A Collection of philosophical poems, looking at humanity and life experiences. If you enjoy William Wordsworth, you will enjoy Tom Rubens’s intricate recollections that explores life and uses exquisite language.
Scott R. Stahlecker
Author of Picking Wings Off Butterflies. Review of Seven Luminous Paths;
‘Tom Rubens has taught language and literature for most of his life and written in genres ranging from fiction, to philosophical essays, to poetry. With the publication of Seven Luminous Paths his skills and experiences all fuse together to produce an insightful collection.
If I only had two words to describe the poetry selected for this collection, I’d offer these: effortless / depth. Meaning, that whether you are new to reading poetry or consider yourself a veteran of the genre, there is an ease to reading Rubens’s poems that defies their veiled insights into human nature.’
Table of Content
Foreword by Scott R. Stahlecker v
About the author ix
The Corridor of History xi
Watching ‘Spartacus’ 1
Dockland Once 4
Brandt’s Cancer 9
Winter Night on Brixton Road 11
What We Fashion 15
Ripostes 19
Thames Valley: Night 23
Poetry Group 27
Finality 29
Powers Beyond Ours 31
Below Snowdon 35
South Downs 39
South Downs (2) 43
The Sea at Marazion 45
Earth’s Sea and Sky’s Sea 47
Penetration 49
The Worthy Goal 51
Early Years 53
Watching ‘Los Olvidados’ 55
Watching Children Play 59
Film Posters 63
Grounds for Prediction 67
By-ways of love 69
Already Spoken For 73
The Message of the Miles 75
Crowded Do 77
End-point 85
Brute Slide of Circumstance 87
Upwards While Downwards 89
The Window 91
Different Scenes, Different lights 93
Ashen Hair long and Thick 97
Iron Dark 99
Money 101
More Aware and Chastened Self 103
Other books by Tom Rubens 109
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