Short Sleeves A Book For Friends

by Hal Manogue

Short Sleeves A Book For Friends is a collection of poems that inspire us to ask ourselves daily: Am I a human having a spirtual experience or am I a spirit having a human experience? It's 21st... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977813010
• ISBN13: 9780977813018
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Shortsleeves
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Looking inside to search for peace and the Creator

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (3/07) H. T. Manogue uses poetry to express his thoughts on learning who he is, why he's here and where he came from. Ace is his Trademark. I found his poetry to be profound yet written simply enough to be understandable. The following poems particularly touched me, possibly because I have a new grandchild. I look at him and wonder what he's thinking. How is he connecting where he came from with the world he now lives in? Is he aware of how much he's loved? He's at his beginning; he doesn't know anger, judgment, or fear. "About Ace Our Trademark Ace represents the child we all know The tremendous creator we have within us. He signifies the high feelings of well being We came equipped with when we started our path In this physical world. A for Awareness C for Connected E for Energy To act as the child who knows no fear Who knows no anger Who knows no judgment. Who fills days with works of Joy and connection For himself and for all he meets. His level of experiencing joy and happiness in life Changes with Each thought of kindness Each breathe of truth Each act of freedom. To be who he is With all That IS For eternity. His daily prayer is: My Will Is To Will God's Will In Every Cell Of My Body To Be That I Which I Am God's Evolving Plan" "Ace Thinks God Am I Ready For Birth Can I Pick A Special Body A Special Face A Special Race Can I Love 21st Century Time Write A Book Learn To Cook Ride a Bike Fly A Kite Love To Light Human Plight With A Word Or A Herd Of Angels Might Can I Dance Create Romance Have A Tail Ride A Whale Be Tall Climb A Wall Have A Ball Never Fall Be 3 Know A Tree Grow Some Hair Speak With Flair Spread Some Love Everywhere Can I Be All In One With The Torch From Your Porch Can I Be Just Like Thee Yes You Can Son Man My God Is Fun Creation Is Never Done God And Me Eternally" H. T. Manogue is an extremely talented poet. "Short Sleeves" is written in a unique style that I found easy to read and understand. His poems address harmony, love and understanding. I enjoyed reading his work. I recommend this book to fans of poetry; it will offer you a sense of serenity.

Poetic Gymnastics on Metaphysical Themes (2007 Edition)

For poet H.T. Manogue, 2006 was a year of change--change of thinking about who he was and how he saw the world. In his second collection of poetry, Short Sleeves: A Book for Friends 2007, many of Hal's poems in this volume vibrate with the possibility that radiates from change. Themes of forgiveness, unity, love and the cycles of life underscore the pervading theme that all is one, now is eternity, and we are co-creators with the Divine. Whether paying homage to penguins in the poem Flightless ("Dressed in suits of black and white, a touch of orange to show your class"), or swimming in an ocean in self love where "Now I am an island surrounded by myself", Hal reminds us of the grandeur of the Ground of Being from which all things arise. Sometimes playful but always wise, Hal's poems gives us kaleidoscope glasses allowing new perspectives and fresh ways of being in the world. His poem, I Am, reminds me a bit of Shel Silverstein: "I am brown I am green I am tall I am a wall I am bark I am an ark I am roots I am leaves I am a fort I am a floor I am the opening for a door I am you I am me Connected branches Of A Tree" Reminiscent of Rumi, Hal shows that he is in love with God and in love with reality. He writes in I Dance Everyday: "I dance everyday With spirit Solo we waltz To the music of love And then we twist With God On the dance floor Of Eternity." Filled with over 100 poems, Short Sleeves: A Book for Friends 2007 is a delightful romp with Spirit, reminding us not to take ourselves, or life, so seriously. Yet, Hal's poems also acknowledges difficult circumstances like war--a mirror reflecting our projected aggression, judgmentalism, and conformity. One of my favorite poems in this book is Shopping: "Shopping thru the store of life I found you My gift to myself The ultimate present wrapped In the warmth of the sun Lit by the glow of the stars A gold ribbon Twirled around the moon Of my thoughts Waiting patiently to be opened Resting quietly on the shelf Of my mortality My mind peeks I feel your glance As the veil of forgetfulness drops I jump into your joy Kissing my gift Of remembering" Some other delightful poems in Short Sleeves: A Book for Friends 2007 include: * A Brighter Version * By the Pound * God's My Name * I Missed School One Day * Mention Thinking * Petal Power * Seeds from the Sun * Tennessee Ridge * The Rock with Ears * Water Me * With the Snap of Fingers I Missed School One Day is an especially poignant poem as Hal describes the soul of one of the Amish children that was gunned down in a schoolhouse. Dedicated to those precious Amish children, Hal writes: "I missed school one day That day I taught the world to pray About forgiveness The Jesus way Cleansing veins in hateful hearts Draining anger arteries That keep the world on a killing course That drives us from our loving Source I had to die to show that I Will come again Again and again To show that love has no death When we remember The forgiveness tool that w