Of Pain and Ecstacy

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Synopsis

This collection of poems presents a unique perspective on enduring themes--love, existentialism, the darker side of life in an urban environment, loneliness, quiet heroism and the transcendent power of poetry to rebuild weary souls and teach lessons we may not want to learn.Although several of the poems in this collection have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines, most are published here for the first time and represent a selection of the author's free verse, blank verse, and sonnets from early adulthood through middle age (1977-2006).The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies in Business at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and has previously published seven non-fiction books through traditional publishers. His business law and legal environment textbooks have been used in colleges and universities throughout the United States since 1993. This is his first poetry collection.For more information about the author's books, textbooks, scholarly articles and blogs, you can visit http://www.victordlopez.com.

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Author Biography

Victor D. López is the Cypres Family Distinguished Professor in Legal Studies in Business at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business, a Lawyer, and the author of 15 books on subjects that include law-related textbooks, legal reference, short fiction and poetry, and numerous scholarly articles on law-related subjects. For more information, you can visit his official web page at http://www.victordlopez.com. Samples of some of his published works and author readings of select poetry and fiction are also available at https://www.booksie.com/users/victordlopez-82664. You can hear his podcasts with both short and extended sample readings from of his new novel, poetry and short fiction at https://anchor.fm/victor-d-lopez.

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Secret Love

This sonnet speaks for itself. Alas, the formatting is off here (unlike in the original paperback or eBook versions of the book) and I cannot edit it.

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Of Pain and Ecstacy

Secret Love

I've stayed too long, at least a week or two, And now I wonder, can I leave at all?

Running away is all I seem to do,

Walking the edge, afraid to rise or fall.

We've shared a thousand secrets in a glance,

Poured out our hearts and watched them drain away, Viewed the same dream, each through a separate stance, Soothing our pain saw nights turn into day.

I am most vulnerable in your sight,

You leave no walls for me to hide behind,

You make me laugh, through tears, at my own plight, And search for answers I don't want to find.

If there's one hope I'll cling to in the end, It is that I may always call you friend.

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Victor D Lopez

Of Pain and Ecstacy

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Author Biography

Author Insight

Secret Love

This sonnet speaks for itself. Alas, the formatting is off here (unlike in the original paperback or eBook versions of the book) and I cannot edit it.

Book Excerpt

Of Pain and Ecstacy

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