Francisco A. Ojeda
Paperback: 60 pages
Publisher: XLIBRIS (February 3, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1524581348
ISBN-13: 978-1524581343
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 ounce
Synopsis
This is a collection of statements, rhymes, and even a prayer that I have developed over the years. Many of these were from deep feelings and hard experiences, and some were simply what interested me at the moment.
It could be primarily said that both love and pain were the most influential emotions in my life, thus the title of this book. Each one had a place in my life, whether to describe joy and happiness or sadness and regret. Being in combat, like that in Iraq in 2006 and 2007, allowed for recollection and remembrance of my life, past and present. This book is a reflection of how the mind of a fifty-year-old sees the world after so many experiences, relationships, wonders, and disappointments.
My Thoughts
The book opens with a work titled, 'Adore'. It begins, "There is no caution - in such a leap", and this book closes with the last lines of a prayer, "You did not see me - for all I could be".
In this beautiful read, we soon learn that the author has combined encounters of devotion with expressions of deep sorrow. We see imaginative depictions where restlessness, loss, regret, gratefulness and even a sense of playfulness exists.
As we read throughout this collection, we find a lot of white space between the pages. It's almost as if the white is drawing us in. Therefore, letting us know that the author's pages displaying anguished depictions have fought off the emptiness, and the beautifully worded text proves to us a transformation has occurred.
This heartfelt collection reminds us that no matter where we are in the world, there is a great comfort in returning home. Yes, our past experiences will still flood our minds, and while the facts of an event cannot be changed, the emotional interpretation we make is left up to our own judgment.
I received this lovely book through the generosity of the author for an honest review.