The Eyes That Swallowed the Midday Sun

<p><strong>From C.L. Brown the author of Loud Whispers of Silent Souls comes his long-awaited fourth collection of poetry.</strong></p><p><strong>An intimate and transcendent journey of loving and being loved. Self-realization and acceptance. Growth and its inseparable consort healing.</strong></p><p>Divided into three chapters: <em>Rhapsodies of the Dawn Songbirds and Midday Rains and Setting Suns are Beautiful Too</em> <em>The Eyes That Swallowed the Midday Sun</em> is a celebration of unshackled love. A celebration of its failures and its triumphs. It is a journey of holding on of letting go and of acceptance of what cannot be undone.</p><p><em>One day</em></p><p><em>the wind will come to you</em></p><p><em>and it will regard you</em></p><p><em>as though there is</em></p><p><em>nothing else in existence.</em></p><p><em>It will touch you</em></p><p><em>and that touch will take from you</em></p><p><em>things you weren't ready to give up.</em></p><p><strong><em>Then just like that it will go away.</em></strong></p><p><em>It will go away with all that it came with</em></p><p><em>and as much of yourself that you'll</em></p><p><em>surrender to a fleeting moment.</em></p><p><em>But do not hang your head</em></p><p><em>from shoulders that grieve.</em></p><p><em>And do not sit with discontent</em></p><p><em>as one who's lost some prized possession.</em></p><p><em>For you see</em></p><p><em>the wind can only hold you captive</em></p><p><em>if it is free.</em></p><p><br></p>