A New Dawn, A New Dream
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A Night Scene
The night,
The backdrop
For this scene
The forest,
The stage
With shadows between
The stars,
The audience
A full crowd tonight
The breeze,
The murmur
Of soft delight
The moon,
The lighting
To guide the way
The stream,
The script
For the words we say
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Ancestral Whispers
Scaling tainted climbs
Weary of mind
Remiss of time
Ancestral whispers
My thoughts,
Do find
Majestic winds
From mystical lands
Do breeze these
Voices in
And with a teary eye
I smile
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Glorious Gaia
Glorious Gaia
Do you remember
When you died
Do you recall
How we inflicted
Our sweet idyllic
Affliction upon you
Do you remember
How we drowned your oceans
And clouded your skies
With our own demise
Do you remember
When you were free
And imagine how it could be
Once again
A glorious,
Pristine,
Serene dream
Reviews
Paperback
Paperback
Brilliant New Poet
Many of these poems have had the ability to transport me to old memories and take me to new places. Thank you, Stuart!
Beautiful
I have the pleasure of knowing Stuart through Twitter, his words always touch my heart, this book does not disappoint, beautiful and heart felt.
Easy to read with clear images and rhymes
This debut collection of short poems is easy to read, has clear imagery, and a mixture of topics. If you love poems with simple messages and rhymes, you won’t be disappointed. For me, this book gets 3 stars because while some poems show great potential, like EDGE OF WINTER and DAYBREAK, others feel incomplete, like a thought begun but not fully explored. Some poems, like GOLDEN EVENING, have a more refined style: Shadows / Reaching for the horizon / Merging with the golden haze”. I AM shows the poet’s potential with its vibrant imagery and haunting undertone: “I am the broken memories / Of midnight dreamers”. One of my favorite lines comes from AFTER THE STORM: “Lapping against the lakeside / Like a caring, / Caressing hand”. Overall, this is a solid sampling of Matthews’ work with some strong elements and unexpected notes throughout.