Poetry of the Season - "Christmas" [Kindle Edition]

Ray Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 27, 2010

A collection of six inspirational and thought provoking poems for the Christmas Season by Frenchtown NJ poet, Ray Brown.

Poems:

"Snowy Night in Winter"
"Christmas Commotion"
"Bell Ringer"
"The Tears of Christmas"
"As a Drummer Boy"
"The Creche"

We naturally expect the winter holidays to be filled with joy – laughter – glimmering eyes. Life does not always meet our expectations. The holidays are at times, bitter-sweet.

These are the poems of our everyday lives during the holiday season – poems of our effort to find ourselves. As you read, you will see your life in the mirror of the words and find hope - and the meaning of the season in today’s world.

The poems are written in language that will capture your imagination – weave visual images – entice you to relax in the setting – reminisce - challenge you, at times, to think – and will constantly entertain you.

The language of these poems is crafted with care and skill - with a depth that can be appreciated by those who enjoy the art form, but with a writing style that allows everyone to be a casual reader – sit in their favorite chair - savor the experience, share in the emotion, think about life’s questions raised. You will find poems that are companions that will walk with you throughout the day – be shared easily with family and friends – writing you will agree describes your life and the world you know.

Other books on Amazon by Ray Brown:

"I Have His Letters Still" - Poetry of Everday Life ($11.95)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ray Brown is a Frenchtown, New Jersey poet whose work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and on-line.

He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.

He writes poems about the world as it is - people's hopes and disappointments -in language that will capture your imagination - weave visual images - entice you to relax in the setting - reminisce -challenge you, at times, to think - and will constantly entertain you.

His language is crafted with care and skill - with a depth that can be appreciated by those who enjoy the art form, but with a writing style that allows everyone to be a casual reader - sit in their favorite chair - savor the experience, share in the emotion, think about life's questions raised. You will find poems that are companions that will walk with you throughout the day - be shared easily with family and friends - writing you will agree describes your life and the world you know.

Ray's words:
"In 1987, during a personal crisis, I began to write. Since then, from time to time, when the mood struck me I would write on the back of napkins, on reports in a business meeting, on index cards, in a little notebook and then at times with less distractions on a computer. During that time less that 6 people have read a portion of my work. I have always wondered whether other people would enjoy and appreciate them - and whether they were any good.

In December 2008, I first started to share my work with the public by posting it on a blog. The Poetry of Ray Brown raybrown.wordpress.com. I continued to post new poems there every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday."

Product Details

• File Size: 144 KB
• Print Length: 25 pages
• Publisher: Ray Brown Associates LLC; 1 edition (November 27, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004E3Y0RS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,031 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Ray Brown is a Frenchtown, New Jersey poet whose work has appeared in a variety of literary journals and on-line.

He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.

He writes poems about the world as it is - people's hopes and disappointments -in language that will capture your imagination - weave visual images - entice you to relax in the setting - reminisce -challenge you, at times, to think - and will constantly entertain you.

His language is crafted with care and skill - with a depth that can be appreciated by those who enjoy the art form, but with a writing style that allows everyone to be a casual reader - sit in their favorite chair - savor the experience, share in the emotion, think about life's questions raised. You will find poems that are companions that will walk with you throughout the day - be shared easily with family and friends - writing you will agree describes your life and the world you know.

Ray's words:

"In 1987, during a personal crisis, I began to write. Since then, from time to time, when the mood struck me I would write on the back of napkins, on reports in a business meeting, on index cards, in a little notebook and then at times with less distractions on a computer. During that time less that 6 people have read a portion of my work. I have always wondered whether other people would enjoy and appreciate them - and whether they were any good.

In December 2008, I first started to share my work with the public by posting it on a blog. The Poetry of Ray Brown http://raybrown.wordpress.com. I continued to post new poems there every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday."

Ray's poetry has appeared in The Edison Literary Review, FreeXpresSion, The Blue Collar Review, the River Poets Journal, 13th and 14th Annual Poetry Ink Chapbook, Moonstone Publishing, Philadelphia; The Star-Ledger of Newark; NJ Lawyer Magazine; received a NJ Poetry Society 2009 Recognition Award, PoetsSpeak on-line and will be published in upcoming volumes of the Big Hammer, the New Jersey Poetry Society Anthology, and The River. Four of his poems, have been featured as Poem of the Day by The New Verse News. His poetry was featured on-line in "What's Your Exit? A Literary Detour Through New Jersey"