David King Virginia Poet
David King Virginia Poet
“And so, from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe,
And then, from hour to hour, we rot and rot;
And thereby hangs a tale.”
Shakespeare As You Like It:
Act II Scene VII
De Profundis is a series of poems exploring the author’s progression in Fahr’s Disease in both literal and figurative effects. The series of one-hundred-four poems represent the intense mental challenges of coming to terms with this disease. The book focuses on raw emotions and the effects of denial, anger, bargaining, despair, and acceptance of this incurable and inoperable disorder. The series of poems employs strong imagery, reflections from childhood, references to nature, and unique imagery to present the author’s internal dialogue of despair and reconciliation.
The author suffers from Fahr’s Disease, Primary Familial
Brain Calcification: a syndrome that is caused by calcium deposits
on the basal ganglia or cerebral cortex. Its physical manifestations consist
of features like Parkinson’s: muscle tremors, muscle stiffness, diminished voice,
dis-coordination of fine muscle movements, dementia, diminished memory,
and other muscular, physiological, and psychological symptoms.
Sample Poems
Sample Poems
2.
I wear
my denial
like a worn
flannel suit:
creased
in forgetfulness
moth-eaten
in memories.
23.
The
muezzin calls
from the minaret,
a rabbi
chants the Torah,
a priest
counts rosaries
mumbling inflected
Latin
While
Luther nails
95 theses
to
a splintered door,
but
I
can not
find God
in these forms
because
of
what
I am:
Am I
sin
or
sinner?
55.
The
mockingbird trills
a stolen melody
that echoes
from earth to heaven
believing
that
the blind fates
will not mistake her
for
the thieving crow
or
melancholy nightingale.
About the Author
About the Author
David King is a retired English teacher who writes occasional verses with an emphasis on strong imagery and characterization. His current projects include series of poems on the New Jersey Turnpike, Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Boone, North Carolina, soon to be published as Turnpike Suite and Rural Traces.
He currently lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina where his pursuits involve Civil War and Revolutionary War studies, the history of colonial churches, bird watching, and road trips in a two-seater sports car.
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128 Pages (ppb)
ISBN#: 978-1-942051-35-0
Printed in the United States of America
Published by Poetica Publishing
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