Light, Dark and Hope

     By the time I had amassed quite a collection of poems, I realized that I had many recurring themes in my work. And after I began to write happier poems, I saw that a plot line could be formed from piecing many of my poems together. This was the impetus for the creation of my book, Light, Dark and Hope.

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    The purpose of this book is to share with others my emotions and my journey. I consider it an amateur work, but it is, I think, a very interesting compilation. It shows how during more than a 10 year period, a person thinks of things so similarly and how this is reflected in their art without their planning it or knowing it. I also hope that it is an inspiring book because it so intensely delves into each step of the journey.

Here are some the poems in this book:

This is the first:
The Child

I thought I would be great.

How could I not?

I thought I could fly;

dreaming and not knowing. 

The New Forgotten

O' poor misshapen flower

with petals too many or too few.

None want a flower in a vase

with that dingy orange hue.

No one wants an ugly flower,

so I'll pick you for my vase-

a kind deed for an ugly thing

you who none will give a place.

I went to pick another flower,

saw many perfect and pretty,

but thought many will pluck them,

so I picked one I pitied.

One day when gathering flowers,

strolled through a field of brown

and saw all the pretty flowers

I'd left alone to frown.

Threshold

Naked, beaten and empty handed,

I stand reaching, pleading.

Always wanting to be older,

a plan so serious, misbegotten.

On a plateau of pain and waste,

looking on the chasm of rear view futures,

I plead with my heart and fate

"reach for the stars" lest chasm's fate I'll take.

It is available as an ebook for only $1.25 and a paperback copy is available for $9.99

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