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Thoughts: Of Life And Beyond
Silent Thoughts of Life and Beyond is an intimate voyage through the moments that make us human—painted in verse by sailor-turned-poet Joseph B. Geraci III, Ph.D.
Drawing on the author’s near-death experience—an “ethereal experience…symbolically woven into the poems”—this collection moves from the salt-spray of tall ships to the hush of winter pines, from the laughter of children to the ache of love and loss. Organized in eight thematic logbooks (“The Sea, Shore & Ships,” “Work,” “Returning,” “Nature,” “Love,” “Children,” “Christmas,” and a closing “Epilogue”), each section invites you to pause, reflect, and see your own story mirrored in the water.
Inside you’ll
Vivid seascapes & journeys – feel the deck roll beneath “white billows grasp the breeze” and the calm of a harbor at dawn.
Raw meditations on mortality & rebirth – poems forged in the five minutes the author spent clinically dead, now breathing hope onto every page.
Celebrations of everyday grace – from a child’s beaming smile in a Walmart aisle to the quiet heroism of veterans and first responders.
Original illustrations by the poet’s late brother, Jerry, adding a visual heartbeat to the words.
Perfect for fans of Mary Oliver’s reverence for nature and Billy Collins’s accessible wisdom, Silent Softness is both lighthouse and lifeboat—a book to keep on your nightstand and return to whenever you need solace, courage, or a reminder that love outlives every storm.
Drawing on the author’s near-death experience—an “ethereal experience…symbolically woven into the poems”—this collection moves from the salt-spray of tall ships to the hush of winter pines, from the laughter of children to the ache of love and loss. Organized in eight thematic logbooks (“The Sea, Shore & Ships,” “Work,” “Returning,” “Nature,” “Love,” “Children,” “Christmas,” and a closing “Epilogue”), each section invites you to pause, reflect, and see your own story mirrored in the water.
Inside you’ll
Vivid seascapes & journeys – feel the deck roll beneath “white billows grasp the breeze” and the calm of a harbor at dawn.
Raw meditations on mortality & rebirth – poems forged in the five minutes the author spent clinically dead, now breathing hope onto every page.
Celebrations of everyday grace – from a child’s beaming smile in a Walmart aisle to the quiet heroism of veterans and first responders.
Original illustrations by the poet’s late brother, Jerry, adding a visual heartbeat to the words.
Perfect for fans of Mary Oliver’s reverence for nature and Billy Collins’s accessible wisdom, Silent Softness is both lighthouse and lifeboat—a book to keep on your nightstand and return to whenever you need solace, courage, or a reminder that love outlives every storm.
127 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 30, 2025
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