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A Touch of You and Me: The Human Journey

by James Smalls

68 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-0092; ISBN 1-55395-729-6; US$13.00, C$14.70, EUR10.50, £7.50

Artful poems that follow the human journey through both the joys and perils of love, and touch upon author's quest for the elusive meaning of life and faith.

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About the Book A Touch of You and Me: The Human Journey touches upon the author's struggle to reach for the sometimes elusive meaning of life and faith, and follows the human Journey through both the joys and perils of love. It incorporates an understanding of spiritual principles articulating the link between the divine and the temporal. Each chapter of the collection focuses on a specific experience or event. The collection opens with "Life" and goes on to touch upon "Faith" with selections such as Timeless Grace and Thirsty Soul. Later, "Hope" depicts the ever-changing process through which one must journey as is evident in A Virtual World of Hope: So today, life is transformed into three dimensions. One, with irrelevance has been stilled, Another, in disgrace, sacrificed its space. And yet, with much effort, another given uninhibited wings. Under the heading "Love," similar themes are revisited while flirting with the unpredictability of love. In Love Untamed the speaker attempts to capture such unpredictability as the speaker personifies the nature of Love. So unpredictable she is, For as the curse of a queen's venom she strikes. Yet, as a prudent fool, to her, all is forfeited. A Touch of You and Me: The Human Journey, closes with "Tragedy" and "Victory," two chapters revolving around perhaps two extremes that highlight the overall theme of the volume.

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About the Author A Touch of You and Me: The Human Journey expresses the author's feelings and experiences as he journeys through life. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, James Smalls attended Central Michigan University. At an early age he joined the United States Army. As he traveled the world, he developed a desire for writing while confronting and sometimes struggling with the many challenges of modern society. It is his hope that his writing will inspire others, evoking thoughts and hope, as well as enlightening the reader who may be asking similar questions. He spends his leisure time writing, watching sports, doing woodwork, and taking part in outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing.

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Sample Excerpts

Be Ye Watchful in Silence Forgo thine forward thoughts! And be not rash with thy mouth... Or hasty in thine heart... That thou shall utter anything. For reality conforms oft to individual thoughts, Yet, to the world it is vanity. Believeth not thine sight... Because it is thine's. Neither trusts the pure order of anything, For deception cometh as stalkers of the night, And perception as invisible wizards. But be ye, therefore, strong and vigilant, For oftentimes, Our very hearts, minds, and thoughts shall deceive us. A Dear Friend: Such Beauty It is often said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, Or that beauty is only skin deep. But with you, I'm blessed to know a different kind of beauty. I also know that the person who has spoken those words... Unfortunately, has not met such a person as you. I can recall my first encounter with you, And I am forever mesmerized. Not for the abstract impact... That was created at my first encounter, But for the profound impact... That caused me to know you a second time. Those such encounters made me know... That your beauty was not only captured in my heart's eye, But that such beauty flows far deeper than superficiality. One only needs to know you a few seconds... To realized that your beauty is internally gifted. Because of this... I indeed feel very blessed and gifted to know you. I think on you and feel deep within me a desire... To ask what I've done so deserving to know such a person. If ever I would use the phrase "why me?" I thus use it now to appropriately recognize who you are. Thank you so much for entering my life--- For I feel it was changed forever. Always will I yearn to know you.

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