Contemplative Poems
A Mantra for Living
by Robert J. Mack

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Thanks for thinking of buying this book or for purchasing it already. Below is what the author has provided the publisher to give you a snapshot of what you will find within, including a small biography. This book of 317 poems by Robert J. Mack represents a creative period in the author’s life over the course of 2023 through the first part of 2026. The poems examine all facets of life, including our current culture. There are reflective and astute observations here about what makes us human beings and about the wisdom necessary to keep that humanity, with some wise words from the fictional character Uncle Runt, a West Texas rancher. Many have allusions to God’s influence. All of the poems have a short introduction.

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ROBERT J. MACK is a poet, essayist, and movie/book reviewer. He was an editor and publisher for a financial services corporation before retiring from his corporate life. His other works include essays in American Thinker, an article in Visiting Nurse Service of New York Magazine, an article in Annapolis’s newspaper The Capital, articles for the National Widowers’ Organization, and his three previous books of poetry: Ah Poems, Second Millennium Poems: The Age of What?, and Third Millennium Poems: Painting with Words. Two of his poems about 9/11 are owned by the City of New York, and one of them appeared on the Tunnels to Towers Foundation charity website. His ode to Winston Churchill is owned by the International Churchill Society and was published in its magazine Finest Hour. He lives in Port Jefferson, New York.

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