My friend, and fellow poet Kerstin Centervall did a video of one of my poems...

19 Aug 2013

My friend, and award-winning poet Kerstin Centervall did this video of one of my poems...basically, she put the words up, with music playing in the background...and yeah, my bio and picture are at the beginning...I think I look slightly squashed, but I thought it was a very thoughtful gesture on her part...

The poem she used is one of the poems that remained unpublished until my book was released back in September, 2012 btw...and just a note, Lisa and Yas were helpful on this one, as always, when I posted it originally in the mod forum here...don't know what I'd do without them... dontknow

Harmony

If I have seen goodness,
It’s because I have seen the bad,
If I have known happiness,
It’s because I have known sad.

I can appreciate the warmth,
Because I’ve known the cold,
And I can appreciate youth,
For I have known the old.

I appreciate recognition,
For I was once unknown,
I can appreciate camaraderie,
For too long I was alone.

As once my life was in darkness,
Like an eternally long night,
But now that I’ve found you,
I’ve been led into the light.

So many things have happened,
That I just never understood,
But it often seems the bad things,
Just make us appreciate the good.

For life works in perfect harmony,
For every yang there’s a yin,
And every day must come to an end,
For a new one to begin.

06-25-11.

And btw...in case anyone is interested in buying my book, I just happen to have a link handy...

I Often Wonder: a collection of poetry and prose [Paperback]
http://www.amazon.com/Often-Wonder-collection-poetry-prose/dp/0615690815/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346521542&sr=1-1&keywords=Alan+W.+Jankowski

I've also been selling signed copies direct, for $18.00 including shipping to anywhere in the U.S...if interested, send me a message...thanks... happy8

I once knew a drinker who had a moderating problem...

11 Sep 2013

I love this more and more every time I read it.

“Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.”