JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS! now Done!

Last of my intended 5 books now available!

Saturday, October 31, 2015


Saturday, October 31, 2015
JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS! now Done!
10/31/2015
 
Hello, Everyone!  HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
 
I just approved of the final printed proof copy of JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS!  Now it is in the hands of my publisher, Create Space, to finish their end of things and add it to my list of available books.  At this moment, 4 of my books are done and available; and soon - by Thanksgiving at the latest - book 5 will be available too.
 
It is Halloween as I write this - kind of a holiday.  Right?  It is a time to consider spooks and ghosts and saints and all of that.  So, perhaps it is a good day to say I am done with this process I have been on since mid 2014 of preparing some of my past and recent writings for review and sharing.
 
I do believe in ghosts - yes I do.  Don't you?  I do believe we all become "ghosts" in time.  For me, a ghost is only a soul without a body; and in between incarnations, I do believe we are all ghosts.  Not sure of the details of that, but it certainly is an interesting subject for sure.  Don't you agree?
 
One thing, though, I do believe is true - as a "ghost," I will simply continue in attitude what I was before I became a ghost.  If I haunt you, I will only haunt you as a friendly being because that is what I was in life.  It is  not likely I will haunt you, but the possibility is there.  I suspect I will be about looking for another entry into another episode of life and will not be hanging about anywhere to haunt any of you.  Sorry, this is one likely ghost who will probably already be busy about getting on with another life and will not be interested in being a spook.  Know what I mean?
 
Be that as it may, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  Enjoy treating - or tricking - others today and every day.
 
For what it's worth, JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS! is all poetry and song.  If such suits you, feel welcome to check it out in a week or two once it has been added to my inventory of books available via Amazon.com and my publisher, Create Space.  I am rather philosophical in my thinking as what I call a "Divine Naturist" - or "Christian Naturalist." 
 
Here is what my publisher, Create Space, put on the back cover of my 500 page book of 197 songs (+ a recent "encore") called JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS!
 
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Francis William Bessler walks his own path, confident in his own divinity.  This is not arrogance; Bessler, a self-described divine naturalist, believes an infinite God must abide in all things, including people.  If Bessler is divine, then we all are, even if we do not know it yet.
 
A poetic collage, JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS! offers 197 songs and lyrics exploring our relationship with the divine and the sheer wonder of living.  Bessler examines and disputes traditional assumptions about God and faith through compelling but lighthearted verse, crafting a collection as entertaining as it is challenging.
 
Not every song in Bessler's collection reflects his divine naturalism, but many of them do, and all combine to reveal a life made fantastic because it is filled with a divine presence.  Bessler embraces all the joy and happiness of living.  Let his songs inspire you to do the same.
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I thank Create Space for that review; and I invite any of you who wish to sit down and enjoy a song at a time to do so.  I want to thank my dear friend and companion, Nancy Shaw, for "insisting" that I make some of my writing available book wise so that non pc oriented people like her could have a book in hand to read.  Without Nancy's prompting, I would have probably been content to stay with my writings website.  Thanks in part, then, to Nancy for urging me on.  Nancy, I thank you - and maybe, in time, the world will thank you too.
 
JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS offers all of my songs that I have written in life from 1963 to the present in alphabetical order + a 198th song I just wrote called "Rarin To Go."  For what it's worth, I will offer below the 1st and last of the 197 in alphabetical order + that encore of mention.  Let my offering give you a glimpse of what you can expect in my book of songs and poems.  Alright?
 
Once Again, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  Be in touch as you wish.  By the way, because JOYFUL HAPPY SOUNDS is so big at 500 pages long, I will be charging a greater price than for my previous 4, but still on the lower range of what others might charge for a comparable book.  I set the price a few moments ago at $24.  The minimum I was allowed to charge was about $18 and the maximum probably about $40.  So, I think $24 is quite proper.  Be my guest!
 
Thanks!
 
Gently,
 
Francis William Bessler
(not yet a ghost, but perhaps sometime soon - say in about 20 years or so)
Laramie, Wyoming
www.una-bella-vita.com
(Note: In time, I will allow for a link to Amazon.com from my website to order any of my books.  For now, simply enter "Francis Bessler" in the search bar of Amazon.com.)
 
 

A FRIEND TO THE MOON

(From my audio cassette album I call

MASTER OF YOUR OWN FATE)

A Poem

By

Francis William Bessler

Atlanta, Georgia

1984

 

I’m asked what I would look for in a lady,

but her description does elude me.

How can you describe a notion, confirmed in flesh,

that moves so free like the breeze?

 

I have walked many a mile – and lurched ahead –

and run many a mile too,

looking to find upon this earth, a lady –

a friend to the moon.

 

Man is caught up with this thing he has –

this notion he should be a king

and cannot see that a real prince

feels clothed in Nature’s own scheme.

 

Woman is caught in what’s equally vain –

the notion she must be loved

and she cannot see that a real princess

sees her flesh like the wings of a dove.

