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    Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems
    Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems
    Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems
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    Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems

    By Vincent Visco

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    About the Book
    Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems brings together two worlds, urban and pastoral. Combining elements from each to create a unique perspective of the simple things in life too often overlooked, the grittiness of growing up in a city environment and the curative quality of nature are an essential combination for creating character in a person.
    These poems present a view into the everyday experiences that we should focus on rather than the harangue of negativity that is all around us. In a word, they are uplifting. Quite often, the works are humorous with some carrying social commentary but never browbeating. They are always positive in nature and a panacea to a world in turmoil. The title for this collection presents an essential task for all adults–that is, the need to read to children in order to open their eyes to the magic and wonder of words, creating a confidence to pass that on to others.
    About the Author
    Vincent Visco is a retired high school English teacher of forty-two years. Originally from Brooklyn where he taught, Visco now resides in Sarasota, Florida. He draws from his experiences of growing up in Brooklyn and the beauty of nature in Florida for inspiration.
    Besides teaching all genres and literary periods, Visco also taught creative and expository writing, as well as public speaking. He's been writing most of his life, starting with fiction, but then twenty years ago, he switched to poetry as his major form of expression.
    Visco is currently a member of the Lakewood Ranch Scribes, a writers’ group that was featured in an article from a local magazine. They work in all genres which helps create a variety of different insights. He has amassed a large collection of works, with Magic and Wonder being his first completed collection of poems. As in his career, he always looks to present the world in a positive framework where anything can be accomplished if given the right motivation and tools. His poetry provides that sort of motivation for any age and demographic area.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRoseDog Books
    Release dateSep 26, 2023
    ISBN9798890276452
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      Magic and Wonder and Selected Poems - Vincent Visco

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      The contents of this work including, but not limited to, the accuracy of events, people, and places depicted; opinions expressed; permission to use previously published materials included; and any advice given or actions advocated are solely the responsibility of the author, who assumes all liability for said work and indemnifies the publisher against any claims stemming from publication of the work.

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      Copyright © 2023 by Vincent Visco

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      For Elizabeth, my wife, who is not only my primary muse but also the main guiding force throughout my life which has led me to this fulfilment.

      g

      ANNOTATIONS

      Those words, phrases and

      peculiar pictures

      on the left hand pages

      reminding us how little we understand,

      especially of Shakespeare.

      Immediately on page one

      we are warned that there is no way

      we will comprehend what is to follow

      and yet we continue.

      Ignorance isn’t so blissful.

      And do these words sound

      different on stage?

      I’ve never seen a blackboard,

      stage left, listing words

      the audience couldn’t possibly understand.

      Or were Elizabethans so much smarter

      developing a secret language

      just to get a good laugh

      knowing someone four hundred years later

      would never get the joke.

      Why not keep just the annotations

      and remove the text?

      Better yet have the guy who

      writes the annotations just rewrite the play.

      Oh, I forgot we leave it to Hollywood

      to ruin the printed word.

      Alas, there is something sacred

      about words written to fit the past

      yet so hard to apply to the future

      like Declarations, Proclamations, Edicts and Credos

      intended to answer questions, settle disputes

      even end wars, just to make life better.

      But it never works!

      Being written makes it subject to interpretation

      So everyone can apply the meaning that suits them.

      Annotations are proof that Language is always changing

      But Life is evidence that Human Nature remains the same.

      g

      A Sucker’s Bet

      In my neighborhood it started early.

      Summer days too hot for most activities

      we pitched pennies against a cold red brick

      wall of an abandoned building with

      money from Coke bottle deposits

      Or flipping baseball cards using

      ones we had doubles of trying

      to get the elusive Mickey Mantle.

      Winning was everything, walking away

      with a bulging pocket of copper treasure

      or a stack of cards valueless

      once baseball season was over.

      The church was an enabler with

      the annual springtime bazar.

      The loud thwacking of the huge

      wheel and rubber arrow luring us.

      Hearts pounding, bodies contorting

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