Rejoice in Shadow

A love lost and healing poem

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Published in Strays; available on Amazon

Strays is a collection of two extended narratives and more than forty love-themed poems, exploring the meaning of romantic love while we have it and attempting to find the healing after its loss. Found within these pages is the short story Gutter Dog, the novelette Ginni, and the poems False Skin, the Boy Who Wore Clothes, and the Black-Wit Reveller.

Reviews

[Cassie]

This is very very sweet and encouraging especially to the one who has lost loved one. i enjoyed.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Cassie.

[rutherford]

Pryde--truly amazing work. I usually shy from romantic poetry but this is powerful and fantastic. For myself, I'd call it realistic romantic. You describe the full power of this one romance and in the end understand its place in the full spectrum of a life. I'll probably need to share with some others important to me.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, JK. I think you and I see the purpose of 'romantic poetry' the same way. Let it be true.

[rutherford]

Reminds me some of another realistic romantic song--a Beatles favorite, In My Life.

[An owl on the moon]

A beautiful longing lifts here... a recollection of light... lingering shadows now in the letting go... I am learning to embrace both light and shadow now... a learning process...

[Pryde Foltz]

It is. Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, Craig.

[Coyote Poetry]

"And I rejoice in your shadowy memory; we loved"
I agree. Better to have loved for a short time than none as all. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Coyote.

[Michael G. Smith]

Reminds of; it's better to lost and loved than to never have loved at all.

[Pryde Foltz]

A little yes. Thank you, Mike.

[Brittany Zedalis]

This is so beautiful. Wonderful imagery as well. ^-^

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Brittany.

[Ruth]

Beautiful Pryde, shows the heart that where darkness has been, light was there too and we can resurrect that light if needed, lovely x

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Poppy.

[melissa]

This is awesome poem keep up the great work i can't wait to read more keep them coming

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Melissa.

[melissa]

Your welcome

[s y e]

Wow Pryde, this is so vivid and descriptive it really adds to the 'oomp' of the poem. Your writes are always so clear and precise, I just love reading you.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, noodle.