I’m a slow reader, especially when I read a few pages of any book and seek the similarities and synchronicities it raises in my life. Thus, my apologies to Dawn for taking so long to post my review of Ariel’s Song, her lovely book of poetry.
I love how Dawn organized her book, with genuine Acknowledgments and a Dedication to her daughter, Ariel. I love that Dawn’s poems are poignant and reach deep into one’s soul. I find her words authentic and fascinating, even on subjects one may not explore often if at all.
I’m usually not one to seek out and buy books of poetry, but I do have three on the Kindle app on my phone and I will often read a few pages before I go to sleep (unless I am charging my phone in another room). We turn off our WiFi at night but now, but I get good service on my phone in our new location, so I have picked up nighttime reading again. I do have a reading light and several paperback books, but holding them and turning pages annoys me when I am sleepy. As well, I love to highlight and search within the Kindle books, so there’s that.
I’m quite happy to have Dawn’s book on my phone (in my Kindle app), so I can reference any of her poems whenever I wish. Though I like and love several of her poems, I know me. I will pick it up again in a year or so and find that others will resonate with me. That’s how reading goes for me. For now though, I will share my list of favorites with you next.
My favorite poems within the pages of Dawn’s book, Ariel’s Song are:
Stars Fade
Ariel’s Song
Rapping
Drunken Poet
Evening at the Mosque
The Last God
Melissa and the Angels
Christ’s Sorrow
Hold on to that Dream
My Life is a Desert
When the Morning Comes
Legacy
My Grave
The Age of Elegance
The Sleeping Beauty
The Rusty Tin Can
Psychology
The Girl on the Bus
The Old Man at the Piano
This Land is in My Blood
Springtime
Summer Eden
Sonnet to the Moon
O Thou, England!
April Showers
Where Shall We Go
Dreamcatcher
You and I
The Listener
The Dentist
The Ghost
The Fairies
I’ve also written a short 5-star review on Goodreads for Dawn’s book too!
Ariel’s Song can be found in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon.
Screen capture: From Amazon, an image of the front cover of Dawn’s book, “Ariel’s Song” and description.
In case you missed it, Dawn was so kind to read and review my book, Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection.
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