Shadows of the Mind

About the Book

This book is a result of reflective thoughts over many issues in life over many years. The inspirations to write some of the poems in this book come from everyday the experiences of the author, his friends and TV news items. The poems and expressions in this book cover human relationships, such as love, family, friends, fear, and economic and sociocultural themes. Everything we encounter in life does shape our thoughts and personality. The words we speak from our hearts when we reflect on our experiences tell what happens inside our soul. These emotions open like the cherry blossom flowers on a spring day. Poetry captures our experiences and milieu that mold our philosophy each day. The poetry in this book is in the freestyle tradition, which is an expression of my thoughts in a way that captures the freedom of the human soul to soar in the sky like the eagle or the hawk, looking for a prey. I feel emancipated when I put my thoughts on paper.

About the Author

Richard O. Djukpen (a.k.a. Richie O’Fasah) enjoys writing freestyle poetry and prose. He has written over two hundred poems. He loves to read and discuss his poems informally. He created the Facebook group “Poetic Expressions,” where members have published over three hundred poems, pictures, and prose. He has published some of his poems on the group’s Facebook page “Poetic Expressions.” Over five hundred members and counting are in the group, enjoying reading poems and making useful comments on poems written by members. “The Shadows of the Mind” is the second book in the Mind Series, and the first was “The Bleeding Mind,” which captures his thoughts, experiences, and reflections as he navigates many turns in life. In addition to poetry, he likes to play his ukulele and do painting and permanent marker pen sketching. He does photography of landscapes and its elements.