HOSCHTON, Ga., February 12, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Someone once said that without bad in the world there would be no way to truly understand good. Perhaps that is true, but try telling that to the biblical Job. As a man, he followed God's heart and still found himself tried and tested. Instead of denying his Creator, Job clung to the hope that God would save him and revive his broken spirit. It is with much the same trust that author and poet Wayne Clendening penned Reflections: Still Waters Run Deep (now available through 1stBooks Library).
Reflections is the deeply personal struggle of a man who wants nothing more than to live a good life. But, in the 1980's, he found himself being tested. During the hardest time in his life and when life was at its bleakest, Clendening held on to his beliefs, prayed, and hoped that his life would return to some sense of normalcy. In "Where's Mayberry," one of Clendening's most powerful poems, he says: "I look back on my youth and I remember as a child./ Life was laid back, winter was cold, and fall was mild./ Mama would sit on the porch in her favorite rocking chair./ We loved our neighbors and we started every school day with prayer.../ ...was I happy years ago? The adjective I will use is VERY./ Tell me mister; do you know how I can find my way back home to Mayberry?"
Reflections is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and reflect. Life is a gift, and every moment should be embraced.
Clendening has overcome a tremendous amount of trials in his life. Meeting adversity with strength and courage helped him become successful. Clendening has captured the beauty and majesty of life in simple and powerful poetry.
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