{"id":15415,"date":"2023-01-13T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=15415"},"modified":"2023-01-13T10:31:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:31:38","slug":"sailing-with-the-wind-new-poems-2023-by-don-gutteridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=15415","title":{"rendered":"SAILING WITH THE WIND: New Poems 2023 by Don Gutteridge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A luminous collection that beautifully explores human connection, feelings, and the orderliness of life\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutteridge\u2019s latest book consists of short free-verse poems ranging from the small delights of childhood to the discovery of life\u2019s bigger passions and griefs. The collection is a series of soulful pieces randomly linked by lingering memories of the past\u2014some happy, some painful, and other wishful\u2014and a reflective, nostalgic voice. Themes of childhood bliss, adolescent sexuality, love of nature, familial and friendship ties, mortality, grief, longing among others define the reverie of Gutteridge\u2019s lyrical prose. In, \u201cON THE PROWL,\u201d Gutteridge delves into his childhood curiosity about the real meaning of the bedtime prayer \u201cNow I lay me down to sleep\u201d. In \u201cHARBOUR,\u201d his longing for his wife Anne is apparent as he writes: \u201cIf I should die before\/ I wake, forsaking daylight\/ for the dark, something akin\/ to my soul will navigate\/ those dm corridors\/ and swim like a new-finned\/ \u2018puffer\u2019 in a sea, ruffled\/ by love, and find my heart\u2019s\/ harbour in thee.\u201d In \u201cWILD SURMISE,\u201d he mulls about the very power of poetry. \u201cSHY SURPISE\u201d explores the sweetness of youthful love. There are poems written in memory of loved ones long gone, boyhood shenanigans, family pets and farm animals, school life, and long summer days and frozen Canadian winters. There is an exploration of country life, Gutteridge\u2019s connection with his beloved wife Annie, and his grief at losing his young grandson Tom unexpectedly: \u201cIf you had lived but a few\/ years longer, it would\u2019ve been me\/ who died and you who suffered\/ the oozing wound of losing\/ someone too dear to let go -\/ your bereavement pain, sea-\/ seething inside you: bone-\/ bruised, blood-ruddered\/ bliss-blind, and now\/ Mine.\u201d There are also a few philosophical digressions, such as meditations on the meaning of life, death, religion, and poetry as well as funny anecdotes (Moxie) from his childhood. A wonderful look at the old memories, relationships, and human connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAILING WITH THE WIND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Poems 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Gutteridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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