Turn the Sandglass Over: A book of Poetry

Turn The Sandglass Over is a book of poetry containing over 400 rhyming, HAIKU and prose poems. The book is divided into five chapters: two chapters on Nature; Poetry of Love and Family; Spirit Quest Poetry; and Poetry of Ancient Themes. Chapter 1 explores the awe and beauty of nature in a spirit of appreciation of its abundant beauty and vitality. Topics include: mountains, waterfalls, rivers, sea life, the seamless ecosystem, animals, caverns, natural design, physical forces, forests, beaches, fishing, birds, seasons, hurricanes, inlets, jetties, storms, trees, the miracles of existence itself, and Man?s dependence on nature. Chapter 2 celebrates similar aspects of nature through a fountain of HAIKU poems. There are over two-hundred untitled, free-form HAIKU poems, equally divided between those celebrating land and those celebrating sea. All are original and do not appear in the author?s other works. Chapter 3 addresses aspects of mature relationships to include: courtship, love, romance, marriage, appreciation, children, parenthood, family outings, humor, nostalgia, commitment, support, attachment, and parting. Chapter 4 presents poems reflecting the author?s thinking and speculation on the nature of the world and life: the underlying order of things; our impact; the origin of insight; illusion and reality; faith, religion and spirituality; reflections on the course of life; finding one?s center; dying; and, the unknowable. Chapter 5 Travels to ancient cities, places still shrouded in mystery, reflections on ancient personages, fossil remains and the ancient themes in human behavior, both sinister and munificent, threading from ancient times to the present.