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    Dead Sea Scrolls: Lost Poems Found
    Dead Sea Scrolls: Lost Poems Found
    Dead Sea Scrolls: Lost Poems Found
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    Dead Sea Scrolls: Lost Poems Found

    By J.L. Powell

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    Jack was a sailor in the US Navy from 1974 until 1978. At age twenty-two, while sailing both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, he wrote poetry. His poems rested on land, unread for thirty-eight years in an old cardboard box. Out of Jack's sea chest comes a book of poetry that captures a historic cultural viewpoint of an American sailor at sea almost four decades ago. Jack's collection of poems reflects his observations on society during the 1960s. Themes expressed include, war, death, fame, 1960s ideals, and nature's majesty.


    Imagine if you will a 22 year old sailor at sea with no axes to grind, and no agenda to meet, simply writing thoughts about his experience in society during the 1960's. A thousand miles out at sea with only ocean spray, windy breezes, and blue skies. At night, a billion stars light up the heavens. Candlelight provided from God to illuminate ones thoughts. Your only companion out here is nature's presence.

    In this setting innocent thoughts emerge that allow total freedom of expression without the hindrance of social approval or expectations of reward. A young mind expressing heartfelt thought just capturing that inner voice that all humanity has. While listening to that inner thought, truth emerges. Pure truth that is hidden deep within each person's soul. That is the essence of the book.


    With these thoughts in mind, I invite you to journey with me back in time and take a glimpse of society of the 1960s. A time when youthful innocence and civil disobedience joined forces to create a consciousness so powerful that no force on earth could stop. The existing establishment could no longer govern by the rules of the past.


    Discover some innocent truths buried and unread for decades in the darkness of an old cardboard box. View one perception of reality about society in the 1960s that was felt and expressed in simple verse.


    J.L. Powell
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 26, 2012
    ISBN9781477291269
    Dead Sea Scrolls: Lost Poems Found
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    J.L. Powell

    Jack grew up in a small rural town in Delaware, population 6,000, and was a child of the 1960s. In this setting he experienced America’s social transformation. During this time social change peaked and civil disobedience was a source of individual pride. His educational system was segregated until he reached high school in 1969. In ninth grade he flunked English and had to take summer courses to pass to the next grade. During this time in American history, original artistic music, art, and literature flourished. As a teenager he experienced firsthand the threat of nuclear annihilation, the passage of segregation, equal rights, the first moon landing, the Hippie Movement, rock and roll, the Vietnam War, and America’s political crisis that resulted in the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X. All of these personal experiences resulted in the writing of this book. Jack is currently a hairless baby boomer who lives on the eastern shore of Maryland with two cats named Tinker and Willy.

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      Dead Sea Scrolls - J.L. Powell

      Dead Sea Scrolls

      LOST POEMS FOUND

      J. L. Powell

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      © 2012 by J. L. Powell. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 11/20/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9128-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9127-6 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4772-9126-9 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012921867

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Prelude

      War and Peace

      American Spirit

      War Games

      Coward

      The Bomb

      Viet Nam

      7 Seas

      Homeport

      Sea

      Liberty Call

      Voyage

      Dry Dock

      Mayday, Mayday

      Separation

      Life and Death

      Life and Death

      Death

      Corpse

      Accident

      Model

      Hunting

      The Will

      Mirror

      Life

      The Race

      Spiritual

      Heaven

      Faith

      Fairies Tell the Truth

      The Earth

      Angel’s Grace

      Addiction

      The Alcoholic’s Rhyme

      Drunk

      Alcohol

      Addiction

      Imprisoned

      Silent Room

      Truth

      Alcohol Addiction

      Social Observations

      Mind Games

      Poor Plant

      Decision

      Ego

      Change

      Contempt

      Happiness

      Social Security

      Friendship

      You Can’t Go Back

      The Plan

      Rock Star

      Choice

      Silly Thought

      The Madman

      Richard Nixon

      Long Gone My Past and Childhood Days

      Graduation

      The Bet

      Bad Rabbit

      True Love

      Pawn

      Questions

      San Diego Plaza, 1976

      Mask

      Value

      The Abortion

      Tomorrow

      Society

      Invisible White Man

      Digital Age

      Trust

      The Lord

      This book is dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison, whose artistic presence freed a generation and mysterious deaths failed to prevent cultural change.

      Acknowledgments

      I would like to thank Krista Thompson, whose compassionate words of encouragement removed my doubts about submitting my writings for publication, and Dana Villarte, whose guiding insights enabled artistic freedom of expression in the publication of this book, and Julia Sanders whose magical production skills transformed the book into a work of art.

      Prelude

      Letter sent to Mom and Dad, July 18, 1976

      Dear Mom and Dad,

      We are still anchored off Kithra, Greece. We have no idea when we will

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