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    Insearch of Mickey Mantle: New and Selected Poems
    Insearch of Mickey Mantle: New and Selected Poems
    Insearch of Mickey Mantle: New and Selected Poems
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    Insearch of Mickey Mantle: New and Selected Poems

    By Logan C. Jones

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    Insearch of Mickey Mantle is a collection of poems about the search for an elusive hero and also about a deeper search, an inward search, an insearch, for meaning. The poems travel through the lush--and often arid--inner landscape of memory and relationships, health and aging, and nature and spirituality. The journey inward is the journey of the soul; it is the journey towards home. To take that first step is to take the first step towards healing and forgiveness. Insearch of Mickey Mantle invites the reader to embrace the soulful journey of being with gratitude and joy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateOct 9, 2024
    ISBN9781498236003
    Insearch of Mickey Mantle: New and Selected Poems
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    Logan C. Jones

    Logan C. Jones, EdD, is a Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education and works in a hospital as chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care Services. Ordained in the Moravian Church in America, he is the author of No Man's Land: Poems (2014) and several articles on pastoral care and pastoral supervision. He and his wife live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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      Insearch of Mickey Mantle - Logan C. Jones

      Lord of the Sea

      He stands in the surf,

      waves easily lapping at his knees.

      Being sixteen months old, he looks further out to sea,

      into the future where

      the larger waves crash and roar.

      He claps his hands, laughing.

      He bends down and

      splashes in the water,

      then jumps up and down, dancing —

      summoning the wind and the waves

      to him.

      His great delight is held with Joy and Gratitude.

      Just for a moment, in the golden afternoon

      at the end of summer,

      all of the ocean belongs to him.

      Just for a moment, he is Poseidon,

      Lord of the Sea.

      The Music of Heaven

      Bach plays in heaven,

      and Mannheim Steamroller

      during the winter solstice,

      and, of course, the Beatles.

      But when the angels need

      to smile,

      they listen for Kelli’s

      laughter.

      Her laughter comes from

      a wellspring of gladness,

      from a deep place

      of delight,

      of joy,

      of ease,

      of wonder.

      Born out of loss

      and the knowing of

      God’s acceptance,

      Kelli’s laughter

      is the music

      of heaven.

      Translating Rilke

      Rilke said:

      You must change your life.

      This is what he meant:

      You must become

      who you are meant to be —

      or else die

      a thousand deaths

      each day.

      Blue Ridge Fog

      A dense, soupy fog settles

      over the Blue Ridge,

      hiding trees, roads, fields,

      even the way home.

      You cannot see the road.

      The way ahead is unclear.

      You must slow down and

      pay attention.

      Like Jonah, you are swallowed up.

      The way home is hidden.

      Yes, you do know something

      about hiding.

      You have your many, many ways

      to keep from being seen

      and known by others —

      and yourself.

      Of course, the fog burns off and lifts.

      Now what?

      Now you can see

      and you can be seen —

      If you can be seen,

      then you can be known.

      If you can be known,

      then you can be loved,

      And if you can be loved,

      you can be forgiven.

      Lord, Remind Me

      Lord, remind me of my

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