The title should have warned me. On reading the title poem, I realise any of the poems is a gateway into this passion with compassion, into a garden whose fragrances colour every sound lovers make when words have to cope. Make the lovers poets, see how each facet is etched, each jewel worked and polished. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ó Hugh Hodge

However grand or short our tale, it is the moment we set sail, when all the former pale away, a fresh new wind come into play, that lets us see in grand array: it was the entire journey, that made our perfect day! Hurry, scurry, there now in summer's flurry come and walk with me, and on a mountain see, the view eclipse magically, the ardour of our century.

Writing helps focus the mind, and for many, keeping a diary is therapeutic. However, the author found journaling to be a tedious chore, and sought a means to achieve the same objective through poetry. Perhaps the appeal is in the imagery or the rhythm of language. In the struggle to make sense of life, poetry truly has become for the author a means of emotional survival.This is an anthology of poems, including a few translations from the Japanese, written while the author lived in ...

Jerry celebrates his 50 years together with Dani in Poetry. A true love story for all ages.

This collection of Japanese haiku by American singer and composer, Don Raye is a delightful contribution to the world of haiku written in the English language.Like Haiku sings as haiku should—of life and joy, and sorrow and the seasons. Nor is this surprising for Mr. Raye is a successful song writer. For him no subject is too trivial, and none is too deep to put into poetry. He writes for Hope and History; Women and Wanderlust; Soul Brothers and a Seeing Eye Friend; Ego an...

The Dreams of Our DreamingIn the Dreams of our Dreaming,The blueprint was set,Of all that we could be,Though we arent there yetInspired by a lifetime of dreams, this book is a compilation of inspirational and personal poetry and essays, written over many years, the stories lovingly arranged to take you through many of the common experiences of life.Allan says: "I prepared this book simply because the stories are so beautiful and meaningful, that...

This is a look into my attempt at seeking out a belief system to live by, and my struggle with coming to terms with the immense perplexity of these concepts. This is a book of poems. It is 8 poems long, all in a free verse/prose form, all with a general theme of death, insanity, eternity, God, freedom, and self-realization.I wrote this to please the Witch.

This is a collection about four earthy wonders... lake, volcano, mountain and sky. The Lake emerges from personal reflections, discoveries and spiritual awakenings. The volcano erupts into the outer world of human experiences across space and time. The mountain defines the rise and fall of human emotions love and lost love. The Sky draws you on to achieve your hopes and dreams in life.

In todays society of the hustle and bustle of busy life, we so often miss not only the greatest pleasures of life, but, also the greatest lessons of life as well. We are forever submerged in an ocean of consciousness and possibility, however, this ocean of consciousness must exist within us as well, for it must in order for us to exist. Without taking the time that is essential to learning from these wonderful things, we can easily go from the craddle to the grave without ever experiencing...

Enjoy this poem collection!“The fifty-two new poems in this collection are primarily driven by Ananya S Guha’s raw emotion — that of anger, disappointment, and sometimes helplessness at the political state of affairs. These are words of protest, dissonance and dissent that speak out loud against the wrongs of society and its people.”— Sudeep Sen, author of EroText (Vintage: Penguin Random House) and The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry (editor)In the words of th...

"Douglas' words conjure up images - like an artist brushing dabs of paint on the canvas of ones mind - all senses forced to come alive for a truly amazing experience. These are poems that will stir the heart and continue to resonate with each reading. "Gary R. Indianapolis"Muscular and lyrical, sensuous and deeply spiritual, the poetry of Terry Douglas probes the heart's longing for love and union with the beloved and the soul's quest for grace and oneness with the divine. E...

DRENCHED BY THE SUNI, who prophesyby reading the stars and the wind,now think of that country …- excerpt from poem ‘Green Sun’Syam Sudhakar ‘has an eye for the strange and the uncanny and a way of building translucent metaphors,’ according to leading South Indian poet, K. Satchidanandan.Sudhakar’s poetry draws on his cultural roots in Kerala as well as the splendor of its natural habitat. Palms, green paddy fields, mountain country, ...