Genre: Poetry
Ratings: 4/5 Stars
This book is simplicity at its best! Being able to write simple poems direct to the point is hard however Lang Leav is able to deliver them very well. The book has few prose in it and is divided broadly into three parts; Part I Misadventure, Part II The Circus of Sorrows, Part III Love.
The artwork that is included in the book is the work of Leav herself and I think it is really great! She is not only a good writer but a fine artist as well! I can’t say this is the most amazing book ever, though I believe it is good enough for us to spend some time with it.
These are some of the excerpts from Part I Misadventure:
Sea of Strangers
In a sea of strangers,
you’ve longed to know me,
Your life spent sailing
to my shores.
The arms that yearn
to someday hold me,
will ache beneath
the heavy oars.
Please take your time
and take it slowly;
as all you do
will ruin its course.
And nothing else
can take what only—
was always meant
as solely yours.
Afraid to Love
I turn away
and close my heart—
to the promise of love
that is luring.
For the past has taught
to not be caught,
in what is not
worth pursuing—
To never do
the things I’ve done
that once had led
to my undoing.
Part II The Circus of Sorrows
Love Lost
There is one who you belong to,
whose love—there is no song for.
And though you know it’s wrongful,
there is someone else you long for.
Your heart was once a vessel,
it was filled up to the brim,
until the day he left you,
now everything sings of him.
Of the two who came to love you,
to one, your heart you gave.
He lives in stars above you—
in the love who came and stayed.
An Answer
To choose from
there were many;
among them,
there were some.
And of those I loved you,
more than any—
but not as much as one.
Part III Love
All or Nothing
If you love me for what you see,
only your eyes would be
in love with me.
If you love me
for what you’ve heard,
then you would love me
for my words.
If you love
my heart and mind,
then you would love me,
for all that I’m.
But if you don’t love
my every flaw,
then you mustn’t love me—
not at all.
Before There Was You
When I used to look above,
all I saw was sky;
and every song
that I would sing,
I sung not knowing why.
All I thought and all I felt,
was only just because,
never was it ever you—
until it was all there was.
What I like about the book:
- It is simple and relatable.
- Can be handy read when short of time.
- Prose and thoughts are neatly organized.
- The cover is aesthetic and appealing. Worth including to the collections of aesthetic books.
- The artwork is unique and beautiful!
- Deep meaning even though the poems are simple .
What I don’t like about the book:
- Not all poems are great, some are too simple, some are good, and a very few are beautiful.
Overall, this is a good book! Recommended to all who want to start their journey on poetry books.
