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    The Pipe: Poetry of Recovery
    The Pipe: Poetry of Recovery
    The Pipe: Poetry of Recovery
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    The Pipe: Poetry of Recovery

    By Russell Pelletier

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    This book came about due to the encouragement of the authors friends and relatives. They felt the people in recovery could find some inspiration and enjoyment from it. The author feels the book is a success if it helps even one person.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 19, 2016
    ISBN9781504986571
    The Pipe: Poetry of Recovery
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    Russell Pelletier

    The author was born in New York City and moved to Virginia in 1955. He went to school in Fairfax and Alexandria, Virginia. He is a retired transit employee with thirty-four years of service. He began writing in 1971. An avid outdoorsman, he still operates an outdoor equipment business from his home in Woodbridge, Virginia, where he still resides with his wife, Nancy, and their children. His future goal is to publish the children’s stories he has written.

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      The Pipe - Russell Pelletier

      © 2016 Russell Pelletier. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 03/19/2016

      ISBN: 978-1-5049-8658-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5049-8656-4 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-5049-8657-1 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      The Pipe

      The Cracked Glass

      Free Advice

      It’s All Good

      Ripples

      The Sparrow

      Islands Are Lonely

      Pages

      Feelings

      Balance

      The Truth of My Strength

      The Bumble Bee of Chaos

      The Road to Recovery

      The Hidden Things

      Time

      It’s Only a Mistake

      To Have What They Have

      God Drives the Bus

      Lean On Me

      The Path

      The Struggle

      A Lesson

      Steps

      Emerging

      The Mirror

      Shake It Off

      Catch Up Mode

      The Search

      The Committee

      Comfort Zone

      Equals

      Surrender

      The Raft of Recovery

      The Slap That Doesn’t Sting

      Favor

      The Cost of Anger

      The Way of the Hawk

      Once Upon a Time

      A Hole in the Water

      I Just Can’t Help Myself

      The Time is Always Right

      Instructions

      Table for One

      No One Ever Returned

      Thank You for Right Now

      Guilt Trip

      Nightmare

      Getting By

      Growing

      Letting Go

      Courage Knows Fear

      Listening

      Willing

      Own It

      Scars

      Sleep On It

      Greet the Dawn Like a Dog

      Dividends

      Soaring

      I’m Never Alone

      The Getaway

      What is Real

      Looking After Me

      Stepping Stone

      Scarecrow of Fear

      Don’t Get Pulled In

      Projecting

      Turn on the Light

      Acceptance

      The Plan

      Voice Mail

      Too Much to Do

      Keep Smiling

      The Puzzle

      The Gift

      A Single Blade of Grass

      Reruns

      How Much

      Oasis of Peace

      A Piece of My Mind

      The Eye of Envy

      The Spoken Heart

      The Chain

      Do Something

      Coasting

      Desperately Busy

      I’ll Play These

      Lamp of Faith

      What Would I Change

      Blessings in Disguise

      Good Enough

      The Cherry Tree

      Goodbye Norman

      One Day

      Lists

      Remember

      It’s Never Too Late

      The Garden of Fear

      I’ll Take the Good

      Good, Better, Best

      In My Head

      I Knew It Was Coming

      They Ain’t Looking

      If Only Things Were Different

      The Beauty of Ordinary Days

      What Happened to Today

      The Way of Light

      Don’t Sleep On Your Anger

      Is Silence Better Than a Lie?

      So Close

      The Time is Now

      Sanctuary

      It Is What It Is

      Back to Square One

      Silence – The Original

      It’s Not Personal

      The Noose of Self Doubt

      The Hand of Gratitude

      If Only

      For Your Enjoyment

      That Sweet Old Dog

      Tubby the Bluegill

      What Color is a Shadow

      The Last Pear

      The Sweetest Dream

      The Blanket

      Mosquito Hawk

      Beware the Moors

      Daughter to the Stars

      America’s Monument

      Otter Games

      Teach Your Children

      The Gnome of Clutter

      Tears

      Masters of Darkness

      El Tigre

      Thadeus and Mouse/Surprise Party

      Forward

      This book is dedicated to all the people seeking recovery from addiction, and to those who live with and are friends of them.

      Good luck, good health, God bless.

      Acknowledgement

      This book was only possible because of the support of my wife Nancy, my best friend, Alice, and Sonny, a family member, whose computer skills brought the project together.

      The Pipe

      When I say things that people like,

      I find it very odd,

      that people give me credit for what belongs to God.

      God is the author of all I say,

      I just pass the word along.

      For me to take the credit would be arrogant and wrong.

      Let others pat their own backs.

      I am not the type.

      I know His words are the water and I am just the pipe.

      I’m thankful for the gift I’m given,

      but I’m always quite aware.

      I know who gave it to me and who put

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