Working Title:
While Away: The Places I Found Myself

Working Subtitle:
A book of poetry, prose, and photography by Benny Bowden

Prologue

(Prose in progress)

Part 1: Retreat

(Prose in progress)

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Still Green

Location: Matfield Green, KS

How is it still green?
The grass on the side of these hills —
In the dead of winter, last days of December —
Is alive and well.

It was the first word I could spell;
“G-R-E-E-N,” I would yell.
It was my favorite color.

Now, I’m twenty-nine;
A man, tainted by time and “maturity.”
But it’s still my favorite color.
How is it still green?

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Poem #2

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Poem #3

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Poem #4

Part 2: [Title TBD]

(Prose in progress)