Through Echoes of my Heart, Constance takes us through the emotional journey of the inner self through moments of joy, dejection, pain and excitement. In her quintessential collection of verses that evoke emotive responses, she captures the essence of romantic companionship with an accessible form of prose that demonstrates mastery of aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of expression. The first set offers us glimpses of a mournful heart struggling with loneliness where the poem ‘When Sleep is Elusive’ captures those moments the heart fails to cope with the absence of another loving heart. The second collection of verses expresses the joys brought by the warmth of love. The moments when the heart captures the attention of a willing and engaging soul mate. The bond of loving souls is at its greatest strength. The fire of romantic passion is burning the brightest. Flowers of the heart have blossomed. The poetic lines from ‘He is mine’ celebrate this moment of heavenly bliss. The book concludes with the tragedy of losing love. It’s all about sorrow, pain, regret, coping with loss and a longing to be loved again. Constance’s prose flies off the pages. She has a natural ability to make the reader respond by relating to one’s experiences of finding and losing love. She reminds us of the pain that comes with a cheating lover, the emotional crisis of separation and the precariousness of love easily morphing into hate when the passion suddenly vanishes. Constance recites poems through other media; she has appeared on radio shows in South Africa where she shared some of the poems with radio audiences. When you go through the pages, absorbing the natural flow of words, you’ll feel her undisputed ability to weave various themes of the heart’s journey. For poetry collectors, Constance provides you with a treasure of the heart. Surely, the verses in this book will echo through your heart for ages.- Allen Ari B. Dziwa is a United States based writer.
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