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Fall Leaves Float
**2013 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist
A reflective collection of poetry, Fall Leaves Float opens the door to life and invites us into the experiential journey. From the musty feel of an old library brought to life in "Brittle Pages" to the poignant wistfulness of "A Father's Wish," poet Darrin Kramer has a unique command of the human condition. He pleads with us to ponder the real meaning and significance of our very existence. We are reminded to appreciate the life we have been given and encouraged to never give up in the face of obstacles.
Through his poetic imagery, we are taken on a celestial journey through magnificent visual picture dreams. Fall Leaves Float enables us to visualize what "listening to silence" really means, and we are shown the depth and complexity of love. By filling empty space with thought, light, word, and meaning, Kramer allows us to pause and reflect upon our lives.
"Darrin Kramer's poetry frequently guides you on an unanticipated end point. A person's facial reflection or twinkling eyes, a kiss, snow in winter or the path of a floating leaf. These are some of the visual images his prose conjures up. His writing style is free, loose, upbuilding and sure to prompt you to continue reading to completion as I did." --Frankie Gilliam Harrison, physical therapist
"Your work conveys lovely thoughts and is very mood-invoking." --Stephanie Hewitt, customer service
A reflective collection of poetry, Fall Leaves Float opens the door to life and invites us into the experiential journey. From the musty feel of an old library brought to life in "Brittle Pages" to the poignant wistfulness of "A Father's Wish," poet Darrin Kramer has a unique command of the human condition. He pleads with us to ponder the real meaning and significance of our very existence. We are reminded to appreciate the life we have been given and encouraged to never give up in the face of obstacles.
Through his poetic imagery, we are taken on a celestial journey through magnificent visual picture dreams. Fall Leaves Float enables us to visualize what "listening to silence" really means, and we are shown the depth and complexity of love. By filling empty space with thought, light, word, and meaning, Kramer allows us to pause and reflect upon our lives.
"Darrin Kramer's poetry frequently guides you on an unanticipated end point. A person's facial reflection or twinkling eyes, a kiss, snow in winter or the path of a floating leaf. These are some of the visual images his prose conjures up. His writing style is free, loose, upbuilding and sure to prompt you to continue reading to completion as I did." --Frankie Gilliam Harrison, physical therapist
"Your work conveys lovely thoughts and is very mood-invoking." --Stephanie Hewitt, customer service
108 pages, Paperback
First published November 21, 2012
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About the author
Darrin Kramer
2 books9 followersAt 15, Darrin Kramer wrote his first poem. He has since written over 700 poems. His first book "Fall Leaves Float" was released November 27, 2012 by Abbott Press and was chosen as a 2013 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. His second book, "Absence Remains" will be released October 18, 2016 by Tate Publishing.
His poetry has been described as follows:
"The soul of the poet is unique in that he sees what is large and extracts meaning to send back in small, powerful doses. This soul is unlimited—he goes beyond the boundaries of gender, current events and even the five senses. He hears the call of empty space and finds a way to fill it with thought, light, word and meaning." - Mary Holden
"Your work conveys lovely thoughts and is very mood-invoking." —Stephanie Hewitt
His poetry has been described as follows:
"The soul of the poet is unique in that he sees what is large and extracts meaning to send back in small, powerful doses. This soul is unlimited—he goes beyond the boundaries of gender, current events and even the five senses. He hears the call of empty space and finds a way to fill it with thought, light, word and meaning." - Mary Holden
"Your work conveys lovely thoughts and is very mood-invoking." —Stephanie Hewitt
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March 26, 2015
I got this book of poems free from Goodreads first-reads. I enjoyed the fluidity of the poems and the imagery most of them brought to mind. I especially loved the poem Will One Sing For Me? I loved the fluidity of the poem and the wiseness of it. An excerpt: "The human spirit is stronger than a distant star- revealing light, in the stillness of the night. One never dies from the fire of life; in age they slowly fade away." If you like poems, treat yourself to this book.
July 26, 2016
(goodreads competition win)
From just reading the first paragraph of the authors intro, the sentence "it is the brain of the poet and the brain of the reader where alchemy of meaning occurs, creates and becomes art" which, built up excitement of what the poems will convey. I can only describe this book as emotional origami. My favorites are a lost reward and a fathers wish.
From just reading the first paragraph of the authors intro, the sentence "it is the brain of the poet and the brain of the reader where alchemy of meaning occurs, creates and becomes art" which, built up excitement of what the poems will convey. I can only describe this book as emotional origami. My favorites are a lost reward and a fathers wish.
November 13, 2016
This is my third time reading this and I absolutely found it fantastic. I love poetry so I was very entranced by each piece in the book.
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