A Poet Is

By Steven Hurndell

The collection of my work was done when I was between the ages of seventeen to twenty-five. I wrote a lot to try to make sense of the world, of loneliness, of people, and of my own feelings. It helped to get me past difficult times and to release myself of the pain life can cause. Although I may still struggle, it gives me some solace in knowing in myself that I may evolve, learn, and move forward by knowing myself and sharing with others.

My hope is that my work may help others. If even one person is helped to make it through, then I have accomplished my goal.

Although life can be cruel and hard, it is the love and the goodness in people that truly make a difference. Sometimes, the people with the best hearts have the hardest time in this life. Do not give up on life. Everyone feels, and everyone loves. Despair can weigh a person down and make them feel hopeless. There is always hope. It must be clung to no matter what.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 3, 2018
• ISBN: 9781532059278

Steven Hurndell

Steven is both a poet and an artist. Although not formally educated, Steven was surrounded by art as his father was an artist. Born in England his family moved to Canada when he was 7 years of age. Battling many child hood issues from his teens into a young adult, poetry became a release.

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iUniverse rev. date: 10/29/2018

The feeling

The needing

The loving

The giving

The wanting

The wisdom

The bleeding

The living

The dying

The being

                    A poet is…

Something old

Something new

Something lives

Inside of you

Restless spirit

Calls your name

From quests of old

To quests of new

Somethings stirs

In you

Life’s force

Transcending both

Time and space

Fragmentations

Of conversation

Scattered around

Meaningful socialization

To escape

Relentless boredom

From the solitude

Of one’s self

The passing seconds

Have