This is this author's first published volume of poetry. The book contains over 200 poems (352 pages).
Glimpses
(poetry by Régis Auffray)
Poetry, like other forms of creative arts such as painting, music, sculpture etc. is a way for the poet to share life experiences - feelings, emotions, images - and thus express his or her personality. Most human beings (Earthians) have a desire to "be" with others and one of the ways this is done is through communication by whatever means are available. Poetry is one way of expressing one's self.
The poems in this book offer glimpses into the poet's soul. They touch on a myriad of themes that are common to all who have undertaken the journey through this particular life in this place known as Earth.
It is the author's hope that the reader will be able to identify with, to understand and perhaps to empathize with the various situations, dilemmas, conflicts, miseries, euphoria etc. that are shared by means of his verses. Glimpses is the author's first poetry collection of a non-limerick genre.
“Life in this world does not offer perfection but love has a way of smoothing the jagged edges.”
“The serenity of a slowly flowing stream caresses the senses.”
“My tears fall so as to water the seeds of my love for you.”
“There is such a thing as blue love. It is mystical, dreamlike, and subtly enchanting. You have brought such a love.”
“To be called a “friend” is a fine honour and carries with it a great and most rewarding responsibility.”
“I was quite lost and hitchhiking on the highway of life when you picked me up in your love machine.”
“Your eyes express sentences of love which you punctuate with your smile.”
“Love is a river that never stops flowing although sadly, sometimes is dammed and its flow is stopped by prejudice, hatred and rejection. Happily, its energy is stored waiting for the right moment and the right person to release it and to resume its everlasting flow.”
Table of Contents
Glimpses 13
A Surprise of Aspens 15
Martini Memories 16
Beauty 18
Honeygirl 19
Moon Smile 21
Abyss 22
You Are 23
The Time Of The Cats 25
Wind Rider 26
Strawberry Fields 27
Peace 29
Write Me A Poem 30
Neat 32
Crazy Thoughts towards the End… 33
Wish 35
Winter’s Symphony 36
Death of August 38
You Are My Poem 39
Afterburn 41
Bratster Bleakstrom's Vigil 43
And so it is... 44
Street Child 46
A Welcoming of Autumn 48
You Beckon So... 49
Charmed 51
Old House 53
Abandoned 54
Vacant Lot 56
Who Cares? 58
Absolution 59
Afraid 60
Southern Comfort 61
After We Talked 63
Aftershock 65
Alice in Wonderland (Rhyming Acrostic) 67
All Is Well 68
I Wonder... 70
Allow Love 71
Alone? 72
Amélie 74
Vision 75
Andes' Secret 76
Angel Girl 77
Near The Sea I Breathe 78
Angels Recalled 80
Cherries 82
Angels' Gift (Friendship) 83
Avalanche 85
Avalanche 86
Bad Sunday 87
Badge of Love 89
Ballet Lesson 91
Bat Thoughts 93
Bee 94
Before You 95
Dark Winter 97
Bird Fall 98
Bittersweet 100
Black Flowers 101
Bleeding October 102
Blue Song 104
Breezy 105
Brief Encounter 106
Calm Before The Storm 107
Le Calme avant l’orage 108
Celestial Orgasm 109
Orgasme Céleste 110
Coming Home 111
Creation 112
Curtains… …Your Call 113
Dance of the Autumn Leaves 114
Dark Belle 116
Days Of Fog 117
Death in the Gulf (haiku) 118
The Senryu Diaries (a senryu string - January 12, 2013) 120
Deception 121
Escape 122
Destiny 124
Devil's Bride 125
Devolution 127
Different 128
Doubt 130
Drama 132
Dreams Sub Aqua 133
Dreamwoods' Song 135
Drowning 137
Dust Bunnies 138
Dying in a Dream 140
Dying In High Definition 141
Swan 142
Eclipse 143
Fall We Must 145
Flash of Joy 146
Fool 148
Friend 150
Friendship 152
Friendship (rhyming acrostic) 153
Fugue 154
Fuzzy Friend 156
A Gathering of One 157
Gazelle 159
Glade Spell 160
God I Am (senryu) 161
Goddess of the Mists 163
Gone 165
Graffiti 166
Grass 168
Happy New Year (rhyming acrostic 2013) 170
Harmony In Sorrow 171
Healing 172
Heaven in Hell 173
Le Paradis en Enfer 174
Heaven On Hold 175
Hiatus 177
Hobo Heaven 178
How Do You? 180
Hurt 181
I Am More… 183
I Listened 184
I Sent You a Rainbow 186
I Wonder 188
I Would Be Music 189
I’m in a Whirl of a World 190
If It Were Not For You 191
Si ce n'était pas de Toi 192
If Only 193
Impact 194
In Deepest Winter (haiku/senryu) 195
In Her Sunday Best 197
In Prism 198
In Season 200
Indifference 202
Insouciance 204
Inspiration 205
It’s All Over 207
It’s Not My Fault 209
Just – a Word 210
Keep Smiling 211
Labeled 212
Ladies Of The Evening Lawn 213
Life's Script 214
Light Of Angels 216
Like A River 217
Lorca 218
Lost 219
Love Drops (Senryu) 221
Love Under Ice 223
Lover Darkness 225
Lovers On My Lawn 227
Malaise 229
Marilyn’s Jacket 231
Meet Me In Dreams 233
Messengers 234
Mirajolie 235
Miss Ess 237
Mister Wind’s Children 238
Moon Spell 239
Morass 241
Mother's Arms 242
My Love 244
Naked Rain 246
New Ice Age 247
Night Touch 249
Nightscape 251
No One Touches You 253
No Place To Stop 254
November's Tryst 256
Otherplace 258
Overwhelmed 260
Pantoufles* 261
Passion 263
Popcorn 264
Quietly 266
Rainbow Love 267
Renaissance 268
Resurrection 270
Rocks 271
Same? 272
Seeking Solace 274
Senses of Autumn (haiku string) 276
She 278
She Called 279
She is 281
She Loves Her Vibrato * 282
She Sees Beauty 283
Since I Cannot Fly 285
Siren of the Street 286
Slide 288
Slip Sliding Away 289
Small Town, Big Action 291
Small Town, Big Music 293
Smooth 295
Snowmen 296
Sometimes 297
Sorrow 298
Sorrow Of The Moon 299
Spring Haiku (2007) (haiku string) 300
Storm 302
Tempête 304
Survival 306
Swirl 307
Sword Words 308
Tears 310
The Blanket 311
The Death of Beth 312
The Gloaming 314
The Power of One 316
They Soar No More 318
Think Small, Dream Tall 319
Thirst 321
This Is Just Wrong 322
This Place 323
Thoughts Upon Waking In 2009 324
Time 326
Tomorrow… 328
Too Busy To Dream 329
Too Late? 331
Uneasy 332
Waiting… 333
War and Peace 335
When? 337
Wild Easter Lilies 339
Withdrawal 341
Would You? 343
Blue 345
Yearnings 346
Congratulations, Regis! I just ordered a copy of Glimpses. Do you mind if I include some of your works in my college English class content? I know educators are allowed to use 10% of books, but I always prefer to ask. I'll post a review after I read it. The Christmas break is coming up, so I'll have a little spare time to read. Can't wait!
Congrats on getting it published, Regis!!! Awesome!!! Send me an email if you might be interested in reviewing mine for me ;) I am trying to get it published
In the Whirlwind is a poetic storm that frees history from the cages of corruption and puts it in the hands of everyday people. Words are weaved into a new fashion statement that has nothing to do with runways but everything to do with projects!