 

There is no God inside the soul –

that’s not, too, inside the stone.

God’s not aloft.  She is the fiber –

the filament of soul and bone.

 

To go with God is to go with Mars –

and Jupiter and Saturn and Neptune.

To be at peace is to smile and wave at Mars –

and Jupiter and Saturn and Neptune.

 


YOU CAN HAVE

YOUR SUMMER TOWN

(From my “opera” called

SUMMER TOWN)

By

Francis William Bessler

Atlanta, Georgia/

Laramie, Wyoming

1986

Verses 5 and 6 added 9/11/2009

 

REFRAIN:

You can have your SUMMER TOWN.

You can be a SUMMER TOWN.

If you will let your life astound,

you can have your SUMMER TOWN.

 

Life is what you make it, Friend.

You can be brittle – or you can bend.

It’s up to you to follow through -

to see life itself as the truth.

Refrain.

 

In Summer Town, we don’t accuse

God in Eternity of being a ruse.

It’s they who trick who use His name

to make others play their game.

Refrain.

 

Don’t be afraid of life & death, My Friend.

We all have the very same end.

We live, we die, we pass away.

Touch your life – be happy today.

Refrain.

 

There is no ugliness in life.

Seeing such will only cause you strife.

Reach out and embrace your life, My Friend.

Your soul will benefit through the end.

Refrain.

  

Added 9/11/2009:

Well, My Friends, it’s up to us.

Do we want to continue with the historic fuss

of seeing human life better than the rest

and looking upon ourselves as specially blessed?

 

The trouble with seeing ourselves

as better than most

is we lose sight of our wonderful host.

And we turn what should be a garden of paradise

into a field of lies and hate and strife.

Refrain.

 

An Infinite God must be equally in everything.

If it’s peace we want,

that’s the song we must sing.

We can have Summer all year round

if we accept everything as it is found.

 

I’m not saying Summer is better than

Winter, Spring, or Fall.

I’m only saying we should love it All.

If we love it All,

there can be only one season;

and that, My Friends,

is a season of reason.

Refrain.

 

Repeat 1st verse:

Life is what you make it, Friend.

You can be brittle – or you can bend.

It’s up to you to follow through

to see life itself as the truth.

Refrain (several times).

 

ENDING:

If you will let your life astound –

all year round,

you can have your Summer Town.

 

 

RARIN TO GO

A song by

Francis William Bessler

9/12/2015; modified slightly 9/13/2015

 

Note:

Consider this a bit of an "encore."  I wrote it after preparing this work for publication. Think of it as song # 198.  Like so many of my songs, it really reflects on what I see as "Heaven On Earth."  Heaven for me is only believing I am living in The Presence of God.  Others may feel like they have to die to get to Heaven, but because I feel like I am already in The Presence of God because God is only equal to Infinity and Infinity is simply that which boundless - or boundryless - then God must be everywhere and in everything.  Indeed, when I die, I may go to "another Heaven," but that does not distract - or should not distract - from the Heaven that is here.  That, of course, would make me a "saint" if the definition of a "saint" is one who is in Heaven.  If so, we can all be "saints" if we but realize we already are.  Why not join with me and claim your "sainthood" Here & Now!  Why wait?

Thanks so much for your attention!  Have a Good One!

 

Gently,

 

Francis William Bessler

 

REFRAIN 1:

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

Gotta keep up with life, you know.

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

 

I can't sit and let the world go by

if I want to keep up my health as fine.

I've got to stay active - even if it makes me cry,

but it's easy to do, knowing I am Divine.

Refrain 1.

 

The body's a miracle, but to survive,

all miracles must stay active to keep up with time.

Time goes on and refuses to slow -

and so must all miracles that I know.

Refrain 1.

 

Life, indeed, is mysterious, but it's plain to see,

whatever it is, it's the same for you and me.

Let us all rejoice as we live carefully,

knowing whatever we are is full of Divinity.

Refrain 1.

 

So, come along with me and let me be your friend.

Just look at your life and love it to the end.

Life itself is a prize and it should be embraced.

To do other than that is to live life in shame.

Refrain 1.

 

Shame, my friend, is only denying your worth.

It's reaching for meaning beyond our Earth.

It's claiming that God only resides elsewhere;

and it's failing to know God must be everywhere.

Refrain 1.

 

Virtue, my friend, is acting like all is Divine

because an Infinite God in all makes all fine.

It's knowing that everyone has equal worth;

and it's believing that worth starts from birth.

Refrain 1.

 

So, let me get on with life - and spring along;

and as I spring, let me sing my song.

And if you will, spring along with me

as we join together and live life as free.

Refrain 1.

 

Repeat last verse and Refrain 1,

 

then - REFRAIN 2:

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

Gotta keep up with life, even if it's slow.

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

Yes, gotta keep up with life - even it's slow.

I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.

Yes, I'm a rarin - I'm a rarin to go.