A reflective book of poetry written by a Jamaican man who’s adventures and travels are highlighted throughout this work. His experiences as a black man (now blind) with love, loss, death, sex, family, and emotional pain follow a resolute human spirit. The range of subjects sometimes autobiographical and sometimes fantastical is an intriguing look into his life, imagination, and talent.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction to the Author 3 Dedication 5 A Painter I Would Be 11 Imagine Machine 13 Tomorrow, They Die 15 The Cane Cutters Woman 17 Father 20 Running 22 Her Umbrella 24 Island Home 26 I May Never Know 28 Brothers Three 30 Eyes of A Vagabond 32 An Old Man’s Daydream 33 She Was A Painter 35 Where the Albatross Flies 37 Scarface And Me 40 The Angel 42 Farm Boys 45 Nubian Diana 47 A Face at The Window 49 The Air Is Free 50 Coming To South Carolina 52 Heart to Heart 54 For Iris 57 A Brave Heart 58 Woman for Thee I Sing 60 The Boy That Went Away 61 Beyond My Mind 64 Outlaw Comanche Woman 66 Mother 68 The Journey Begins 70 Sister Selene 72 Firebird 74 Lady of The Night 75 Lament 77 If Only You Had Not Sailed 79 Color Her Blue 80 The Battle We Must Win 82 I Wonder 84 On A Park Bench 86 Earth Mother 87 Your Soul Is A Hero 88 Tender Moments 89 Annie Mac 91 Wondering Star 93 The Angel of Death Watches Over Me 95 Running with Race 97 Come Home 99 Sacred Love 101 From the Shadows 103 Mind and Soul 104 The Seed 106 A Candle Burns Low 108 Angela King 110 As I Live and Die 111 Never Again 112 The Blues 115 Dream Angel 116 The Journey Begins 118 Hot Tears Are Mine 120 I Will Sleep No More 122 Africa 124 Citation Page 127
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Donald King was born in Jamaica in 1937. He grew up on a farm in St. Andrews Parish with two brothers, Hermon and Bentley and a sister Barbara.
While there, he came to be a talented track athlete and competitive sprinter. His mother Iris King became the Mayor of Kingston and a steadfast humanitarian in both Jamaica and New York where she eventually relocated. Donald has also lived in Britain and New York; he now resides in Summerville, South Carolina.
He has been married twice and has six beloved children.
Donald has been writing short stories and poetry for most of his life. Although his eye site has been reduced to shadows, he continues to write.
This book poetry if his first published work.