#EggcerptExchange More Pennies Than Water by Steven Harz

BLURB:In his third collection of fiction and poetry, award-winning writer Steven Harz once again connects readers to stories containing emotions with which we can all connect. In "More Pennies Than Water" he covers themes of loves lost and found as well as rebirth of life and coping with death. Appearing regularly in 'The Iron Writer Challenge," "Tipsy Lit" and "The Germ" Steven's works continue to force laughter and tears, often simultaneously. 

Praise for Steven’s work: 

“LOVE this. Started to read it, couldn't put it down....and have gone back to read it again. Completely captivated. Such powerful feelings behind this writing. I feel like I am looking not Steve's open heart and somehow invading his privacy. So much heart and soul....deep emotion. Reminders of memories lost.” 

"Thanks for bringing the memories roaring back Mr. Harz in the most 'Springsteenish' of ways" 
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EXCERPT:Aladdin’s lamp  Beneath where your hair
 falls when wet
and just above where my arms rest
during morning shower hugs
is a birthmark in the shape of a magic lamp
that at used to make you laugh buthas made me thankful each dayfor our too-brief one thousand and one nightsand beyond my arm is a fist that had been used in anger in the weeks and months after that daybut now stays peacefully clenched looking like a tightened question markand because the impact that stole youstruck me with such physical force and mental velocity that my fingers went and have since stayed numbso on cold days and there are manyI use the mittens that you carefully crocheted pink while pregnantas handcuffs rather than boxing glovesI am now without our tangled sheet mornings and I must strain to see your faint freckled smile while each day changing diapers or turning skate keys my head echoes with silent flashbacks  of a drive-in first date or truth-or-dare lies and spin the bottles kissesand each day alone in the shower I burn my skin to collapse the years so that I can once again hold you close enough to rub the lamp and make three wishes for another tomorrow
 Thanks Steve for sharing,


Tina