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Eric Overby

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Eric Overby, hailing from Russell County, is a poet, essayist, literary critic, and author. He has published several books of poetry, and writes The County Line’s weekly “Note to Self” column.

Eric works as a surgical technologist when he doesn't have a book or pen in his hand.

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Contact him through his email: eric_o_84@hotmail.com
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17: Haiku Poems

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“We are just a few atoms
In the vast universe, stardust,
Yet who can measure the sum
Of two lovers and what's between us”
Eric Overby, Senses

“It’s the simple things in your life that make up the bulk of it. The mundane is where we live and we end up missing most of it. We find it again in the silence and in attention of everyday life.”
Eric Overby, 17: Haiku Poems

“Easter Contemplations

It does not concern me
If this life is all I have.
I do not need a resurrection
Or reincarnation
Or to live with the gods.

It is enough to live
With you here
In the days of your presence.

When my breathes
Are complete,
Lay me by your side
In the dust.
As in life, so in death.
Let us become one
With each other again.”
Eric Overby, Journey

“True words aren't eloquent;
eloquent words aren't true.
Wise men don't need to prove their point;
men who need to prove their point aren't wise.

The Master has no possessions.
The more he does for others,
the happier he is.
The more he gives to others,
the wealthier he is.”
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”
Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching

“The Master gives himself up to whatever the moment brings. He knows that he is going to die, and he has nothing left to hold on to: no illusions in his mind, no resistances in his body. He doesn’t think about his actions; they flow from the core of his being. He holds nothing back from life; therefore he is ready for death, as a man is ready for sleep after a good day’s work.”
Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching

“Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.”
Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching

“Fill your bowl to the brim
and it will spill.
Keep sharpening your knife
and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security
and your heart will never unclench.
Care about people's approval
and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back.
The only path to serenity.”
Laozi




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