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    The Sound of Silence: A Book of Opera Poetry
    The Sound of Silence: A Book of Opera Poetry
    The Sound of Silence: A Book of Opera Poetry
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    The Sound of Silence: A Book of Opera Poetry

    By Austin Okorie

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    The sound of silence is a book about nature, love and relationships.Nature has a profound touch or intimacy with man.This "touch" is most significant in all our interactions with it (nature itself).Incidentally, many do not have the time or the consciousness to tap into this refreshing and recreating power,that is manifest all around us.No wonder the Almighty in his initial plan,placed man in a garden! In this book such poems as Dilemma of a seer,Sunrise at dawn,The sound of silence and Friends of yesteryears among others are reflections on the power, light and language of nature. The power and influence of love on the human soul seems to have a subtle similarity with that exerted by nature.The only difference being in the mode and dimensions of operation.While the touch of nature is gentle and persuasive, the power of love is passionate and compelling.Most of us are aware of the ecstatic feelings of an evening-out, spent with a loved one in the presence of a retiring sunset.The silhouette of a beautiful mountain, set on fire by such an evening sun.Even the unpoetic begin to manifest poetic tendencies under such scenario.Such titles as A pathetic sunset,A hopeful mid-day,I saw a tombstone,The day we parted,My best friend, among others,are reflections on love and nature.Some common experiences we encounter in relationships are also represented in some titles in this book,as much as possible my posture had been honest and non judgemental especially with those true- life and personal experiences.The good,the bad, and the not-so bad as well as the pure fictional compositions.Some of this titles include among others,the following;To the one that used to love me,Will you marry me,Good journey,Book keeping,Responsibility,Constantly,Letters of gold,Ever learning,and Nothing more to lose.It is left to the discerning reader to discriminate between the figurative use of language in this book towards achieving hopefully, a worthwhile appreciation of this work,while trully believing that "when the chronicles are done, your name will be there with mine, written side by side in letters of gold"!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateFeb 26, 2013
    ISBN9781467890359
    The Sound of Silence: A Book of Opera Poetry
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    Austin Okorie

    Austin Okorie,is a native of okposi in Ohaozara L.G.A. Ebonyi State, south Easthern Nigeria.The promtings of poetic manifestations were obvious in his life from his mother's womb. He recals with romantic exhilaration, those moments spent in the woods as a child, where he experienced very intimate and unutterable communion with nature, "observing when an inch was added to their height" Mr Okorie who is an Architect by profession,believes that architecture and poetry are of the same parentage. He believes that every great architecture has the poetic principle at the basis of its conceptualization.He is married with children.

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      The Sound of Silence - Austin Okorie

      © 2012 by Austin Okorie. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 11/10/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-9034-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-9035-9 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. 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.

      Contents

      The Sound Of Silence

      My Best Friend

      Chidimma By Me

      Sunrise At Dawn

      Constantly

      Ever Learning

      To The One That Used To Love Me

      Good Journey

      The Day We Parted

      Going Back To Arizona

      Waiting For Your Call

      A Hopeful Mid-Day

      Because T Belong To You

      I Will Be Leaving You Tomorrow

      Friends Of Yesteryears

      The Moon Is Shinning Without You

      You Are Right That I Am Wrong

      Angel In Confinement

      The Battle Within

      Book Keeping

      A Pathetic Sunset

      Responsibility

      Nothing More To Lose

      The Colour Of Love

      The Dilemma Of A Seer

      I Saw A Tombstone

      Will You Marry Me

      Rhythm Nature

      The Last Straw

      To The Unknown Soldier

      —Letters Of Gold— Tribute To The Goloden Girl

      In The Beginning

      THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED

      TO MY

      August-blessing

      Ngozi A Okorie

      My wife and best friend

      AUTHORS NOTE

      The touch of nature; the natural instinct,

      disposition or sensitivity to nature and natural

      operations. These have been an ever present attribute

      so obvious in my person.

      The mountains, the hills, the quietness of the woods,

      The tranquility and enchantment of the so-called

      wild woods, have been a source of ecstatic revelry

      to me.

      The sound of silence as the title for this work is

      a direct expression of my deep interaction and

      communion with nature.

      Nature in its use here of course, refers to these

      natural elements, the sun, the moon, the trees,and

      grasses,the mountains and the hills,the rivers and

      the oceans.

      Man, the head of all creation and the most rebellious,

      sounds a discordant note in the symphony of God’s

      ‘Organic composition,’ hence

      "An awful bankruptcy is so obvious

      with us

      which by deliberate blindness

      we zealously enforce"

      And

      "How much troubles

      With us

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