By:write 2 right Seventy-five pages of poetic thought on everyday life, including the author’s frustrations with shopping and solicitors, greet the readers of A Voice in the Night, by GeorgeAnne Smith. She also includes a touching homage to the men and women who protect and serve us all. An interesting poem speaks from the view of a person who is shocked to find out someone was molested, when they had no idea it had happened. GoergeAnne’s insightful life skills in Within You struck a chord in my mind that rang for days. I felt a sort of kin-ship with the author through Last Words of a Beauty Queen, a poem full of love for nature - something that is dear to my heart. In The Flow shows that poets are not striving for riches or recognition, but are fueled by the faint hope that their words may ease the journey for another human being and break the chains of their despair by making them feel less alone. With Eyes Open is a poem that refers to the purging effect that writing can have for the writer. I thought thatSeeds of Content has an interesting feel to it, reminiscent of chanting. Glimpses of an older style of writing words slightly reversed, such as "searching we are, a golden life" and "on target, we all are" is something that I particularly picked up on. To leave you with a little sample of A Voice in the Night, I have chosen this wonderfully written excerpt from the poem Awaken This Lifetime: "Life may seem, but a merry chase, Quite overwhelming, a dreary fate Don’t get discouraged by a hurried pace, Seek to awaken, for its never too late" ISBN#: 1-4137-9489-0 Author: GeorgeAnne Smith Publisher: Publish America Published: Sept. 15, 2005 Article Source: http://www.dailynewarticles.com ~ Book Reviewer: Lillian Brummet - Co-author of the book Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her impact on the environment – Author of Towards Understanding, a collection of poetry. (www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit More Articles from Reviews Category: The Distance Between Us: Book Review Buddha in the Boardroom Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - Review Malevolence - Book Review The Island off Stony Point - Book Review Transformation - Book Review Pandemonium: Book Review A Fadeaway Dream of Justice to Redeem - Book Review A Lifetime of Words - Review The Sweet Shade of a Chinaberry Tree The Cranberry Bog - Book Review Political Frugality - Book Review Jill 9 - Book Review A Brief History of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Book Review: The Straw Bale House