Power of Poetry Social Commentary Passion

by Anthony DaCosta


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 11/03/2008

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 132
ISBN : 9781434332981

About the Book

  Power of Poetry, Social Commentary, Passion, is a scintillating collection of poems dealing with everyday issues, from the exquisite wonders and beauty of the Earth and Nature around us, loves found and loves lost, Deities , the Supernatural, Life and Death, Politics, and Religion.

 From the romantic ‘Moon over Manchester’ and ‘Power-cut romance’ (tales of love in the tropics) to the mysterious ‘One Footstep in the Snow’ the [Gothic] ‘Return of the Dark Ages’, also ‘Shadows of Junkie’ and paying homage to ‘New York City’ and a tribute to ‘World Trade Center’.

 The lighthearted yet romantic ‘Virtual Vixen’, the supernatural ‘The Lugarau is Gonna Get You

 Moonbeams over Georgia’ and ‘I remember September’ (tells of the passion and love between a beautiful older woman from Georgia, and a handsome fellow from the Caribbean [sixteen years her junior].

 My Transition’ and ‘On my way Home’ explores the realities of life and death, while messages of hope, and optimism are revealed in ‘Values’, ‘Human warning’ and ‘For the Good of Mankind’, also the Rastafarian influenced ‘Abba and Selassie I’.

Humility and compassion, reverence and respect are revealed in ‘For Free’, ‘Tears from My Heart’, ‘Rose of Opus Dei’, the mesmerizing ‘Remembering Thelma

 The table of content was deliberately omitted while space was left for the reader to create their own. As you read you will be drawn to specific works and in so doing, will be able to create your own list of favorites, meeting people you know or have known; situations you have experienced; places you have been or have had visions of visiting; things you have done, or wished you had; also decisions you made or hoped you had made differently, all of which probably would have made life altering changes at those perennial forks in the road of life.


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