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Title: From Life to Death
Author : Richard Allen Brooks
Release Date : January 09, 2011
Genre: Poetry,Books,Fiction & Literature,
Pages : * pages
Size : 733 KB

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If you are seeking perfect rhyme and meter, go no further because you areabout to read the wrong book of poetry. If, however, you are seeking thoughtfulintrospection, reasoned thought and query, interrogatory and response, thenproceed to read this book, for that is just what is in store for you in this firstcompilation of the poetic expressions of Richard Allen Brooks.No one can fully understand or appreciate the works of another person. Weeach bring to our interpretation our own set of experiences through which wemust view the work. We have not lived the authors life, tribulations, exalts,despair, disappointments, or jubilations.Our interpretation of the authors work is thus a skewed vision of what theauthor intended in the original meaning of the work, even if only slightly, andit must be so in order to fit within the confines of our own personal experience,which must always be different from that of the author, if not in kind then indegree.Starting with A Friend Indeed that offers encouragement, Your Nametells of living your life but never obtaining the goals youve set for yourself,while The Falling Snow was a quiet timeafter the loss of mother dear,sitting on the steps of my younger sisters home, just looking out the windowat the flakes landing here and there. Another one, How Sad This Day,expresses a loss after losing another loved one and then there is BetweenAtlantic and Pacific, an awareness of those who died during World War II anda memorial dedicated to them.Additionally, the reader must be advised that Mr. Brooks, throughout hislife, has been a tireless giver of his time and energy to the advancement ofmankind in every manner at his disposal. As much joy as his work has broughthim, it has also contained bitter returns through many people who mistook hiswillingness to be of assistance as a weakness and, thus, resulted in significantpain and disappointment being experienced by Richard.There are many other themes running through this work. However, there arethree predominant and recurring themes, which the reader will be confronted withRichards profound sense of loss on the death of his mother, a search fordirection, and the passing of time.This work should be read with deliberation. Much of what it has to offercannot be appreciated through casual, mindless reading. However, if you takethe time to think about not just what is being said, but why it is being said andthe message that is being conveyed in each poem, you will come away fromthis book greatly enriched in your understanding of the significance of love,loyalty, commitment, compassion, and understanding not just for your fellowman but for yourself.Marilyn V. Joyner