Soul on Fire

By Alexander Tennant

i felt it was time to launch a brief anthology of thoughtful reflective poetry. to focus on issues which do not isolate the real essence of us as individuals. being rational and critical in your thinking definitely has its place. what i am strongly advocating here, is the necessity not to neglect to include the soul or spirit within. in my poetry i explore important social themes; such as poverty, starvation, persecution and hatred towards the self. the desire to leave urban life behind and refresh the spirit by seeking new pastures as a result of physically going to the mountains and drawing strength from them. a theme i explore in the mountain, which is one of my verses in this collection. the abandonment of the vulnerable by the obsessive desire for self gain. self uncertainty and doubt, a crisis of meaning as
well as purpose. a longing to be delivered from the chains of civilsation. these are all themes run like thread through all of my verses. Finally if nothing else enjoy them for what they are. When you are ready to connect on a deeper level the spirit within, then my wish i for your soul to once again be on fire with a passion that will never go out. may your journey be a challenging and rewarding one.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alexander Tennant
• Release date: Apr 13, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301840816

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Introduction

I really enjoyed producing these poems. I cannot deny it was easy. However, I felt that in our very materialist world it was important not to overlook the often forgotten fact that we are a soul as well as a body. I strongly feel that we need to reconnect with our spirit within and take back ownership of what it means to be a spirit and not just a rational mind and body. I also believe that we cannot ignore the physical world and its impact on our lives. To do that is just pure folly, as we are including myself affected by everything the world challenges us with. This includes such serious issues as death from slow starvation, a real concern as it affects all of our communities worldwide that adopted toxic highly destructive market capitalism. The contemporary examples of the breakdown of that socio – economic system are tragically all too apparent at this current time. I address these deeply sad and distressing themes in certain poems. In particular the sense of hopelessness and resignation felt when a family has no food to eat, and are waiting to die. The poem Slow Starvation bears brutal witness to the huge failure of