Sister.

Download or read book Poet s Market 34th Edition written by Robert Lee Brewer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Most Trusted Guide to Publishing Poetry, fully revised and updated Want to get your poetry published? There's no better tool for making it happen than Poet's Market, which includes hundreds of publishing opportunities specifically for poets, including listings for book and chapbook publishers, print and online poetry publications, contests, and more. These listings include contact information, submission preferences, insider tips on what specific editors want, and--when offered--payment information. In addition to the completely updated listings, the 34th edition of Poet's Market offers: Hundreds of updated listings for poetry-related book publishers, publications, contests, and more Insider tips on what specific editors want and how to submit poetry Articles devoted to the craft and business of poetry, including how to track poetry submissions, perform poetry, and find more readers 77 poetic forms, including guidelines for writing them 101 poetry prompts to inspire new poetry

Download or read book Steady Hands written by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2009 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of free-verse poems, inspired by Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing, Tracie Vaughn Zimmer celebrates workers and the doing of work. The poems are short and direct, with strong, fresh images, and readers can easily imagine themselves in the roles she portrays: welder, librarian, surgeon, retail clerk, camp counselor. The illustrations are as original as the text---amazing multilayered collages made of paper, found objects, ephemera, photographs, dried flowers, and archival images. Steady Hands is sure to inspire discussion, creative writing, art projects, and new answers to the old question: What do you want to do when you grow up?