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Book Review: When Daylight Ends, by S. Wallace
Local Newsletter by Pat Clay
When Daylight Ends is the title of a book of poetry by S. Wallace and also a splendid time to sit in a cozy corner and enjoy Ms. Wallace’s view of the world. Wallace dedicates the poetry in this volume to, "the past and present pets, friends, and family who bring such beauty, love, joy, support, and enrichment to my life."
Not the type of poetry filled with complex syntax and classical allusions that have the reader shaking his head, When Daylight Ends holds a wide appeal and may be enjoyed by all. The book reveals the charming personality of its author and her curiosity about every facet of human experience. At times Wallace shows an outgoing side as in, Don’t Monkey Around:
"Don’t monkey around. Get serious. Get real.
Fantasy lives within have so much more appeal.
Don’t monkey around the critics say.
But like monkeys, we too learn to play."
And at times she reveals her introspective nature as in:
"The rainbow hunter searches deep
For silver linings in his sleep
Chasing rainbows through his dreams
Searching for rainbows between the seams."
Perhaps too often a cynicism crops into her writing as in Clinging Vines and Quicksand and When Hope is Gone, but then her self-deprecating wit shines through as in, If Things Went Right:
"If things went right, it would not be my life
Go on a diet, gain weight day and night
Exercise to firm up and see all the flab
Doing my worst is the best that I have."
And the reader laughs with her until she brings the same reader to tears in poetry such as the poignant, Who Will Watch the Little Girl Grow.
Wallace concludes the book with,
"When daylight ends, the
Possibilities remain
Infinite, alive."
The book is published by Publish America and may be found at www.amazon.com. For more information about the publisher log onto www.PublishAmerica.com.
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