Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body, and Soul
by Joseph S. Spence, Sr., Shelia M. Parrish-Spence, and Jonathan Clarence Parrish Spence
The Spence family (Joseph S. Spence, Sr., Sheila M. Parrish-Spence, Jonathan Clarence Parrish Spence) has released
the second volume of their inspirational poems in Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body, and Soul. The poems
are a collaboration between a father, a mother and their son (Joseph, Sheila, and Jonathan respectively). The bulk
of the poems are by Joseph, the father, but, though fewer in number, Sheila’s poems are well written and touch the
heart. Her poems about her family are especially touching.
This time the Spences divided the book into section such as "The Seasons of Beauty", "Prayers for Life’s Events",
"Family, Love and Relationships", and others. There is something for nearly everyone in this collection.
Joseph Spence has even invented a new poetic form: the Epulaeryu, a poem dedicated to delicious food. Some of
his poems in this genre will make your mouth water.
I wonder if the explanations below each poem are necessary. Sometimes they rob the reader of reacting to the
poem by providing the intended message. Whether this is true or not, I found the poems uplifting. Not one poem
had a negative message.
The poems by son Jonathan were well written, but I was surprised at the small number of his poems in the
collection. I look forward to other collections when Jonathan surely will produce many more poems. This is a
nice collection for reading and meditating. |
The Book |
Publish America |
October 2006 |
Paperback |
1424152496 |
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The Reviewer |
Willie Elliott |
Reviewed 2007 |
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