In a Hallowed Tone

By Wallace B. Collins

Let verse be free wherever you (be) is the writer's use of (be) as an optional address to champion, and or convey, his free will. It reflects a secular idiom that the writer employs, enabling a grammatical shift that conveys choice, as it is to embrace the good the bad and the ugly to determine as mordant irreligious stance. "The Humbling" as the subtitle suggests, substantiates spirituality in the verse that conveys a secular motif for "In a Hollowed Tone" that depicts, if not heightens the spirituality of the faithful as sacrosanct.

The writer use words to heighten the rhythm and sound of free verse to express his unconventional ideas. He uses words to convey his original and eccentric views, all of which is devoid of accepted usage of language, mealy to convey a view and his usage of free verse. Thus, it speaks of one who believes completely in the majesty of Jesus Christ, and one who has no desire to disobey Gods lawsthe Ten Commandments. Loyalty to his reverence demands that he remains loyal to the sacred teachings of Jesus Christ and against that of the profane, as Satans plot to induce someone to his earthly view of the world and faiths abound.

To be sure, (be) is used also as a substitute of the plural verb (are) as grammatically incorrect, equally as it presents a calculated opposition to the other side of Eden as related in the good book, upholds to the laws of man and his rationale. The rational id to point to the other side of Heaven, as it is here on earth. The poem, in its totality, reflects a view that reorients the faithful that evil is never good; it is an abomination to the Lord. The writer acquires this dictum as mans easy way out into doing evil deeds, while the other is an accepted fact of man willing to save himself to attain the kingdom of Heaven and embrace the God given Heaven of his congregation.

(This free verse, written in the desirable third person)
With a theme that reflects the Good, the Bad and ultimately, the denouement or conclusion and resolution between good and evil.

The result of which speaks to a Senator, as Yes, I can do my job, and to the Representatives as no can do, give them hell.
Which occasions a prayer to ask God for his forbearance and his blessings, and to give God praise for his holiness that?

Moves onto his creation in free verse as His giving life to all
Which progresses one of the recipients, the good the bad and the indifferent congressman, as well as the good senator, right unto a mother and her young child in his childish behavior to his mom and ultimately to the world as a whole.

The theme, stretched out into the core of the poem, reveals the seamy side of life as that of the devils delights to manipulate a woman, the woman of the night, to do his biddings by soliciting her Dear Johns.

It is a theme stretched out when invitations are offered to a meal given by the devil that is as much a reaction for rich and poor sinners to attend and be Satan's mimicking the blessing of the Lords Supper, while he wrestles with God by way of free will of which he challenges man.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483618487

Wallace B. Collins

Wallace Collins is the author of eleven books and now has returned to playwriting. Born in Kingston Jamaica, he lived in London and Toronto, before moving to New York, where he is a graduate of Queens College.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Foreword

The Humbling

In A Hallowed Tone

The Confessional

Hymn And Her

A Work Force

The Midnight Sun

Dinner At Eight

Lost And Found

I Want To Talk About You

Here And There

Reflections

A Time In Space

Getting To Know You

Day Into Night

Listen Up-It's Music

Home Alone

Holler Back

Blue And Green

Roaring Sea

The Gangling Reed

The Fledgling

Eyes Opened Wide

Defunct The Dove

Ya-Ya

Blue Sable

Strawman

A Mother's Child

Brilliant Edges And Soft Corners

Shadows

Donna

Listen!

The Infinate Edge

A Rose In Cement

Ghosts

Farewell

INTRODUCTION

Word / Imagery

For instance, A Hallowed Tone is a collection of Images and Impressions the writer creates and edits as his story of word imagery in free verse. His alter ego assumes the role of the reader as he dedicates Word / Imagery to the reader who gives countenance to the author for his narrative that flows through the story like liquor poured into the reader's wine glass. The reader thus swills the red wine in his glass while he celebrates the author for his collection of fictional and biographical libations that reflects in his wine glass. Slowly, he tilts his head with pride and assumes his role of reveler while he raises his goblet and drinks to the author for using sparse narrative in his imagery.

He bubbles with words that fill his wine glass where he becomes loquacious while he sips the wine and salutes the writer for his depictions that highlights free verse and illuminate's fiction. Whereupon, he focuses on the author's intent and his endeavor to target prose into free verse that attracts the reveler in him and his bravado while he swills the blood-red-wine in his goblet and drinks to the author's narrative. He burps as he imbibes the rich red wine, and then sips it loudly to amplify the sound and glory he salutes in the author's narrative. Now that he has liberated himself from sobriety, he raises his glass and toasts the author for his prose and the free verse he culled in his loquacious verbal excursions.

Instantaneously, the reader slurps this prosaic libation as he takes on an image of the saga man. He mumbles his toast to the author and nods to the biographical images before him that emerges from what he reads as fictional impressions the author uses to create and promote a reality guide to his fiction. The reader concludes that the author has intensified fictional segments of his work by yielding to his rush of consciousness in his prose that runs concurrently, if not, spontaneously with free verse. He sees how the writer applies clichés to tempo the rhythm of his colloquialism, his shtick of the creative writer, poet and a raconteur. The reader is conditioned then to the author's narrative, enough that he sees where the author assumes literary license for himself as he plays words with harmony against dissonance. All of which gives the reader wiggle room to dance to the rhythm and beat of the author's narrative that he propels into a spontaneous hip movement and in time with the irregular beat of the author's prose.

