"Sing to me of words" by Kimberly Lynn DuBoise is a short book of very uplifting poetry. I will admit, I am not an expert on poetry, but I am an expert on knowing what I like and what moves me. The poems within this book do exactly that.
My two favorites that touched me were "My Choice" and "Journey." I was at an uncertain point in my life, and these two poems brought things into perspective for me. It was like having a good friend next to me giving me sage advice.
I would like to thank the author for sharing her talents and putting herself "out there" and maybe make someone elses day just a little brighter.
I bought this book not really knowing what I would be getting, but I was very intrigued by the idea.
What
I got was a book of poetry that was so obviously written by a person
who was baring their soul that the emotions almost seem to leap from the
pages. For me, I would have to believe the act of writing this book
took almost as much courage than what was displayed by the author during
the times of the experience. At the end, there is an essay that
describes somewhat of what I went through during the brief conflict I
was involved in with the Marines - "When the capacity of a person to
feel is shut down to avoid an overwhelming experience, the process is
systemic."
You could feel the detachment of feelings in some of
Grady Harp's works, but mixed with that was the knowledge that while it
may have been easier and more convenient for a person to keep these
emotions hidden and bottled - Harp took the path less traveled and not
only let the emotions come, but also gave them a voice through his
poetry.
Read this book, and that voice that sings the "War Songs"
will ring many different tones in your ears, mind, and soul. Thank
you, Dr. Harp, for finding, and freeing,the voice inside of you to sing.
We owe you, and all those who served in Vietnam, a debt of gratitude
for the blood, sweat, and tears that - unfortunately - were the
instruments in the song's creation.
