Shrine

By John Kensla

John Kensla, poet, musician, teacher, designer, artist, mystic, brings you his 111 page Magnum Opus of poetry, an outstanding collective unveiling his finest poems to date spanning a 27 year run of love, pain, realization, mystery & rhyme.

What's appealing about this book is that you can pick it up and enter into any one of 111 different worlds in a very short period of time. One poem will open a vortex of creative complexity that will stimulate contemplation, some will entice you to unravel them, while others are deeply refreshing that will inspire warmth & soothing feelings inside, as well as the many additional pages filled with language art vividly coloring a few minutes of your life with a multiplicity of meticulously placed letters.

"The edge is near
and submittal to the seasonal change
reaps a fickle fear
twining like brittle sticks
in the pit of stomachs
Disgusting upheaval under the fine fabrics
of a phantom face
The hate plowed way beneath the dirt
dug up to bury the new dead"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541267508
• ISBN13: 9781541267503
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"