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    Visions of Light: An Essential Poetry Collection
    Visions of Light: An Essential Poetry Collection
    Visions of Light: An Essential Poetry Collection
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    Visions of Light: An Essential Poetry Collection

    By Steven Hyatt

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    As children and adolescents, we imagine that one day we will become knowledgeable about life, having all of our questions answered in order to reach the completion of being. However, as we age, we quickly learn that completion in life is neither easy nor certain. Steven Hyatt's Visions of Light explores universal observations that come to most of us on our human journey and the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional responses evoked when we face the many comedies and tragedies of life.

    From "The Gallant Charge of Youth," a look at one's youthful naivety, to "The Hardships of Growth," a work about evolving emotionally, each poem in Visions of Light is a touching composition woven from the threads of one man's meaningful life. Whether transcending the corporeal world or painting a compassionate portrayal of dealing with difficult people, each verse offers up a beautiful scene that will strike an emotional chord with any reader.

    With compelling imagery and unforgettable emotion, Visions of Light takes the reader on a deep journey into the heart of one man as he explores the human experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateFeb 28, 2008
    ISBN9780595876143
    Visions of Light: An Essential Poetry Collection
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    Steven Hyatt

    Steven Hyatt is a successful real estate firm executive with a passion for writing poetry that began at the age of fourteen. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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      Visions of Light - Steven Hyatt

      Copyright © 2008 by Steven Hyatt

      All rights reserved. No part of this book maybe used or reproduced

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      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not

      necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby

      disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-0-595-43274-5 (pbk)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-69907-0 (cloth)

      ISBN: 978-0-595-87614-3 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Contents

      Introduction

      Like Moths

      Turning the Pages (Papercuts)

      Nihilism to Nirvana

      Jane

      The Far Side of Despair

      The Existential Mystic Night

      The Thing In Itself

      Being Here

      Work

      Becoming Grateful

      The Terms of Approval

      The Reprehensible

      To Honor the Fox

      Humility As Essence

      Judging My Brother

      My Omissions

      Shipwrecked Youth, or Seminal

      Heartbreak

      Benevolence

      Addict’s Lament

      A Visit to the Home

      The Natural Terrorist

      A Matinee for God

      Not To Be Beautiful

      Games Of Chance

      Beautiful Freedom

      Botanical Gardens in Autumn

      The Gallant Charge of Youth

      The Hardships of Growth

      Change

      Thus We Live

      Beyond Things

      Fatherless Day

      Faithless Yearning

      Planet Serublous

      Lament

      Intrepid Anxiety

      The Essential Product

      The Four Noble Truths

      The Continuing Solution

      Determined Time

      To Escape

      Difficult People

      Stuck In Myself

      Our Unceasing Bond

      Carbon Monoxide

      The Narrator’s Tricks

      Enduring Distortion

      Gelena’s Spell

      The Bad Mood

      To Love Another

      No Coincidences

      So All of Us Can Dream

      Benevolence

      If I Must

      The Great Lies of Boredom

      Jury of My Fears

      More Than an Instant

      Thoughts

      Contrition

      My Dream

      Painkillers

      Destiny Eviscerated

      On Choosing to Continue

      Delectation

      The Staining of Our Eyes

      To Recognize an Awakening

      Christmas Present

      Sleeping Late

      Parallel Perfidy

      Coming And Going

      Tough Guys

      From Me To You

      The Archives

      Until Death Do Us Part

      The Bitter Thwarting

      The Bitter Thwarting (Step 2)

      Rebecca

      Derek Disappeared

      An Incomparable Moment

      For Jean Paul

      Ode To Joy

      Bibliography

      Introduction

      To the person who by some circumstance has happened upon this volume, I offer this explanation of its contents.

      First, i must express my sincere chagrin that i am offering a book of what would be construed as poetry. Frankly, I know of no one who admittedly reads poetry and project it to be a distraction for the rare academic, some Europeans, and the sensitive introspec- tive, yet the writing of poetry seems to be a common affliction.

      A number of years ago I contacted several regional publications of poetry, and a few of their representatives suggested I read their respective publications in order to better understand the type of work that is consistent with their formats. Upon doing this I con- cluded that what I was writing had absolutely no relation to what they were publishing.

      In my frustration I embarked upon writing a novel. I concluded, as the experts I consulted had advised, that poetry was an anachro- nism that had little relevance in today’s world. Of course, the writ- ing of poetry, in essence, should be a personal expression that requires no external validation for its production; it merely expresses what beckons to be expressed. Although this is true, there is something in me that wants you to read what I have written and obtain something from it. I clearly see this as a flaw in myself, because if I am expressing anything in these pages, it is the cathartic expression of my innermost self, and this should not require exter- nal validation, agreement, or notice of any kind.

      However, what I have discovered over and over again is that I may understand something in a pure sense yet find it difficult, if not impossible, to reconcile the matter in my deepest self. In other words, although it is my mind that contains the world as I know it, and its amelioration or detraction is internally manifested, I still yearn to have you read what I have written and somehow be moved. This, I realize, may be dangerous and unnecessary, but such are the urges that motivate me to this point.

      So I embarked upon my novel writing with fierce determination, and my feverish pace ended about four months later with the com- pleted project. Subsequently, I determined that poetry’s irrelevance in today’s world is an anemic excuse for ignoring the prospect of sharing it outwardly. More than this, however, I was not as moved by the novel writing as I was by the poetry. These poems were the children of my spirit, the manifestation of my noblest thinking, cre- ated in flows of thought that were of a higher nature than the one I visited to write my novel. And so, I decided to pick up my poetry and dust it off, and allow the novel to remain on the shelf in its place.

      I have little doubt that the publishing world will have little inter- est in this volume you have happened upon. There are numerous reasons for this, but a central one might be that this work does not resemble the samples that were provided to me previously for my reference … that, and the likely irrelevance of poetry in today’s world. Frankly, I am pleased that my work is different, as it seems to me, in my ignorance of the genre perhaps, that what was being written could not possibly interest any but the most ardent devotees of contemporary verse—a group admittedly unknown

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