Fourth Collection

<I>Fourth Collection-In Search of Destiny :: Lost</I> is the fourth collection from Aladdin Ayesh. In this collection Aladdin returns to his lyrical style seen in his first collection <I>Blue Voice</I> with solid verses that reflect his poetic experiences over the last three years. His previous experimentation with form and meter comes to maturity in this collection.</P><P>On the light side of the <I>Fourth Collection</I> we <I>Meet Norline</I>. The same style is used in <I>When Jen Met Ben</I> and <I>Mary . Mary</I>. These poems are humorist reflections on daily life interactions that can happen to anyone. Some like the ending lines of <I>Mary . Mary</I> injects a general philosophical thought lightly delivered. This humor of the <I>Fourth Collection</I> is balanced by romantic poems such as <I>My Little Happiness</I> <I>I Miss You</I> and <I>Somewhere Inside</I>. These are effectively song lyrics serving a moment of deep feeling. Other human experiences are also reflected in the <I>Fourth Collection</I> such as newly born babies of Aladdin's friends. <I>A Year Old</I> celebrates the first birthday of one whilst <I>New Be</I> celebrates the birth of another. <I>Fourth Collection</I> has also philosophically deeper reflective poems such as <I>In a Dreamer's Skull</I> and <I>Street Girl</I> and <I>A File in the Drawer</I>. Even though they are serious poems Aladdin still maintained a lyrical approach with fluid form in the majority of them.</P><P><I>Fourth Collection</I> ends with a poem entitled <I>Age of Romance</I> which is a longing poem to the simple form of romantic innocent love. In some ways it summarizes this poetic journey.</P>