Amazon Category:  Poetry Publisher: River City Press ISBN-10:  09740933 Pages: 119 Copyright: Jan 1 2003 "Acorns of love and Wisdom" is a book of poems for the 'every day' person. It is divided into five chapters, Poems for Lovers, Poems of Nature and Love, Poems of Family and Friends, Poems of Drifting Apart, and Poems of Wisdom and Philosophy. It is an excellent and original work. MAGIC TIME Fate's fair wind Put welcome end To the distance Which kept us apart You found my stare Locked yours there Within my heavy Pounding heart Afraid to believe What eyes perceive I stammered To speak my mind Yet my tongue stumbled Over thoughts jumbled By knotted emotions Words could not unwind But when your touch Which spoke so much Caressed my Nervous hand From your eyes Came silent replies Inviting me To understand Then we came To share the same Rapture Of being one And magic time Elusive mime Seems to Have just begun Excerpt A POEM A poem is a picture in words, sounds and thoughts that rings the bell of emotion, of psychological harmony and of discord that exists within us all. It is a recording of physical sensation that gives us (the vicarious perceiver reader) the revived consciousness from our memories of past experience or anticipation of events yet to come. A poem forms the squeezing of our beings so that droplets of nostalgia and pleasant emotional experience reveal the environmental building blocks that are the source of ourselves. It is an empathy; a sharing of similar experience with another who exists or has existed. It is a symphony in sounds and words and form that creates its own music. A poem is the verbal and sonorous appreciation of nature and existence as perceived and interpreted into the semantics of human psyche. Most importantly, a poem is a sharing as both writers and readers are of the same body the poem. If any poet could be granted just one wish, it would be that you, the reader, not only enjoy sharing our poems but, that you share a humble comprehension of the underlying beauty of existence which brings us together through the medium of poetry.

The gentle giant
In no way does Steve Robertson, at 6'4" tall and 250 lb., fit the stereotypical image of the sensitive, soft-spoken poet. In fact, there's nothing delicate about the rugged, hulking frame of the coach/athlete, educator/author, except his heart. The compassion in Steve's heart is reflected in his poetry and his art. In "Acorns of Love and Wisdom," a lifetime of experience is described in words of beauty, wonder, tragedy and triumph. With threads of love, humor, irony and elegance, Steve weaves a spell-binding tapestry of life.



Susan D. Brandenburg, Journalist



Read poems you can enjoy
Noted author Steve Robertson has delivered this delightful tome of poems and verse in this, his second publication. Rare indeed are real life experiences rendered in this manner. You don't have to be an English major to thoroughly enjoy this unexpected little gem of a book.



Tom Altee

Teacher



I Got Chills Reading These Poems
I was humbled by "Acorns of Love and Wisdom." Reading Steve Robertson's captivating poems gave me chills and took my breath away. This is an amazing collection of down to earth and touching poems that every person will enjoy. The book will make an excellent gift to give someone you care about.

Susan J. Darnold

President of Body Logic Institute Of Florida, Inc.