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    Brevity

    By Kim van Breda

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    Brevity - A Collection Of Poems

    “Saying as much as possible in as few words as possible.” From the Latin word “BREVIS”, meaning brief. The inspiration for the title of this collection of poetry, has been influenced by the observation that a lot more poets are using this style of writing to express powerful messages. I call them “power punch” writes. It is a liberating way of expressing creativity through fleeting thoughts and words.My sincere appreciation, as always, goes to Vijay Vaghela, for his encouragement, professional formatting and artwork. My poetry collections would not be possible without his expertise and dedication.

    During the production of this volume, I hosted “brevity” contests on the poetry site www.allpoetry.com. The finalists have agreed to allow me to feature their poems in this collection. Copyrights have been noted under their contributions. The following are collaborations with poets I admire, and who continue to inspire me with their excellent writing skills:

    ‘Elementary Hue’
    ‘The Lick of a Knife’
    ‘Rock, Paper Schism’

    © Malcolm Campbell/Kim van Breda

    ‘Moors’
    ‘Convoke’
    ‘Flower Nectar and Pride’

    © Nicholas Courtney/Kim van Breda

    ‘Skyscraper Skies and Tearing Eyes’

    © Anthony M. Minutoli /Kim van Breda

    My family continue to support me with their encouragement. I give Glory to God for His unconditional love and gifting me with a passion to write.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKim van Breda
    Release dateJul 31, 2018
    ISBN9780463728499
    Brevity
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    Kim van Breda

    Reading and writing poetry are my life passions. I enjoy contemporary reads, and lean toward the abstract in my own writing. I have published 17 collections of poetry, and now busy working on my 18th. Besides these one biography and then this book. I have a number of books published at some of the well-known online retail sites that publish print books and e-books. Presently I am in the process of publishing e-book versions of existing books as well as new ones, in various formats, as required by different publishing, marketing and distributors of e-books. Besides the above, I also write poems and interact with a number of authors on various poetry sites.

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      Book preview

      Brevity - Kim van Breda

      I traveled

      as I often do,

      returned to

      what I knew

      It's all the

      same, life games

      with different

      unique views

      AMONG FISH

      when I disappear

      do you fear for

      lives you took

      like a cosmonaut…

      the last thing

      you’ll realize

      when you board

      flights into

      sacred spaces…

      you already had

      what you thought

      was enough

      could you drop me a line

      one two or three

      with raw bleeding bait

      to release the fears

      of swimming alone

      in this lake

      an uncaught

      shimmering quartz

      swept away by

      neglect of respect

      I keep safe

      deaf to all you

      say and do

      unless you have

      friends among fish

      eventually

      there will be

      no air to breathe

      between the me

      and drowning you

      CRIMINAL LOVER

      a criminal lover

      who drank champagne

      breathed shivers down

      my spine and neck

      seduction

      at

      its

      reflective

      best

      and then you left…

      DEATH, MY ONE TRUE GROOM

      we slither into existence… a date of sorts

      digits, counting in decimals before depth

      or encounters in life know our names.

      Strange, all these protective gloved

      games we play, from that first day

      its childhood, its warfare intentions

      we survive, but lose our initial

      projections of hapless expectancies

      a curve ball, or hit to the head

      takes away extended

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