It's hard to believe that my last post on this blog was two years ago.
I guess there's no better way to break the silence than to announce that I'm wrapping up editing my third book of poetry.
What is the book about you might ask?
Love.
Throughout the time that my wife and I were dating, I wrote poems about my relationship with my soon to be wife. I wanted to capture each step of our dating, not only because I was fascinated by everything that I was experiencing but I knew that I wouldn't experience life in this unique way forever. Times change. Some seasons you only get once and I wanted to capture the emotions and experiences of dating and engagement while I could.
After two years of writing and dating, I turned my collection of poems about my wife into a short book and gave it to her as a gift the day before our wedding.
This new book is not the exact version that I gave to my wife. Many poems were taken out and other new poems were added. Originally, I never had intentions to share these poems with anyone other than my wife, but I began to question whether others would like the poems too.
Marriage can feel like a washed out topic in Western culture today, I know how easy it is to lose the magic in ones eyes for a lifelong friend and lover. Writing is one of the ways I protect the magic in my eyes for my wife. Writing keeps my eyes open for wonder, it keeps me looking for the beauty underneath the clutter of everyday life, it helps me search for what is sacred. What is unbound and wild and untamed. Yes, love is kind and tough and slow and gritty. But good. Even perfect, at times.
My hope is that these poems help others rekindle this all encompassing substance and presence that everyone knows, experiences, and longs for called love.
Over the upcoming weeks, I intend to share a few poems on this blog from the book before it's released.
Once the book is complete, I'll let you know here.
If you have never read any of my previous books of poetry before, you can find them for sale on Amazon. My last book, "When Nature Speaks" is only $5.99.