Of "The Moon Reflected Fire "and its subject, the Vietnam War, poet James Tate writes: "These are trenchant, wrenching poems. With artistry and honesty they perform an inquest into war and its corrosive after effects."

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ILLUMINATIVE/INTERPRETIVE/IMAGINATIVE THE WORLD IS CHANGING AT SUCH A RAPID PACE THAT IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ABREAST OF ALL THAT IS OCCURING ON THIS CELESTIAL GLOBE. IT IS TIME TO DIFFERENCIATE BETWEEN THE IMPORTANT AND THE UNIMPORTANT. RELATIONSHIPS ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THIS ACCUMULATION OF SHORT POEMS IS AN ATTEMPT TO EXPRESS WHAT MOST PEOPLE FEEL DEEP DOWN INSIDE BUT ARE OFTEN INCAPABLE OF LIVING OUT IN A PRACTICAL WAY. MEMORABLE OCCASIONS, SIGNIFICANT FAMILY EXPERIENCES, AND FUTURE EVENTS EACH SOMEHOW SUCCUMB TO IMMEDIATE PERSONAL CHALLENGES. INTENTIONALLY SET ASIDE A FEW MOMENTS TO REVEL IN THE BEST OF THE BEST AS DOUG ANDERSON UNRAVELS TRINKETS OF REFRESHINGLY SATISFYING GEMS. YOUR LIFE WILL BE ENRICHED AND YOUR IMAGINATION ENLIGHTENED. EXCERPS FROM "POEMS TO MAKE YOU THINK" "Bite The Bullet. Don't Talk Back" "Waiting Is Never An Easy Thing" "We All Have Walked In Shoes Of Pride" LISTEN/LEARN/LIVE/LAUGH/LOVE

Sensitive/Stimulating/Satisfying! We tend to forget about the wonderful sequence of events of the past that have caused us to become all that we are today. Way back then some seemed burdonsome, cumbersome, and unquestionably quite irritating. However, we endured these experiences and grew. Other happenings were joyous occasions and these were also used as tools destined to leave an indelible, lasting, effervescent impression. Doug Anderson has a God given ability to reach back into the past and recall subtle, and somewhat hidden, manifestations of unseen protective care that accompanies each of us along life's pilgrim earthly journey. Make it a point to search for deeper truths contained in each poem. Then ask yourself if the lessons learned were equal to or greater than the time you spent reading the book. The greatest commodity possessed by humanity is the supreme gift of time. We must learn to use it wisely lest it vanish before us in almost the twinkling of an eye.

Most men spend most of their free time doing most of the things that satisfy themselves, while the seeming love of their life sits on the sidelines just observing, but rarely participating. It's time to wake up before experiencing a heart rending break up! Re-evaluate the relationship that now exists between the two of you. Do you love her, and if so, how often do you let yourself become vulnerable enough to make her your queen; not only for a day, but for all of the remaining days of your gifted lives. If you will begin to do this, your greatest joys are about to become a reality. You will truly experience the God ordained, highest form of life offered to man. She will then become all that you have ever wanted or needed!

These poems are designed to capture the imagination by using vivid illustrations. It is the eye that fills them mind with great ideas. The ear tunes into nature's symphonic overtures. Hands can reach out and touch lovely spring flowers, the green grass in summer, autumn's coloful leaves, and falling winter snow. Read and let your thoughts wander as these fascinating poetic gems touch your heart.

DESTINY HAS INTRIGUED THE HUMAN RACE FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME. THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCES, SUCH AS WASHED OUT DREAMS, OR PLEASANT SURPRISES COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE.

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL TRUE STORY OF ONE MAN'S ADVENTURE TO CAPTURE THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS, AND DEMONSTRATE HOW A PERSON WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM CAN OVERCOME INSURMOUNTABLE ODDS, TO REACH THE PINNACLE OF LIFE

FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE, DOUG ANDERSON HAD TO RE-EVALUATE EVERYTHING--- HIS PERCEPTION OF HIMSELF; HIS LOW SELF-ESTEEM, HIS OPPORTUNITY FOR MARRIAGE, HIS OVERALL FUTURE.

LET DOUG ANDERSON SHARE WITH YOU THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT BOTH ENHANCED AND BROUGHT A BEAUTIFUL MILLIONAIRE INTO HIS LIFE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK IS TO FACILITATE OTHERS IN FINDING THE MATE OF THEIR DREAMS; WHETHER IT IS A MILLIONAIRE, A LOVE RELATIONSHIP, OR JUST A GOOD FRIEND. THIS STORY WILL GIVE INSIGHT ON HOW TO OBTAIN ALMOST UNREALISTIC GOALS.

EXCERPTS FROM "HOW TO GET A MILLIONAIRE THROUGH INTERNET DATING":

"I was $500,000.00 in debt."
"So, what would I use to bait my hook?"
"It was now or never "

"Oh, I thought, if she would only be impressed "

"So far, everything was working according to my plans."
"Then the big break came"

We tend to write about what will not go away, Doug Anderson says in this candid, darkly humorous journey of self-discovery. Beginning in 1943, in the pre civil rights South filled with tobacco and war stories, he recalls the difficult childhood that propels him into service in Vietnam. In 1967, having returned home deeply shaken by his experience as a combat medical corpsman, Anderson plunges into the heady freedoms and excesses of the sixties. His downward spiral through booze, substance abuse, and sex brings him dangerously close to a total breakdown. Finally, in a return group visit to Vietnam in 2000, he meets with former enemies now become writers and poets. Moved by the realization that the last time I saw these people they were trying to kill me, Anderson confronts the past and calls upon a story this powerful story to rebuild a life.