Loss and Remembrance by Stan Dean
Ruminations On The Speed Of Life
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Amazon Book Blurb:
In Loss and Remembrance, Runimations on the Speed of Life, Stan Dean has selected poems written over the past five years to capture those moments, both significant and seemingly insignificant, which have lingered in his memory since childhood.
Sometimes tender or sentimental, sometimes harsh or brooding, his works reflect the unfolding inevitabilities of disappointment and death, the beauty and cruelty of nature and the quest to find hope and meaning in the cyclorama that is life.
His words sing with profound simplicity of life’s wondrous, if often ephemeral, journey.
5 STARS – Would Buy It For Them (lol)
I have never reviewed Poetry before and I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed the poems and how easy it was to get them.
How sweet is the cover? I keep trying to figure out – is she tired or sad? Has she lost her balloons, or did she let them go to watch them fly? What do you think?
The poems evoked memories of my childhood, and I hope they will do the same for you. The title says it all. I read them and thought of ……….
This poem is my favorite. Short and sweet. I remember the first time I took the time to sit quietly and listen. I was amazed at the sounds all around me and wondered why I had never noticed them before. Sometimes we are too busy and wrapped up in day to day life to appreciate what is right in front of us. When I read this poem, the saying, “take time to smell the roses”, made me think, “take time to listen to the birds sing”.
LISTENING
No mocking here
Only imitation
Sweet songs
of other birds.
Saves time
sitting in one place
to hear them all.
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I loved Irony. An ironic poem about irony. I smiled and chuckled and read it again. ^_^
The poems made me laugh and think, sometimes wondering how I felt. I had to reread them as I thought of the beauty of nature, the ugliness of war, the loss of a loved one, the moments spent with my child, my mother, my friends and siblings.
I am so surprised that I loved them all. As I write this, I keep flipping through the pages, finding myself stopping to read this one or that one again. They brought a smile to my face, a frown to my brow and a sadness to my heart.
I can safely say that Stan Dean accomplished his goal of making me think and feel of the good and bad that is life. Without one, we wouldn’t have the other.
This book was given to me by Stan Dean in return for an honest and unbiased review.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stan Dean is retired as Director of Theatre at Pensacola State College in Florida. He has been a musician, an actor, director and educator for over fifty years. He holds a B. A. in Theatre Arts from the University of West Florida and an M. F. A. in Drama from the University of Oklahoma, where he was a Sam S. Shubert Playwriting Fellow. He also studied creative writing with novelist-in-resident Harry Crews at the University of Florida. He writes plays, short stories and, of course, poetry. Stan is a member of The Drama League and The academy of American Poets. He lives and works in Pensacola.
Stan Dean had another book of poetry published in December of 2012.
Through In the Autumn of Always he hopes to inspire readers to recognize and appreciate the multifaceted effects of our connections with nature and all humanity.
Amazon Book Blurb:
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Both books sound very interesting. Every so often we need to stop and look at the world around us. It sounds like these books help with that. Thanks for sharing.
So true, Janna. ^_^
I should say that I know Stan, and am lucky enough to count him among my close friends. I have read both of his books, and, Sherry, your review is right on the mark. His thoughts, while personal, are at the same time, universal, and I find in everything he writes a reflection of someone or some instance in my own life. On his behalf, thank you for such a thoughtful, perceptive review. You are a bit of a poet, yourself!
Hi Marc, happy to have you stop by. Thanks for your kind words. I love it when a book and author “talk” to me. ^_^
I have to admit I’ve gotten out of the habit of reading poetry. But your review, Sherry, made me realize how much I’ve missed it. I’ll remedy that. 🙂
I keep getting surprised at the things I like to read since blogging. I have had my eyes opened to genres I thought I would never like or read before. YAY!
The books sound so thought provoking! Thanks Sherry for bringing this to me! Lots of love, Emily
It was. Thanks Emily.