Chimes of the Heart
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| File:Chimes of the heart cover free.png First edition | |
| Author | Travolta Gezi |
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| Illustrator | |
| Cover artist | W.S. Senah |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Re-volution Publishers. |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Pages | |
Chimes of the Heart is a collection of poems written by Travolta Gezi, a Zimbabwean poet. The book was published by Re-volution Publishers.[1]
The Book[edit]
Chimes of the Heart features different forms of poetry including sonnets, haikus, limericks, odes, and ballads. According to the official website: "Chimes of the heart is an e-book filled with great poetry filled rhythm, rhyme, content and assonance unique to most modern poetry. Most of the poetry in the book are set in a timeless realm, meaning they can fit any setting, classical, modern and the future."[2]
Currently Chimes of the Heart is available in e-book format on the book's official website [3] and on Amazon.com's Kindle website.[4]
Contents[edit]
The poems are arranged into 8 main categories as below:[5]
PART I: PEOPLE DEEDS AND TIMES
The Trial of Liars, Country Song, Ending an Old Time’s Day, Hell upon Hiroshima [6 August 1945], Changes, Lost Values, The Deserted House, The Assignment, To an Artist, Hypocrites, Song of the Hopeful, The Coming of Summer, Determination, Me and My Grumpy Grandfather, For The Prophets They Killed, An Old Man’s Wish, To a Small Tree, When I’m Dead, Days of the Week, Deaf World, On Two Friends and Workmates, Parting Soon
PART II: PHILOSOPHIC
Hidden Wisdom, Ripples, The Play, Essay on Some of Life’s Aspects, Endurance, Relative Peace, Glowing Dim, We Are Passing, My Paradise, a Happy Mind, Sorrow and Happiness, The Story of Five Clouds, To The Restless Man, The Wind’s Command to the Trees, Optimists and Pessimists, Death, To Mankind, Remembering To Forget, Lost And Found Out, To My Mind, Lacking Wisdom, Changing People’s Minds
PART III: THE WONDER OF NATURE FANTASY AND REFLECTION
Idle Thoughts, The Still Song, The Sky at Night, Nostalgic Mind, Thunderstorm, To The Rainbow, Delight Has Taken Me on a Jocund Ride, Sunshine, The Eagle, Sunrise Music and the Resonance of Mind, The Poet’s Song, On Fancy’s Light Wings, Hello Countryside, Recollections, An Odyssey, A Bed Time Song, Wintry Morning, Scenes of Nyakuchena Valley, A Still Night, The River, A Man and the Cloud, The Ocean Of Fancy
PART IV: A POOL OF TEARS, A POOL OF FEARS
The Hopeless Desert, The Dread of the Night, In A Pool of Tears, Ever Changing Time, Never Changing Dirge, The New Black Death, Used Candle, Stormy Memories, In A Pensive Mood, Dark Times, In The Dark Corners of Mind, To Death, On the Death of an Uncle, Once Upon Ruined Castles, Hell in a Nightmare
PART V: SONGS OF WORSHIP AND PRAISE
A Prayer, The Greatest Debt, Who Shall I Praise?, Time shall be useless…, On The First Christmas, Crucifixion, Song of Thankfulness, Thanking God for Recovering From Illness
PART VI: SWEET LOVE SONGS
To A Lovely Angel, A Lover to His Queen, A Lullaby, On Parting, To A Shy Lady, Lovely Rose of Mine, To A Lovely Lady, Being Apart For Long, For A Valentine Far Away, To The Wind, Love and Restlessness, Love Gave Me Wings, Sweet Love, The Weeping Angel, My Unspoiled Child, Our Unique Love, A Love Note, My Lovely Lady, Let’s Make the Best of Time, Thoughts of My Lady, She Speaks In Songs, True Love, Sweet Love Songs, A Pleasant Dream, Love’s Call, The Joy Thoughts of a Lover Brings, A Sweet Farewell, A Poor Man to His Love
PART VII: BROKEN HEARTS
Broken Heart, On Broken Wings, A Vile Rose, Will The Wound Ever Heal?, Need you tell me…, Think Not Of Me, To An Ex-Lover
The Author[edit]
The author of the anthology, apparently has a science background and is however reported to have been inspired by The New Golden Treasury of English Verse at the age of 15.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://roamate.110mb.com/chimes/preview.html
- ↑ http://www.chimes.co.nr
- ↑ http://www.chimes.co.nr
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Chimes-of-the-Heart-ebook/dp/B009HUTNXY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349869076&sr=8-2&keywords=chimes+of+the+heart
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Chimes-of-the-Heart-ebook/dp/B009HUTNXY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349872002&sr=8-2&keywords=chimes+of+the+heart#reader_B009HUTNXY
- ↑ http://roamate.110mb.com/chimes/about.html
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