Balloon Passages
By Donald Kihm
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Donald Kihm
Born and raised in that part of northeast Ohio where steel was king, the Mahoning Valley, I learned that imagination was a trusted resource for getting me through washing dishes, scrubbing floors, the usual jobs given a child or a teen. Two events stand out: the first when the family Brownie box camera became mine; the second when fingering a plastic recorder called Flutaphone well enough to render simple tunes without mistake. Visual images wedded musical sounds forming my approach to composing verse. As well, shared experiences were the norm on college campuses. Time spent at Youngstown State (A.B.), Ohio U (M.A.), Indiana U and IUPUI, Columbus (post graduate work) was transformative since so many points-of-view mingled and horizons expanded. That so many people came together for a learning experience amazed me, so I became an English teacher. Calling Columbus, Indiana, home, I helped teens appreciate the complexities of our language, hoping that some would turn on to the subject. As well, tasks involving judgment came my way: referee, umpire, jury foreman, speech contest official, etc. The arts became another interest: I acted in many Arts Guild plays and saw other performances and art exhibits in the region. Likewise, reading, traveling, hiking, collecting art, ceramics, music cds became hobbies. Like an Oscar Peterson concert, a happening can overwhelm, become memorable. Such was the case during a mid-October snowfall of eight inches, and I decided to express the event in verse. Poetry remained in the classroom, for I had never written anything worthy of publication. Walking a golf course across the street was quite exhilirating, my prints the first on the mostly white landscape. This marked my entry into writing for others, a sharing of life. Thusly, my bio has been brim full of neat sounds, places, events, people,... always the interesting people.
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Balloon Passages - Donald Kihm
Copyright © 2014 Donald Kihm. All rights reserved.
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Published by AuthorHouse 07/18/2018
ISBN: 978-1-4918-7267-3 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4918-7266-6 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014904796
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Part I Preliminaries before Flight
Coatroom
Down
Youthening
Covering Distances
We Potters
Sit the Bloodhound
Jury
string quartet
Slight Encounter
Envelope
Slumber
Teacher’s Weary Eyes
Unaware
Key
skins
When I Was Six
easing
Language of Violets
Potpourri
Bulb Warmth
From Seed
cherished times
daytime flavors
Door
Part II Air Currents
Binding
Debut
Aging Faith
Reaction
a dance
A Sure Shot
A Chinese Landscape Painting
ascent
of the bedroom
In the Band
Intrusion at Butler Art Institute
Monoliths Near Shiprock, New Mexico
Zen Passage
Picture Taking on a Snow Covered Day
Calm
Duet
Lawn Maintenance in the Midwest
coming near
Encountering Nimue This Fall
In a Cab
Field Study
Part III Coming to Rest
odd shower
To Blossom
Girl and Pup
Mums
centering
Champ
John
Attachment
Aging
Sudden Presence
Delivery
Travelers