This second volume of Poetry My Friend presents to the
reader more poems on three new themes. These are Love and
Happiness, Nature and the Seasons, Sentiments and Life.
These themes have been an important part of my life. I can
only assume that this is also the case with you, the reader. After
all we are all born on the wings of love and are nurtured by
the search for happiness. The sensation of emotional well being
that love brings to us makes it worthwhile chasing after it. And
when you do find a soul mate, the person with whom you want
to share the present and the future, then the natural evolution of
two lives in one occurs. Together you will make history in
society.
This history is born out of having a family and progeny…
the generations of people who go through this life form the
chain of living that is our humanity. A transient critical mass of
people who renew themselves by procreating and by caring
first for the progeny and all that which surrounds our humanity.
This includes looking after our natural environment and being
aware of the seasons in order to maximize our food chain.
That’s the reason for including Nature and the Seasons as
the second chapter in this Poetry My Friend - Volume Two.
These poems are not exclusively related to the climatic realities
of the Seasons. The poet in me looked at the seasons as a part
of our own very life as individuals … sometimes we call these
‘seasons of life’ or the ‘phases’ of human life. Regardless of a
precise description, the mere thought of pondering over our
existence is what is important. The awareness of the cycle,
which we live in our space and time within eternity, leads us to
a more profound appreciation of what we can enjoy and
contribute to as individuals.
The ‘whole’ depends on the individual and the individual
lives within the ‘whole’ of his world. God and man, man and
God live side by side, depending on each other for their very
existence: for what is a lonely God in the Universe without the
company of mere mortals? Boredom could reign supreme
through Eternity. Therefore Life and Death, Beginning and End
become not just a human condition, but a principle for the
existence of Eternity!
This consideration has lead me into this next chapter called
‘Sentiments and Life.’ Being conscious and knowledgeable of
the variety of our sentiments is a challenge in itself. Sentiments
can be rational and irrational, good and bad, helpful or
destructive. They reflect our state of consciousness of what we
think, decide or do. This state of being is the conundrum of life
itself, the dichotomy of reality and spirituality, the communion
of ourselves within our body and soul!
Sentiments exist in us and all around us in others! To live
better is to know our sentiments. Sentiments and Life cannot be
separated. They exist together