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    Linear Reactions: A Soldier’S Poetic Tour, Guantanamo to Iraq
    Linear Reactions: A Soldier’S Poetic Tour, Guantanamo to Iraq
    Linear Reactions: A Soldier’S Poetic Tour, Guantanamo to Iraq
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    Linear Reactions: A Soldier’S Poetic Tour, Guantanamo to Iraq

    By C. A. Boyles

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    The Bible was essentially my first introduction to poetry. That was particularly true for the books of Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. The richness and beauty with which their verses were weaved together often transported me to a place beyond any physical space. There was something magical about the rhythm of the words bouncing off the pages and the magnificent wisdom the language conveyed to me as a youngster. I was quite fascinated by the artistic flow of words but never envisioned myself undertaking writing as a hobby. It really wasnt something I was particularly interested in at that time.

    Many years later, I started writing purely as an outlet to express my observation of the human condition and the surreal wonders of nature. It was through this prism that I was able to discern the paradox of the broken and fallible inadequacies within our humanity, coexisting with uninhibited love, beauty and compassion. These contradictions that somehow give me pause also give me reason to smile. At times, I try to seek out answers to questions no one has. Then one looks around, and nature simply makes those thoughts irrelevant. My simple philosophy is that lifes quite short, so we might as well enjoy it before the joy ends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateFeb 26, 2014
    ISBN9781493166695
    Linear Reactions: A Soldier’S Poetic Tour, Guantanamo to Iraq
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    C. A. Boyles

    C. A. Boyles is married and has three sons. He spent eight and a half years in the US Army National Guard and Reserve and served three and a half years of deployments. He also worked in the airline and security industries in management and supervisory capacities. He is currently enrolled at the University of Massachusetts and also resides in that state with his wife and youngest son.

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      Linear Reactions - C. A. Boyles

      LINEAR REACTIONS

      ____________________________

      A Soldier’s Poetic Tour,

      Guantanamo to Iraq

      C. A. BOYLES

      Copyright © 2014 by C. A. Boyles.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 03/29/2014

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris LLC

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      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      CARE OR DARE

      In Theater

      Good Morning

      Flowers and Thorns

      Pyrrhic Interlude

      A Guantanamo Day

      I Feel

      Guantanamo Super-Max

      Convoys Roads of Treachery

      TWILIGHT OF THE HORIZON

      Pause of Reflection

      Dead End

      Look Out for Life

      Solace of Passing

      Incarnate

      At the End of the Day

      Sobering Intoxication

      Symbols of Freedom

      INCOMPARABLE DIMENSIONS

      At Sunrise

      The Songbirds

      Linear Reactions

      Earthy Rhythm

      A Natural

      Chorus of the Wind

      NATURE’S CAPSULE

      The Eastern Sky

      The Hummingbird

      In Submission

      Tonight as Always

      Ambushed

      Cadence of Springtime

      INVISIBLE WORKS OF ART

      The Higher Power

      Intricate Balance

      Be Mindful of the Mind

      God’s Willing

      Ultimate Freedom

      Coronation

      Inverted Another Realm

      I Wish I Knew

      MIND PARADIGM

      Dyslexia

      Conceit

      Insight

      I Lost My Name

      Autistic

      The Ironic

      Affiliates

      Sounds of Mischief

      THE EMOTIONAL UTOPISTS

      Sweet Reverie

      Intangible Delights

      Pendulum Swing

      Lessons of the Children

      Awaken

      A Good Season

      Compatibility

      SHADES OF SOLEMNITY

      Cold Case Files

      Her Only Child

      Warm Slaves

      As Legend Goes,

      Reigning Shadows

      Suicidal (PTSD)

      Stone River

      Strange Awakening

      Pantheon to the Astronauts

      Try to enjoy life

      before the joy ends

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