Through the Eyes of Love
POEMS
by
ALEXANDER SHAUMYAN
Now available as 4 1/4" by
7" paperback (117 pages). US $12 (includes mailing cost).
Review
of Through The Eyes of Love
by Laurel Johnson of Midwest Book Review
MBR
Bookwatch, November 2003
Through the Eyes of Love
Alexander Shaumyan
ashaumyan@hotmail.com for orders
ISBN 1591961548 $10.00
Soupcons of love and hope are mixed with satirical social and political
commentary in this fine poetic stew. Gentle humor, American icons,
alcohol and testosterone driven desire, the despairs of war, and much
more are subjects of poet Shaumyan's focus. And always, underlying
quietly, is a sense of sadness as is found in "I Don't Belong":
I don't belong
that is my deepest pain
I stayed here long
but like the autumn rain
my tears flow
from my heart
where do I go?
Love, freedom, and courage can be found in "Wildflower":
And if a thousand deaths should rain on me,
I'll feel her gentle presence come alive
Within each breath I take - now brought to life -
Ignited by her spirit bold and free.
Shaumyan's Russian ancestry and creativity is addressed in "The Blood
of Russia":
The blood of Russia is the spring
In which the poets and writers dip
Their pens of madness -- on their lips
The bleeding past of Russia sings.
Within this poet's grief and anger, humor and desire, I found eternal
human hope clearly spoken in "A Higher Way":
If life has taught me
anything, it is
resilience
in battling these demons
that crush our dreams.
There is not space enough to quote extensively in this review. Mr.
Shaumyan's thoughts and words bear reading and inspire deeper thought,
which is what I suspect he intended.
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