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    The Poetry of Life
    The Poetry of Life
    The Poetry of Life
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    The Poetry of Life

    By Sophia Quzi

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    “Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful
    that which is distorted”
    - Percy Bysshe Shelly




    From very young age I had a habit of day dreaming. All conflicts seemed to disappear as I sat silently and gazed into the boundless skyline. I instantly connected to the empty space. For years, I have served as a useful source to those seeking inspiration, help, or advice. I finally decided to own that role and be intentional about it. I started writing about my passions, my thoughts, and curious wanderings about our life and society. I always noticed that for me and many others, when life got awesome, our daily discipline was often the first thing to slide. You know the drill, you’ve been showing up, doing the work and things are starting to feel great! Meanwhile, life gets hectic, and because you’re already feeling amazing from all the great work you’ve been doing, your daily routine is often the first to go. I replayed this scenario in my life time and time again until one day I finally decided that I didn’t want to have to start over again. My life changed completely when I committed to a non-negotiable daily discipline of writing inspiring poetry and articles that helped me as well as hundreds of people in dealing with their own emotions. My poems are not based on just poems, they are based on my life experiences and realisations using simple words and clarity. A true reflection of life that is thoroughly lived. That’s why I titled it.. Poetry Of Life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateOct 11, 2019
    ISBN9781984589804
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      Book preview

      The Poetry of Life - Sophia Quzi

      Copyright © 2019 by Sophia Quzi.

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2019906091

      ISBN:             Hardcover               978-1-9845-8982-8

                             Softcover                 978-1-9845-8981-1

                             eBook                     978-1-9845-8980-4

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted

      in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system,

      without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 11/15/2019

      Xlibris

      800-056-3182

      www.Xlibrispublishing.co.uk

      752228

      Contents

      Introduction

      Aurora

      Azure Sky

      Autumn Promise

      Beloved

      Be Happy With Me

      Blown Away Leaf

      Compassion

      Dear Cold

      Divine Love

      Dawn Chorus

      Feel

      Flying

      Growth

      Happiness

      I Am Whole Again

      ‘I’ And ‘Mine’

      Just Because

      Living In The Breath

      Loneliness

      Love

      Lost

      Love Every Part of Your Beloved

      Love

      Loveless Planet

      Memories

      Masala Chai

      Look For Me

      My Allotment My Companion

      Only Your Love

      Patina Quality

      The Poetry of Life

      Promise of A Yogi

      Refined Me

      Rivers of Love

      Separation

      Shine

      Silent Blessedness

      Simply Tune In

      Spirituality Not Therapy

      Stagnant Pain

      Sweet Angel Asifa

      The Daisy Has My Smile

      The Price of Paradise

      Travel

      Unseen

      Walking Back to Me

      Waiting

      Whisper

      What’s Left of You

      Winter Poem

      Who Am I?

      Would You Recognise Me?

      Your Eyes

      Your Light

      Biography

      This book is affectionately dedicated

      To my darling daughter

      Naomi

      Introduction

      ‘Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful

      that which is distorted’ – Percy Bysshe Shelly

      From a very young age

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