To be sure, the reveler smacks his lips then moistens them as he savors the author's prose, how it flows asymmetrically and contrasts the narrative depiction of his characters and their situations against free verse. The reader gels with the intensity of the author's prose; it projects a spontaneous rush of the author's consciousness that runs concurrently with his free verse. What he reads, ebbs with the irregular flow of words and images that contrasts the author's depiction of characters and their situations against his word imagery; they emerge as words and imageries that evokes a portrait, as in: Intruders, do not enter the mind / of the unborn, child in the womb of thought.

Thereupon, the reader, in his verbal stupor, drains his glass and drinks to the author's prose that gives prominence to free verse. Now, in his eventual sobriety, the reader points to the imagery and the melody the author trumpets; it reflects the Impressions and Imageries the author plays in the riffs behind the solo below as exemplified by,

Miles! His horn trumpets a mellow call

A lyrical cry from tarnished brass inside the hall

Notes that sing to the bereaved, bereft of hope,

His pain, hate and joy, in one, long, whole note.

Ennui's true refrain bears the heat

And attracts the fire that engulfs the beat

It embraces nineteen in two, in assonance, bursts

Stress in four, four times with tones of poetic firsts.

His whole notes fire a fervor that cools the coda.

Miles creates licks that instill a mood of peace,

That strokes the soul and caress the sense--sublime.

FOREWORD

Let verse be free wherever you (be) is the writer's use of (be) as an optional address to champion, and or convey, his free will. It reflects a secular idiom that the writer employs, enabling a grammatical shift that conveys choice, as it is to embrace the good the bad and the ugly to determine as mordant irreligious stance. The Humbling as the subtitle suggests, substantiates spirituality in the verse that conveys a secular motif for In a Hollowed Tone that depicts, if not heightens the spirituality of the faithful as sacrosanct.

The writer use words to heighten the rhythm and sound of free verse to express his unconventional ideas. He uses words to convey his original and eccentric views, all of which is devoid of accepted usage of language, mealy to convey a view and his usage of free verse. Thus, it speaks of one who believes completely in the majesty of Jesus Christ, and one who has no desire to disobey God's laws--the Ten Commandments. Loyalty to his reverence demands that he remains loyal to the sacred teachings of Jesus Christ and against that of the profane, as Satan's plot to induce someone to his earthly view of the world and faiths abound.

To be sure, (be) is used also as a substitute of the plural verb (are) as grammatically incorrect, equally as it presents a calculated opposition to the other side of Eden as related in the good book, upholds to the laws of man and his rationale. The rational id to point to the other side of Heaven, as it is here on earth. The poem, in its totality, reflects a view that reorients the faithful that evil is never good; it is an abomination to the Lord. The writer acquires this dictum as man's easy way out into doing evil deeds, while the other is an accepted fact of man willing to save himself to attain the kingdom of Heaven and embrace the God given Heaven of his congregation.

(This free verse, written in the desirable third person)

With a theme, that reflects the Good, the Bad and ultimately, the denouement or conclusion and resolution between good and evil.

The result of which speaks to a Senator, as Yes, I can do my job, and to the Representative's as no can do, give them hell.

Which occasions a prayer to ask God for his forbearance and his blessings, and to give God praise for his holiness that?

Moves onto his creation in free verse as His giving life to all

Which progresses one of the recipients, the good the bad and the indifferent congressman, as well as the good senator, right unto a mother and her young child in his childish behavior to his mom and ultimately to the world as a whole

The theme, stretched out into the core of the poem, reveals the seamy side of life as that of the devil's delights to manipulate a woman, the woman of the night, to do his biddings by soliciting her Dear Johns.

It is a theme stretched out when invitations for a meal given by the devil. It is as much a reaction for rich and poor sinners to attend and be Satan is mimicking the blessing of the Lord's Supper, while he wrestles with God by way of free will of which he challenges man.

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I recalled reading A. N. Wilson's book, JESUS A Life, where a certain religious fervor seized me. It enabled an incalculable sense of self to emerge in me. It said to me then that the author wrote about a religious subject otherwise held by nonbelievers as myth if not taboo, while he, beyond any doubt, accepts the existence of Jesus Christ as our Savior, of which I concur---I dare say. He avers that to have faith in His Being is gospel for one's acceptance and belief in Christianity, and that we must believe in miracles, seen as temporary and that what is unseen is permanent, Paul, Corinthians 4:18.

Regardless of our origin and or race, we all possess heart, mind, and spirit. Because we are all in search for ours, and other's soul, that the search ultimately, leads us to religion. Though we talk and embrace the Christian religion, among many other world religions proves a necessity to all our needs. We embrace Christianity, as a ship needs its rudder to guide our ship and steer our human boat through life's turgid waters. Our heart, mind and body, and our emotions and ultimately our soul, effected by the turbulent sea of life. We need religion, in our case Christianity, to sedate us, if not to comfort us in all our pain and sufferings, as well as our joys and laughter to live happily ever after.

THE HUMBLING

Let verse be free wherever you be

It is there to see and read with glee

Do not pretend that you are all at sea

Deal with it as if you are in reverie

Shout it out; it is your visceral slam,

Words crush rambling shams over the chasm

You rise out of the gulf onto the ledge

Where in His Glorious Presence you kneel,

You ask His forgiveness within His keel

God glorifies the spirit from the edge

Let verse be free from wherever you be

It is there to see and read with glee

Shout it out; it is