Nothing But the Word
Poetry
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Fractured Memories
… The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
--Herman Melville
We gaze into another’s eyes,
And see our own reflection.
Alas, we fail to recognize
We’re seeing our projection.
A domino effect ensues
When mirror faces mirror
Resulting images confuse
And broken “pain” sees clearer.
Dimensions loom beyond ourselves
When barriers are broken
Aware of secret depths, one delves
Behind the “seen” and spoken.
Those times I thought I saw you sit,
Mere image I was seeing
‘Tho vacant now, I see in it
An after-image being.
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About the Book
This fascinating poetry collection includes free verse and
the more traditional rhyming poetry. Traditional
styles range from ballad, diamante, ghazal, monorhyme, ode, and pantoum to villanelle. However, Nothing But the Word:Poetry is more than a sampler.
In this literary ballroom, surprising comparisons come to
life as unlikely partners waltz gracefully through parables.
Perkins’ poignant and versatile treatment of universal
truths appeals to both casual readers and poetry lovers. Her delightfully provocative play on words
and unexpected twists, both entertain and inspire.
–-a smorgasbord to whet romantic, spiritual, emotional,
philosophical, theological and literary appetites!
About the Author
Alabama native, Marilyn Perkins,
received a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Montevallo and a
master’s degree in special education from West Virginia College of Graduate
Studies. In this collection of poetry, she condenses insights gleaned
from her observations of general life, as well as, her experiences as educator,
writer, and speaker.
Colorful and adventurous, the
generalities of her life have been exciting contrasts and transitions. From childhood, she spent the winters in a small, rural town and the summers in
Atlanta. As a high school student
in the Deep South, she witnessed the transition from segregation to
desegregation. When she graduated from college, she moved from the
flatlands to the Appalachian Mountains. And, she was teaching special education
before and during the transition from self-contained schools to mainstreaming.
Through these experiences, she has
discovered the need for building fences, the beauty on both sides of the fence,
the struggle necessary to remove the fence, the despair that results from
premature removal, and the glory that comes from timely removal.
She is vice president of Covenant
Mountain Ministries, Inc., a non-profit company dedicated to spreading the
gospel through the establishment of churches and assisting in the creation of
new ministries. She lives in southern West Virginia with her husband.
Contact: marilynlperkins@yahoo.com