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FOREWORD

The key element that we all face
is Time.How do we understand and
confront it? Time is composed of 
seperate moments.

The first poem records the brief 
transitory nature of time. And 
how it poses a dilemna.

We can never fully engage with
our joy because always in the 
background there is the thought 
that soon everything will be
snatched away from us. 

The  poem "No Now" challenges 
our concept of time. Is all we
experience some kind of dream?	

The second poem "Winter Trees"
suggests we wear the scars of 
life with  pride. There is a
degree of beauty and honesty
about them.

The poem "Identity" describes 
the experience of catching a 
glance of your face in the 
mirror and not recognising who
is there. A strangers face 
peers back at you. It disrupts
the flattering picture we 
prefer to hold of our selves.

But look beyond the surface.
There you might find life has 
compensated us with benefits 
more rewarding than skin deep 
beauty.

"Thought Chord" tries to capture
the essence of the moment. 
Different elements fuse together 
to form a moment of consciousness.
In our mind all the sounds and 
sights blur into  one another 
to make up one "Chord". 

The poem asks are we  mentally 
constructing our world. Or are
we the receivers who are 
manipulated and played upon.

"Awareness" suggests there is
an ability to reach out and
go beyond the man made fabric 
of reality. We can get closer 
in our understanding to the
essence of everything.

Poems like "Landlady" and 
"The Ward" bring us back to 
earth. They are a slice of 
everyday life. Common problems 
are dealt with in a humerous
and observant way.

"Junkman" is also descriptive.
The sweating horse, the wagon 
piled high with scrap. It paints
a nostalgic picture of a bygone 
age. An age which was more  
physical and less automated.
 
The "Restless Leaves" compares 
our  busy hectic world to the 
life cycle of leaves. How they 
are blown about by the wind.
And at the end of the day they 
hang limp with exhaustion.

"Timeless Dimension" is more 
personal.It confronts the loss
of a loved one. The poem asks
why life is so short. We 
develope to our maximum capacity.
Then all of that potential is 
lost. It seems such a waste.
Why did evolution choose such a
course for us? Why does it 
place so little value on
human life?

"Daisy Chain" is another personal
poem about the link between
parent and child.

I hope you find these poems
inspiring and uplifting.

JM


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