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    Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love
    Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love
    Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love
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    Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love

    By Perry Ritthaler

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    Poetry and Rhymes - Over 43 Beautiful Full Color Illustrations
    With expressive language and sweepingly descriptive images, Perry Ritthaler paints a portrait of sincere and devoted love, overwhelming passion, and candid emotion. Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love is sure to touch the hearts and minds of readers everywhere.
    The poetry created in the Digital Mind Coach series will help identify the politics and hidden challenges a soldier may face and allows the expression of the thoughts that at times flow through the mind of a soldier on the battlefield or when returning home from the war.
    The poetry within these e-books provides a sensible balance of love and faith while high lighting some of the disadvantages found within addiction that at times help to create the insanity on the faces of many people.
    With his keen observer's eye, he carefully, lyrically examines subjects from love and heartbreak to death and mistrust, from travel abroad, to vignettes amplifying how the beauty of animals and nature stems from an artist's touch. With these details, Perry paints a portrait of the multi-faceted richness of everyday life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublishereBookIt.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9781456600709
    Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love

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      Poems and Rhymes Exploring War, Soldiers, Politics, Animals, Insanity, Faith and Love - Perry Ritthaler

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      Dedication

      To my readers, friends and family who have supported me during the growth of my life and my writing career. Also to the many soldiers and photojournalists who have fallen through war created on the battlefield.

      Preface

      This e-book contains poems and rhymes on various themes exploring war, soldiers, politics, animals, insanity, faith and love, all designed to create truthful emotions in the reader’s mind.

      The men and women in the military proudly serve their country in many different parts of the world. Every day they face stubborn resistance in their attempts to help other nations rebuild. Yet they perform this duty with great courage, strength and dignity. At the present moment, they are primarily stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is very easy for people who have never served in the military or are without family members in the military to disregard the tremendous sacrifice these individuals unconditionally give to their country. These are the greatest people of our generation because they allow us to sleep peacefully in our homes every night. This book of poetry depicts the feeling of patriotism, love, contemplative thought and faith that I feel when thinking of my brethren in arms. Men and women of the military, I thank you and love you, and this is my gift to you for the service to your country.

      I researched war for this e-book because I wanted to be accurate and real, so some of the pictures found in this e-book were purchased and taken and supplied by other people.

      I would also like to thank Dave Schellenberg and Marco Snut for supplying me with a few of the pictures that are not about war used to create this e-book and for giving me permission to use those photographs.

      About the Author

      Perry Ritthaler grew up in western Canada and now resides in Creston, British Columbia. After his formal education he developed an interest in poetry, motivational psychology and researched Neuro Linguistics and Psycho Cybernetics for many years which led to the writing of his many published e-books.

      The Ones We Loved

      The sun is shining in the beautiful blue sky

      Our family’s having dinner when we hear the planes fly by

      The television reported Iraq was attacked today

      My papa looks worried and has forbidden us to play

      We have all lived together in the same house for years

      I have never seen a war so my papa helps me deal with my fears

      My mom died last year so my papa is all that’s left to love

      He is my hero that created me with help from Allah above

      The bomb blasts sound loud and appear so near

      My papa tells us to go into the basement, tells me to sit there

      My little sister and I are afraid of the war we face

      Papa told us now is the time to be brave and sit in this place

      He told me these steel poles are the strongest part of the house

      I watched my papa go upstairs while we all act quiet as a mouse

      My little sister starts to cry quietly so I hold her close to me

      I hear the front door close and I am curious to see

      Suddenly the house shakes from a terrible blast in the yard

      My sister and I are so curious but we must sit though it’s hard

      Then silence fills the air and I cry out Papa, are you there?

      I hear no answer from my papa and I think this is not fair

      After ten minutes we can no longer sit on the hard chair

      My papa told us to sit here but I am so curious I don’t care

      Quietly my sister and I creep up the stairs and open the door

      We look so innocent and are curious to see more

      My papa is not in the house and I wonder why

      The air smells awful and I am

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