Reflections of the Heart

by Jeffrey H. Williams

Overview

What would happen if you let faith, hope, and love guide your journey through life? Jeffreys poetry will inspire your heart and mind to allow your emotions a healthy home in which to thrive.

Reflections of the Heart is a revelation of what can happen once we accept the responsibility for making ourselves happy and then share that happiness with others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512771473
Publisher:	WestBow Press
Publication date:	02/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	84
File size:	179 KB

About the Author

Growing up in Washington, D.C., offered Jeffrey a variety of opportunities to write school reports about memorable and historical experiences. However, in college he began writing poetry as a way to lift up his family and friends. Then, as today, his talent for motivating others through poetry continues its journey.

Jeffrey’s gift for inspirational writing is no stranger to recognition, his poem Mission Accomplished resides on permanent display at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Nebraska. His selection by the International Society of Poets as its 1999 Poet of the Year, along with his 2015 and 2016 awards from the United Poets Laureate International, affirm the impact of his poetry both nationally and internationally. Jeffrey completed a career in the United States Air Force and now shares his hope-reviving messages through public speaking engagements, poetry readings, and his poetry books. Reflections of the Heart is his sixth book of poetry.

Editorial Reviews

2018-02-09
In this volume of poetry, Williams (Exploring the Heart, Awakening the Mind, 2007, etc.) invites readers to walk a few miles with him on the journey of life."And one man in his time plays many parts, / His acts being seven ages," says the somber Jaques in William Shakespeare's As You Like It monologue. One may think of Jaques as one reads Williams' collection, as the poet returns to the theme of the stepwise nature of life more than once. Here, for instance, are the opening lines of "Humanity's Soul": "From helpless babe / to playful tot, a woman's growth is not hard to spot. / From cheerful child / to testy teen and all the havoc wreaked in between, / a woman's growth is well seen." The book's second section is titled "The Journey," but the idea of existence being a voyage gives shape to much of the rest of the volume, as well. Early poems take on such themes as youth and new love; later pieces conceive of life as a challenging path; and the third section, "Living with Faith," sketches out a model of growth and maturity that brings with it valuable wisdom: "If I decide to celebrate this journey traveled, / the people blest whose paths have crossed with mine, / I know what you shall reveal; / Love is found when least expected, / even when you think you are alone." The author delivers these life lessons with energy but also with a sense of humility that makes them both plausible and attractive. The tone occasionally lapses into the conversational and colloquial, as if one is reading casual jottings in someone's diary, rather than a polished verse collection. Yet this informality is more often a boon than a bane, and it lends the work an air of accessibility that welcomes readers in.An accomplished collection of limpid, insightful verse.

Kirkus Reviews