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Part 2: Stuck on the Bank
21 poems, meant to be read in order.
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Though it’s difficult to realize it at the time, most of our lessons come to us when we think we’re “stuck.”
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Camping  [E]   1.0 KB
The Poet Warrior rests on the bank.

Fire  [E]   0.6 KB
The Poet must camp in the fire of pain, fear and uncertainty. From Bottle in the River.

Reacting on the Bank  [E]   1.0 KB
Once out of sorts, getting back into the flow isn’t easy. From Bottle in the River.

Attachment  [E]   1.0 KB
A droplet in the sky is falling, hoping to land in the river. From Bottle in the River.

Fathering  [E]   0.8 KB
Fear causes actions that put us in a new place of fear. From Bottle in the River.

Parallax  [E]   1.4 KB
A man who walks the tracks singing. He was killed. From Bottle in the River.

Another Butterfly Effect  [E]   1.6 KB
A nature poem about terrorism and our culture of fear. From Bottle in the River.

Stay Now  [E]   0.3 KB
Some of us are lost in hope as much as fear. From Bottle in the River

Mother (image)  [E]   35.0 KB
This is a concrete poem.

Mother  [E]   2.6 KB
Concrete poem about our mutilation of trees. From Dan Sturn's Bottle in a River.

21st Century Contrition  [E]   1.7 KB
A poem about the disappearance of the Honeybee. From Bottle in the River.

The Clearing  [E]   1.5 KB
The Poet realizes he is not a Poet Warrior. From Bottle in the River.

Day and Night  [E]   1.1 KB
Day and Night are married right, as sure as the path of the sun. From Bottle in the River.

Presence  [E]   0.6 KB
A nature poem about reaching, guilt, and just being. From Bottle in the River.

Start Where You Are  [E]   0.6 KB
We should just start writing without regard to what we write. From Bottle in the River.

Jour  [E]   1.4 KB
Journaling can help you “listen” to your muse.

Thought Journey  [E]   1.0 KB
Journaling focuses us to be aware of our thoughts. From Bottle in the River.

Middle Child  [E]   1.7 KB
This poem is preceded by a blank page. From Bottle in the River.

Blade  [E]   1.3 KB
It's a continual process of cutting through one layer of lessons after the next.

Story  [E]   1.8 KB
Concrete poem about meditation. From Bottle in the River.

Story (The Image)  [E]   25.0 KB
Illustrating Microsoft Word's change tracking in the concrete poem: Story.

a poem is . . . .   [E]   1.4 KB
The Poet reaches into the river and pulls out, from the stream of thought . . . . a poem.

Confidence  [E]   0.7 KB
Awesome lightning does its thing with so much confidence. It has a purposeless purpose!