Genre: Poetry
Pages: 64 (52 little
poems)
Edition: Paperback,
kindle edition
Publisher: Independently
published
Publishing year: 2019
RATING: ✰✰✰✰ ¼ (4.25/5)
As the name suggests, ‘52
Laws of Love’ is the outpour of the author’s subtle romantic feelings on
paper—in the form of 52 bite-size little poems. Each poem reflects upon raw
feelings, which often seem to be transitory. It’s more like silent one-sided
conversations that run around in the mind of the ones who are thinking about
their love; with the same frenzy and friskiness involved.
Some of the poems are
very unidirectional and trigger the same line of thought almost always, like:
“Aren’t we all chasing
those damn butterflies
that warm blanket
in the coldest of days
when we catch them
we have found our
love.”
But the real beauty of
the books lies in the poems which are multi-layered and colourful and which
almost feel illusory if we try to grasp them too hard. For instance,
“If the time has come
we must learn to be
whole
we must learn to be
friends again
and then back to
strangers.”
“screw shakespeare
and screw the skies
our love, our truth
even the stars can’t
deny
because you are
worth the happy
ending.”
Moreover, the book has
very pretty illustrations to enhance the reading experience. The poems tilt
towards the blank verse style but then breaks free of all defined structures of
poetry to limitless have only one motive—to express a melancholy heart and to
feed other craving souls. I highly recommend this collection, it won’t take
much time to flip through, but will leave behind a lasting thought-provoking
impact.
➦Want to grab a copy? Purchase the book here.
➦Reach out to the author at @lighthouse_foodie.
Disclaimer: This review is in lieu of a review copy.
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