THE MIRROR AND THE MUSE, book 2 in the MISTY MOUNTAIN CHRONICLES series, is a collection of 130 poems written between September, 2022 and May, 2023. They are presented in chronological order, similar to a journal, with a date at the end of each poem and, for some, a comment and reference.
Nicholas speaks of the influence the season and nature have on the content and mood of a poem. “I wake early and listen for the poem that wants to come. It is as if a voice is in the wind or mist, in birdsong and rustling leaves, or a feeling in the air. This voice is in me and as I listen and contemplate, poetry often comes to speak and inspire a thought or feeling that becomes a poem. Often the imaginations seem to come from a dream realm, transforming experiences, conversations, events in life and the world into poetry. I laughingly speak of this as the ‘news,’ personal, global, or even cosmic, and always poignant and insightful.”
It is the nature of journaling to be like a journey. The Mirror and the Muse is a journey of discovery with insights into the self, the world and the times we live in. It is an initiation journey for humanity, learning what love is and what it means to be a human being. The poetry brings the reader face to face with the forces of good and evil, beauty and truth, that are gifts and challenges for us all. It is romantic, human and humorous, psychological, philosophical and personal.
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