From the newness and craziness of being in love to its wonderful happy moments to the shared heartaches endured at times, each and every poem is beautiful and speaks to the heart.
This book is divided into four sections: Flores Cawlesti (heavenly flowers), Caelo Marique (sky and sea), Amor Insanus (crazy love), and Pluit et Lucet (rains and shines).
“Hafiz Love Knot” and “Subject: Cake No. 50” are my two favorite poems out of this entire collection. You will have to discover for yourself what they are about and which sections they are in. Those particular poems are short and sweet, but they spoke to me.
While reading this book, I was spending some quality time with my cat, Tigger He had just been diagnosed with renal failure and brought back from certain death. I thought it would comfort him to hear my voice, so instead of just rambling on about nothing, I read these poems out loud to him. Their beauty swept me away, and yes, even Tigger seemed to enjoy hearing them. To find out whether it was just my voice or the beauty of the poems he enjoyed, you’ll have to ask him.
If you’re looking for something to give as a wedding gift to that special couple, why not break away from the normal gifts of towels and small appliances? This book of love poems would make the perfect gift that will last a lifetime!
Amazon Link: On the Occasion of a Wedding: Eclectic Love Poems
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Favorite Lines:
You are my calm, my other-self, my good light
(from “I Am Yours, A Soulful Avowal”)
I will give you space to stretch your tendrils,
You will heed my deciduous tendencies
(from “The Prudent Gardeners”)
of the
seven and one half
quintillion
grains of sand
only you could
seed my pearl
(from “Meditations Written on Lonely Beaches: The Oyster”)
I am your veil of life
Connecting heaven and earth
(from “Veil of the Jellyfish”)
I don’t want to set the pot on fire,
I just want to be the caffeine in your heart
(from “Waiter, Waiter, Percolator”)
New Words Learned:
empyreal – belonging to or derived from heaven
palapa – a traditional Mexican shelter roofed with palm leaves or branches
pogonophile – one who loves or studies beards
quanta – plural of quantum, a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents
rhizome – a continuously growing horizontal underground stem that puts out lateral shoots and adventitious roots at intervals
vermicious – of or pertaining to worms; wormy
About the Author:
Ollie Bowen is an author and scholar.
She holds degrees in education, business, and science, though her favorite subject is rhetorical argument.
She currently resides in Northern California with her one husband, plethora of children, and semi-loyal dog.
