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Concede to the rhythmic lead
Of your heart filling with a passionate thirst,
For the deep compassion waiting to burst!"
Where regular prose can highlight the people, places, and events that shape a person’s life, it can often fail to deliver the emotional punch that describes one’s true feelings in a moment in time. Poetry, for all of its flourishes and designs, often better captures what comes from the heart, whether dreamy romance or unsettling doubt and fear. In this collection of poems, the author recounts eight turbulent years of her life, fraught with losing loved ones, dealing with her own mental health, and the dissolution and rebuilding of her marriage and family. From the dark times to the uplifting inspirations and gratitude that rights the ship, these verses provide introspection, detailing the personal victories made possible through love and faith as well as the moments of unease and doubt that have a tendency to creep in when least wanted.
The poems collected here can serve as a companion to anybody going through a difficult period of their life, offering compassion and the knowledge that other people have been hurt or lost in similar ways. Likewise, the latter poems that express thanks to loved ones who have stuck by the poet, lifted her up, or were written to thank God for creating each day and the opportunities that come with it reveal a silver lining and the knowledge that better days are still ahead. Written with tight, clever rhymes and infused with the raw emotions and feelings of each remembered moment, these are poems that will catch the reader’s attention and directly communicate emotion from the page to the imagination. Readers in need of a connection and a companion, or just some tender human feelings that don’t sugarcoat or dramatize, will be met with an enjoyable and worthwhile read.