Let’s Go Dancing in the Light by Gloria D. Gonsalves
A poetess and storyteller, including children’s fiction, Gloria D. Gonsalves will touch hearts and minds with her evocative short compositions in Let’s Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit.
Admitting a leaning towards Christianity, Gonsalves embraces other faiths in this uplifting and well-rounded work. Some pieces exude the enigmatic quality of a Zen kōan, as in “To the Denizens of Now”:
There’s no year…Would we want a calendar?
There’s no finish line…Would we stop bustling?
Each piece in the collection speaks of gritty human experience, sensual and violent, poignant and unexpected, […]
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