Shaker Lane - Poems Beneath My Feet Contributor(s): Nicholas, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 148250846X ISBN-13: 9781482508468 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious |
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.42 lbs) 136 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: One last look out my window pane and looking back was Shaker Lane The poems in this collection are woven into a unified story, an odyssey. It has a magical, inspirational feel to it - a range from joy to sorrow. It is an adult myth - a novel told in verse. My boyhood home on Shaker Lane in western Massachusetts was a converted saw mill associated with the Shaker religious community. This one-lane unpaved road was surfaced in stone over a dirt base. I treat the lane as a living entity, with senses, feelings, memories and a 'voice'- a friend - which it was for me as a boy. Does the lane actually converse with me? Am I only hearing other people speak, and believe it to be the lane? What power does the pebble I find there hold over me? What does the old woman in the green-shingled house know? What mystery awaits me when I finally reach the end of Shaker Lane? Surrender yourself to the lure. Explore all the joy and magic that a young boy can discover along the way. Come with me and listen closely as we walk Shaker Lane, the friend beneath my feet. And tho I watch them flicker every damp summer's eve, I always let the fireflies fly free |