The Favor of My Lord

<i>The primal metaphor has been transposed<br> as sleep an affiance with death eludes<br> for death defective is but sleep. Alludes<br> to resurrection now: a dawning rosed<br> in bloody-red genesis predisposed<br> to whited hues dazzling out in amplitudes.<p></i> In a debut collection of inspirational poems Denise Sobilo invites readers to awaken to the Presence of the Divine through her introspective and often philosophical reflections.<p> Sobilo whose poetry is inspired by both scripture and other writings shares lyrical insight reflected in verse that touches on many themes and subjects including the blood-sacrifice wounds of salvific love the absolution that surrounds a death bed a feast that sates the soul's appetencies and satisfies the mind a mother's spirit that rises to heaven again and a potter's wheel under a dervish hand.<p> The Favor of My Lord is a unique volume of poetry which provides an insightful perception of the spiritual aspects of this world that will inspire believers and non-believers alike to a deeper introspection and understanding of their own relationships with God.