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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN num: 9781425738464
ISBN number: 142573846X
Label: Xlibris Corporation
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 64
Printing Date: December 14, 2006
Publishing house: Xlibris Corporation
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Dark to Light explores one woman's journey through the darkness, madness, loneliness, and despair of manic-depression. The book opens with poetry and prose that express the darker side of the illness. It is in her darkness, however, that she learns she is not alone and that by sticking together with others caught in the same bondage as she, there is both Hope and Light to be found. Through her suffering she learns the importance of her God given life and so begins the rise out of her pit. Rising out of the Dark she walks boldly into the Light with a new perspective on Life and herself. She learns to focus on beauty as a weapon against the darkness. She finally comes to a place where she can find peace and gratitude to God. It is an amazing journey from the embrace of darkness into the warmth of the light.
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This inspiring book of poetry takes the reader through one woman's struggle with manic depression and her ability to transcend the pain and emotional turmoil the mood disorder renders. The book opens with the poet's stance on poetry itself in "Freedom For the Words" where she states, "Whatever drips down is what I say--." Her last poem, "Just Words," reiterates her approach to poetry. Rolling Waters does not conform to traditional writing standards, which makes her poems so honest and real to the reader. The book follows with a set of poems that are rather dark, such as "Of Madness," "Can't Find My Way Home," "Down on My Knees," and "Help." In the midst of much despair, the imagery of Waters poems is powerful. In both her "dark" and "light" poems, she uses a lot of imagery from nature to describe feeling states. For example, in "Can't Find My Way Home," Waters expresses, "Tripping and falling/ Over snowflakes/ I merge with the nighttime sky;" In her transition from darkness, she writes the poem, "Red Roses." It opens, "I felt a gust of wind/Sailing through the air/ And reaching out its arms/It enveloped me right there." Her latter poems are a recognition of her new perspectives on life that are filled with hope and promise. Especially noteworthy are, "This is Life," and "A Blessed One." I would recommend this book not just to people struggling with manic depression, but people who understand the human condition, with all its ups and downs.
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When one very first begins to read this book one cannot help but be brought to tears from the harrowing suffering of the poet but ends up with smiles as the dark gives way to light verse! There is HOPE for this illness and this writer found it in God and God's good creations! A MUST READ for those suffering or who know someone who suffers from the illness. Truly Inspirational! My favorite poems are "Down On My Knees", "We Are Family", and "I Climb"! The raw honesty and courage in the writing shows forth in these deeply intense pieces of works! Wow! I have been enriched by reading this poetry collection and I have a better perspective on the illness now. It helps me to understand my love one and what she goes through! Again, a MUST READ!
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