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Story Behind The Book
collection of poems from travel and living close and far from home. These poems can trace their origins to airplanes, Europe's trains, street corners, city buses or the stools that sit erect in bars.
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<p>~~By SandraAB on August 17, 2013</p> <p>Format: Paperback<br /> In reading MB Moshe's collection of poems, I find myself reading a memoir. I'm reminded of Philip Bryant's Stompin' at the Grand Terrace: A Jazz Memoir in Verse. Moshe's memoir isn't jazz, yet he captures music nonetheless. Pop, rock and occasional modern classical sounds surround us, especially if we read these poems aloud.<br /> Scenes the Writer Shows reminds us of the common advice that an author should "show rather than tell." Moshe lets us experience his highs and lows, his successes and foibles. Moshe takes us to a beach where he impresses young women with his words but is afraid to stand up for fear of displaying his legs, his disability. What makes this poetry universal is that, like all of us, Moshe strives for "normal" by showing his strengths and hiding his shortcomings. Occasionally he flaunts his disability as if to say, "See what I've accomplished."<br /> He shuffles gimpy feet<br /> To whisper who he is;<br /> Shoes that know his limps<br /> Will wait beneath his bed . . .</p> <p>He crawls to bed mourning<br /> The trains he couldn't catch,<br /> Humming his praises and<br /> Dreaming where they might go.</p> <p>We join the poet on his visits to the Smoky Mountains, Stonehenge, Tel Aviv, and patio parties. We even join him on a Saint Patrick's Day pub crawl. Every good poet gives us a sense of place. In this collection we learn how the author feels in that place. We meet his wife, his friends and a few individuals who Moshe disdains.<br /> Read slowly. Capture the clever metaphors and enjoy the puns. This bittersweet stroll through life is worth a read</p>