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    A Striving After Wind: More Notes from This Side.
    A Striving After Wind: More Notes from This Side.
    A Striving After Wind: More Notes from This Side.
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    A Striving After Wind: More Notes from This Side.

    By Christos Mendrakos

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    Whether subtle as a gesture or startling as a snare drum, Christos Mendrakoss writing rings full and true, reflecting both the unevenness of the human mind and the endurance of the human spirit, along with the consistency of the human soul. This unique blend of free verse and new and old formalism cuts through literary conventions like a Cretan dagger, all the while preserving the cultural momentum made possible by honored traditions.

    [His] grasp of the truth and his ability to combine wit with wisdom is what makes this a stirring read. Its contemporary, fresh, applicable to subjects ranging from politics, to sports, to current & cultural events. Any one of any age can enjoy! ---Susan Jane Goldner, poet.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 24, 2014
    ISBN9781496931931
    A Striving After Wind: More Notes from This Side.
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    Christos Mendrakos

    Christos Mendrakos is a mental health worker and lifelong student of the human mind who lives in Lewiston, Maine. Having enjoyed a wide array of both private and public sector experience, he has also studied Literature at the State University of New York, College at Purchase, and Psychology at Ashford University. He is currently a master’s level intern in Mental Health Counseling. Feedback is welcome, cjmendros@hotmail.com

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      A Striving After Wind - Christos Mendrakos

      BOOK I

      1821 HELLENIC BLUES

      WAKING UP

      We open our

                        Eyes only

               because

      God

                        is giving us

      One

               More

                        Chance.

      THE BIG VAGABOND: BARSTOOL PRAYER

      Draw me another, holy spigot jockey, and another,

                  More,

            Adorn the space in

      my twelve-ounce mug.

                  Splash a blessed solution on

            my Sunday AM head, soothe the ebbing tributaries of my

      my tattered

                  Soul, pump that

            Sense-bound (not really heart-shaped)

      Cheaply-clad source. I have no new suit of

      clothes to boast, nor sins to boast, content to find

      Sportscenter behind the bar and central heat—ahh- central heating,

      flushing toilet, & a full mug.

      At church they- incensed- coldly damn my

                  Life, pray for death, for ever &

                        Ever. Amen.

      BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

      Twin brass helm wheels (like Gilligan’s) gilded, not for

               steering, Airguide

            imprint in elegant cursive, the thermometer part long inactive.

      It doesn’t work, big brother said, "it’s

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