Thirteen Ways of Visioning a Crow As the crows soar into retreat, amidst a cacophony of cawing and buzzing, think of witches, and how the world, by grievous turns, cruelly mistreated them, then do your best to call back the scattered crows so as to seek a forgiveness which cannot be given.īiscello speaks of the different types of silences that exist in the world, and the places where things are happening and the narrator observes and records. Birds are sprinkled through the poems as messengers of both the good and the bad in life. Many of the poems are concerned with the storytelling we do, both as writers and individuals. The often is an air of mystery to the different voices present in the poems, and humor when complaining to the Universe about the state of affairs the narrator finds himself in. In the poem “Middle School”, God is substituted for adolescent love and the effect it has on the one struck dumb by a sudden realization. Many interesting images are scattered throughout the poems in this book.
I enjoyed the strength in many of the compact little poems that summed up a thought in a few concise lines. Book Review – The tenor of John Biscello’s new book of poems, Moonglow on Mercy Street, is set in the first poem with the line “stepping boldly and bravely into the glaring unknown.” There is liberal use of the cosmic to explain details of life, and the repercussions of actions.
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