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Kairos

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"Kairos" bursts wide in the opening poem, "Poetaster":

"The poet documents his soul; he knows!
that he knows nothing."

~pg. 1

these final lines of the poem set the scene for the tone of curiosity, wonder and at times, melancholy of this book of poetry.

Jason addresses the ultimate poet's surrender of self to love, the torment of our existence, in "Words are All I Have":

"I want you back
I can be different
better
this time.

...

But if to get you back were possible
With my arrangement of speech,

Then I wish to be king of words,
Or poet of my time."

~pg. 14

Jason's poetry is pure and simplistic in a way that draws us up and launches us on a journey through his eyes. To see the world by way of his "soars and drops" amongst the natural beauty he surrounds himself with is an experience to mark necessary. The majority of jason's poetry is breathless wonder and heartache beyond; pieces that raise you up or crush your heart... In the end, it is the desperate sensations he rakes through your psyche that bring you to a higher realisation of life as it swirls at your feet.

Jason's strengths are in the vastness of the world at his daily beck and call, his poems of all that we take for granted remind us of how minute we are compared to God's creation... Such desire to be one with the environment proves jason's words are to be cherished and not bypassed as nature fluff. "Before the Storm Wet the Earth" (pg. 2) is a perfect example.

There are some moments of poetry dread that can be expected from a first publishing venture with budding poetry as a companion. Yet, from personal experience with jason's newer breathtaking poetry, I have formed a great respect for his younger work as well.

A romantic man such as the author of this book is rare. Jason combines his love for raw nature with his rapturous loves and sliding despairs, bringing the scenes of his daily work into our conscious so we can experience his life as he does. As in "Kaleidoscope":

"Beneath my feet
it washes in, it lights up the ground
and but for the sky
nothing is one color, but many.

You walk up,
splashing kaleidoscope
between
your toes.

Salmon swim up the mountain
to where our love will dance
around
the brim of a cloud."

~pg. 82

Jason does occasionally delve into the bizarre and mildly morbid and I will admit that these are pieces to be sampled to taste, but to avoid them would be to miss out on a part of jason's fascination.

"Kairos" is buttoned up on the perfect note with jason's words ringing true and delving deep. "A Glimpse of Where I'm Going" paints a well balanced portrait of an emotionally well traveled man through life's highways and byways, arriving at the realisation that he is nothing if not wiser and filled to overflowing with new inspiration.

~Diane Anjoue
author of "Collection de Jolie-Laide, waiting to be lost within..."

... you'll love this book. These poems are arranged to show a personal journey. The ecstasy of love found, the bitterness and self-loathing of love lost, followed by the redemption of time healing wounds. Many of the poems are deeply personal, but all are accessible and full of colorful imagery. The poet also has many with beautiful nature themes mixed in. Some poems are fun and playful, some are very serious.