The Pearl of Life: A Man's Journey

About the Book

The Pearl of Life is a journey of a man’s life and the changes that he goes through that transforms him into a better man. As the author travels through his life remembering all of the changes that he has witnessed, the reader examines the poems as a testimony to his struggles. In everybody’s life we go through changes that transform us into the humans that we are meant to be. A journey that almost anybody can relate to in his or her own lives. A journey that teaches the author as much as the reader the true values of life. In order to better your life you must learn to study life.

About the Author

Eric D. Maze is an aspiring poet who works for The State of New Jersey caring for the blind, deaf, and mute mentally disable. He has attended a local community college for education. He also has taken a coarse in children’s literature with a professional writer with The Institute of Children’s Literature. He has had his poem “The Flame” published in the local newspaper including “Sharing Special Moments” by Creative Arts and Science Enterprises. Other poems have been published including “Lady Mystique” which has been published in “Eternal Portraits series” by International Library of Poetry on sale in the summer of 2004. He also maintains his license with The State of New Jersey as a respite care provider caring for the mentally disable in their home environment. His hobbies include poetry, hiking, rollerblading, racquetball, basketball, and playing baseball. In his spare time he spends with his nieces and nephews. His niece, Amanda Ryall, is a published poet in “A Celebration of New Jersey’s Young Poets 1999” by Creative Communications. Eric D. Maze also is an active member of Amnesty International and cares very deeply towards world events.