Reflections and Perspectives: A Collection of Personal Feelings and Thoughts

By Louis M. Vaughan

The carefully crafted poems of Vaughans Reflections section focus on those ephemeral moments of love that have lasted a lifetime as the treasured memories of the author and that will prompt a similar nostalgia and warmth in any of us who have loved and lost:Once upon a time you touched me, and,just as a candle flickerswhen first lit,so it seemed that love flickered in me. (From "A Fairy Tale")We shared a lot together, andfor a moment,andfor what now seems a fleeting moment,we shared love.(From "Sharing")The essays and poems of Vaughans Perspectives section, meanwhile, discuss openly and honestly the controversial racial, political and religious influences that are so often rationalized, minimized or denied in our society and which -- because they are expressed so candidly here -- may help all of us to become more introspective:The closer you are to being white, the more acceptable you are. As a custom, not a legal mandate as in South Africa, American apartheid is more insidious.(From "American Apartheid")

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432765671
• ISBN13: 9781432765675
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Outskirts Press
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"