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My Book Rundown: "Seasons Come, People Grow: A Poetic Journey" (2006)

"Seasons Come, People Grow" takes the reader on a very emotional and thought-provoking journey. The rollecoaster ride is vividly portrayed from one season to the next, until the reader comes full circle. Difficult questions are raised. Awkward juxtapositions are displayed. Controversial issues are tackled. From beginning to end, "Seasons Come, People Grow" brings the universality of human thought and emotion to life. Readers have described the book as: "Real," "Raw," "Controversial," "Honest," "Truthful," "Inspiring," "Involving," "Insightful," "Entertaining," "Passionate," "Engaging," "Powerful," "Perceptive," "Sensitive," "Original," "Natural," "Concise," "Eye-opening," "Beautiful," "Clever," and "Unforgettable."

The book can be purchased at the following sites (and others... The ones I've listed are the cheapest I've found, with the first link being a way to view all of the sites where the book is sold):

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=684&q=Craig+Rozniecki&btnG=Google+Search#sclient=psy&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=qjG&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&source=hp&q=%22Seasons+Come%2C+People+Grow:+A+Poetic+Journey%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=fce33a84b0764b22&biw=1600&bih=684


Amazon: $11.77

http://www.amazon.com/Seasons-Come-People-Grow-Journey/dp/1411684893


Lulu: $10.56

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/seasons-come-people-grow-a-poetic-journey/16107091


Downloadable version: $2.20

http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/seasons-come-people-grow-a-poetic-journey/16107092?productTrackingContext=search_results%2Fsearch_shelf%2Fcenter%2F1


Robert A. Sloan, author of "Raven Dance" had the following to say about this book:

"(His) language has a loose, natural rhythm that's become almost postmodern."

"He has a nearly journalistic honesty of voice and that's powerful."

"His poetry's profound at times and he has a very natural voice. It falls midway between lyric - and the honesty of a friend sharing his feelings with another. He slides in and out of meter in a way that suggests meter is broken by emotion, structure and formality broken down with the gut-ripping intensity of those feelings, Musically it would slide in and out of melody, sung then spoken."

"His thought is often original."

Other readers' comments:

"He has a very special quality and gift for letting people see his end of the story...to put people in his shoes."

"It's very truthful, very honest and forces people who may think one way to see the situation in another light."

"It's entertaining and thought-provoking."

"It's very real, raw, involving, thoughtful and insightful."

"It (poetry) comes from a very real place and that's what makes his poetry so engaging."

"There are so many of them (poems) I can relate to, because they're all universal feelings to things."

"He has a beautiful way of expressing words."

"His poems are filled with truth, beauty and passion. Each has its own message of importance to share with the audience. For the messages within each poem are real and point toward a more blissful way of viewing life - a breath of optimism in hard times, a reminder of what is really important."

"He's a vivid writer. I can see things as I read as if I'm actually there doing the things he is writing about."

Contents

Introduction
       Giving Thanks
       The Light of Dark

Section I. Brightest Day (winter)
       It Comes in All Shapes and Sizes
       No Rules
       A Mosaic
       The Hopeless Romantic Paradox
       Peace, Love and Harmony (An Ode to Pacifism)
       Family
       One
       Life is...
       The Dream
       A New Day and Life

Section II. Darkest Night (spring)
       Denial
       The Land of the Plagiarites
       Narcissism
       Shallow
       Helpless
       No One Knows...
       One Voice
       Alien
       Lost
       INsecurity Level Orange
       The Axis of Evil
       Guilty Until Proven Innocent
       Cruel and Unusual
       Control
       Road Rage
       The Immoral Device
       Drugs
       Chemically Imbalanced
       Signed Off

Section III. Night of Day (summer)
       Fantasyland
       Humanity's Weakness
       Long-Distance
       Home
       Memory Lane
       Ignore-ance
       What Lies in Suburbia
       The Object of Your Obsession
       The Shallow Ideal
       Nice Guys Always Finish Last
       Trust
       I Do...
       A Mask
       The Show
       Misconceptions
       A Chameleon
       Security Blanket
       The Easy Way Out
       Soulmates
       Is It Love?
       Once Upon a Time...
       Conservative
       America
       The Flag
       Anti-American
       The Objective is Subjective
       The Media
       The System
       A True American
       Tradition
       The Capitalistic Paradox
       Catching Up
       Time Is an Illusion
       Season's Greetings
       Love
       Thought Process Overload
       The Cleansing
       Buzz Kill
       W

Section IV. Day of Night (autumn)
      Narrow Road
      Puppets
      The Thirst
      In a Hurry
      L.H.A.
      For Granted
      Blind
      Valentine's Day
      Life is Too Short
      Love : Hate
      My Own Best Friend
      Mis(s)ery
      Reluctant Heart
      A Rat in a Cage
      The Shield
      Innocent
      The Hurricane
      Mice of Man
      Dr. King
      I Pray...
     The (w)Hole
     Guilty of Being Human
     Temptation to Salvation
     An Ode to the Unaccepted Equals
     Proud To Be a Misfit
     Plato's Cave
     Imperfections
     Interconnection of the Infinite
     Unite as One
     Against the Current
     In the Clutch
     Cocoon

The End (The Beginning)
     The Tao of Life
     The Seed

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author

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