Parched Petals (B & W)

POEMS DISHED OUT IN THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF COVID 19 AND IN ITS CROUCHING SHADOW THAT HAS BEEN LOOMING OVER THE ENTIRE HUMANITY. THE SERENITY OF MOOD THAT GENERALLY PREVAILS AT THE HEART OF A POEM MAY BE MISSED. OF COURSE RESTLESS AND RUFFLED PASSION MAY AFFORD TO BE A LYRICAL POEM CONTRARY TO 19TH C. ROMANTIC CREED THAT A POEM IS A TRANQUIL RESTORATION. OR A POET IS A LARK SINGING FOR ITS OWN JOY IN A CELESTIAL ORBIT. POETRY MAY BREATHE A SADDENING SOUL WITH DRAMATIC IMMEDIACY. THESE POEMS BETRAY AN AWARENESS OF ACTUALITIES NOT ABSTRACTION.