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African Heritage Press, New Rochelle, New York
""23. You Don�t Have to Look Out""""24. For the Light""; ""25. Since You Entered""; ""26. Bridal Song""; ""27. I Stop by the Streamside""; ""28. Now That Their Smile is Infinite""; ""29. You Are the Sun""; ""30. The Sirens� Assault""; ""31. You...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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""23. You Don�t Have to Look Out""""24. For the Light""; ""25. Since You Entered""; ""26. Bridal Song""; ""27. I Stop by the Streamside""; ""28. Now That Their Smile is Infinite""; ""29. You Are the Sun""; ""30. The Sirens� Assault""; ""31. You Tell Me""; ""32. A Walk in the Rain""; ""33. For Saying “Thank You�""; ""34. Two Probing the Contours""; ""35. I Hear Your Penetrating Call""; ""36. I Paint You""; ""37. I Will Wait Out""; ""38. I Abandon Chores""; ""39. I Am Looking for a Cure""; ""40. My Beloved Sent Word""; ""41. As the Chant Rises""; ""42. The Wind Blows"" ""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents ""; ""1. The Landmark""; ""2. If I Were""; ""3. Love Lesson""; ""4. The Uwara Suite""; ""5. Through You""; ""6. There""; ""7. Over Here""; ""8. I Will Deify You""; ""9. If It Were Not for You""; ""10. When She Gave the Word""; ""11. You Are""; ""12. They Begin Tendentiously""; ""13. You Have Taken Steps""; ""14. Inevitably""; ""15. See""; ""16. Three Times I Call""; ""17. Touch ""; ""18. On This Dawn""; ""19. I Trip""; ""20. All Around Me""; ""21. If Others Had""; ""22. Nobody Knows"" ""62. The Jury�s Verdict: On Sunday""""63. If You Feel Your Partner�s Hurt""; ""64. I Exorcize""; ""65. I Have Asked Myself""; ""66. I Want to Tell Everyone""; ""67. When You Waited for My Call""; ""68. In Contentment""; ""69. Occupy Me""; ""70. The Challenge""; ""Back cover "" ""43. His Song Gathered Timbre""""44. The Cry of the Water-Bird""; ""45. We Read the Book of Dreams""; ""46. Four is Not a Random Number""; ""47. Wounds However Deep Heal""; ""48. The Fruiting Tree""; ""49. Sun and Moon in Mock Battle""; ""50. Love in a Time of Grief and Strife""; ""51. If You Were to Kill Me""; ""52. When You Are Silent""; ""53. Aftermath""; ""54. We Live in a Full Moon""; ""55. Butterflies in My Heart""; ""56. On This Valentine�s Day""; ""57. After""; ""58. Full Cycle""; ""59. Perhaps No Court Can Hear This""; ""60. What If""; ""61. In Full View"" Love Gifts is a love sequence: the poetic rendering of the relationship between the minstrel and his muse over a long period. The poet uses the relationship of the two personages to investigate the human condition; hence the poems deal with dreams, desires, frustrations, hopes, contentment, and seeking meaning in life. The poetic canvas links the two figures to other relationships and happenings of their time in an all-embracing manner. In a way, minstrel and muse, lovers, are in these ""songs"" sharing a unique relationship with readers as they affirm their humanity and tell the complicated page
