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Title of Poetry Book: "Shadows of My Soul"
Author: Jill A. Terry
Published by: www.aventinepress.com
Place of publication: San Diego, California, 92101, USA
Pages: 153 pp
ISBN:1-59300-222-3
Price: US$ 12.95 (paperback)
Book size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Format: Paperback
Binding: Perfect Bind
Website: www.jillterry.com
The book is divided into 5 chapters - I. The One I Dream Of, II. First Love, Lost Love, III. Wisdom and Philosophy, IV. Coming Undone, V. Impressions. The unifying theme of the poetrybook is passion and romance.
The poem that most captured my attention was the poem "The Season of You" found in page 40. The "Season of You" is a well-crafted poem that reminded me of Beauty and the Beast. The poem "The Season of You" ends like this:
"The things that now I'm thinking
I'd like to do with you
I understand this call of the wild
Oh, to tame the beast in you- "
Another poem that captured my attention was the poem "Ask Alice" in page 60. This poem is about the girl's real love for a man but her love turned into an illusion as if she fell into a wonderland. This poem reveals Jill's excellent use of the poetic technique of allusion. The poem ends like this:
"How could something that felt so real
Turn out to be an illusion surreal
You make me wonder who you are
And what it is you're thinking
Down the rabbit hole searching I go
Looking for Alice maybe she knows- "
Jill writes romantic poems with a dramatic flair like the poem "Alone in the Rain" in p. 125. This poem gives us image of romantic movies like Breakfast at Tiffany. The poem begins like this:
"Can you explain....
Why you caused me such pain
Left me alone standing in the rain
You said the words then walked away
No time for the things I wanted to say"
Another poem that caught my attention is the "Ray of Light" in page 8 which shows Jill's excellent use of metaphor where love is compared to light.
"Deep inside I felt the light
That lit my life was growing dim
With your words you reach inside
And make it bright again
And so now if you went away
The darkness would come down
And in a sea of sadness
Slowly I would drown."
Well, I enjoyed reading Jill's poetry book Shadows of My Soul. The book is a pouring of the soul on what is true love, passion, illusions about love, heterosexual romance, pain of loving and lost love.
I would recommend this book to love-struck persons and people who enjoys reading romantic to sensual poems. Teenagers and adults might see themselves in the book.
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