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An updated edition of the premiere publication, Satellites & Exits: Volume 1: a poetry and art collection by artist/writer, Torrence King is available now to order.
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The updated edition of the premiere publication, Satellites & Exits by Torrence King makes its debut, celebrating over 10 years since its first release.
"This was my first poetry and art collection published back in 1996. Its contents still resonates with readers, including myself."
King explains "I gathered my thoughts and put them in these metaphors and messages. Through the time of its writing, I learned from and was inspired by the best poets and thinkers and hope that this new edition of Satellites & Exits continues to make an impact over a decade later."
Satellites & Exits (Poetry and Art Collection) - Table of Contents
- Introduction
1. Eternity Invites A Universe
2. Weight Your Turn
3. Mirage of Desire
4. The Knowledge of Good and Evil
5. Sentimental Value
6. The Roadless Travels
7. Happy Yellow
8. The Meaning of Life, The Secret of Time, The Fear of Death
9. The Winds of Change
10. The Rearview-Mirror Dimension
11. And, Fade Away
12. Moonless Words
13. Stateless
14. The Autumn Leaves Violet Stole
15. Verses Vs. Me
16. Psychedelic Superangel
17. Half-Full Heart, Half-Empty Mind
18. Ache Gently Tea
19. Never, Never Land
20. I Buried My Heart At Wounded Knee
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THE WINDS OF CHANGE
Make the right turn into oblivion,
Away from me,
My love.
These winds of change.
Change these tides and waves
Through the paths unknown.
Change these clouds
From shades of gray.
Into an alternate reality foretold.
My love,
My inner-peace.
Somewhere,
Someone is beginning to change me.
Some days,
Sometimes cold air blows passion
Through this fire.
Crashing down
And around.
Changing everything
That I use to be.
Never the same.
Never the same, you see.
Gray for the time.
White for the past.
Hymn to the silence.
Tears for the rain.
And pain,
For all that ever was a part of me.
©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection “Satellites & Exits”
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I BURIED MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
I have come to this place,
Displaced and broken down.
Only here does my heart beat,
Only here does my mind think.
I will ask for more than I got
And you will give me it all.
Any time that is left,
Anybody that will hear.
I've cried for your forgiveness
For the pain that came too soon.
Only the dust is in my eyes,
Only the truth stands for my silence.
I threw all the stones
That were thrown back to me.
Then I became like before.
Fragments of loss,
Pieces of bitterness.
You want me to say I'm sorry
Just because my knees are bent.
You can pick me up from this floor,
I am a regretted mess.
I will never walk again,
Until
I've been
Both loved
And shattered.
©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection
“Satellites & Exits” - Available Now
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The Autumn Leaves Violet Stole
Traces of red
Lie deep in the sea.
As I lay here,
Sorrow surrounds me.
My knowledge of truth
Is consumed by fear.
Sound of light,
Shatters my ears.
Reach out,
Touch the stone.
Come out,
Carry on.
Erase the doubt,
Go back home.
Live by living
And sacrifice the pain.
Give by giving
And combat the rain.
As their world ends,
Our world begins.
©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection “Satellites & Exits” - Available Now
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE
I remember her
Elegance and grace.
“Why did I not believe?”
The look in her eyes
Would ensnare my mind.
The touch of her lips
Could encase my fears.
“Why did I ever leave?”
Overwhelmed, I drift
To the sea of regret.
Memories, I won't bring
To extinction.
I wish to embrace
You, my love, once more.
Denial in every attempt.
Unity constantly shun.
Now, I'm left with
These manic memoirs.
In need of
A detached treasure.
An indescribable joy,
Unattainable.
Your sentiments exactly.
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©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection “Satellites & Exits” - Available Now
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MOONLESS WORDS
The moon hid from my eyes.
Or was it the mist of shame
Clothed in a blue of night?
I have seen much
In these darkened hours here.
What I fear,
I tread.
What I've shaken,
I've shared.
It is cold in this place
Of shadows
Where there is no where to go but up.
The beams of the night’s light
Clears my path ahead.
But not before
I stop to contemplate.
“Will I be there another moment too late?”
“Who will join me
Before the fall of the stars above?”
I find it best not to think on these things.
They just turn these feeble bones
Into crops of dust.
I have journeyed a million miles,
A million times
To the place
Where many are heard
But have very little to say.
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©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection “Satellites & Exits” - Available Now
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ETERNITY INVITES A UNIVERSE
They met between gravity
And the laws thereof.
She loved his charm,
He admired her wit.
She questioned his reasons,
He gave idle answers.
"I am all and nothing more,"
He said.
"More is less."
"Planets and stars,"
She said.
"Are of universal emptiness,
To those that be proud."
He became instantly inferior.
She had exposed his void.
"Come with me,
Take my hand."
She said.
"Travel farther
Than where you've been."
He struggled at the notion
Of such an invitation.
He believes her words.
He takes her hand.
The beginning of illumination.
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©1996 Torrence King. All Rights Reserved. From the poetry-art collection “Satellites & Exits”
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One of the very first poems I wrote during the early 90's when I took a break from graphic design.
It’s a metaphoric look at a woman (eternity) and a man (universe) and what happens when they meet and decide to be together. I've been asked why is the woman portrayed as eternity and the man portrayed as the universe. Well, besides the names and titles sounding cool, I believe women keep humanity alive thus creating eternity with the birth of life. While men tend to view themselves as conquerors, collecting things to surround their lives, creating their own universes, at times. I know, that’s just some generalizations and theories to explain the poem but it has a touch of truth to it. Anyway, I appreciate when readers enjoy it and take from it whatever they feel.
THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR DIMENSION
As I observe you,
An image of
Darkly windows,
I stare at your
Reflective aura.
My attention to
Literal flaws
Are paid frequently,
Held around
Glossy worlds.
The facts rely on
Ultimate intentions.
Double my work
To comfort
Crystal-like forms.
What creates
This out pour over
Shocking beauty?
You draft
A smile to
The few sheets
Of lost reflections.
I go back to
The board drawn
Transparently exact.
Reminded of
The liquid streets.
The lovely evenings
in the cage,
My adjustment
To old age,
And your escape
Through optical illusions.
A glare of you
Without the facade,
Begins to stare back
At the shapeless.
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©1996 Torrence J. King. All rights reserved. From the poetry-art book Satellites & Exits
To view and order Satellites and Exits - Vol. 1 – Go to:
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