Set Desire

Contemporary love poems of passion to man and to Nature. The poems draw the reader into the magic and mystery behind loving beyond boundaries. With richly inventive imagination Arlene Rabinowitz explores the light as well as the darkest aspects of love. In 'Heat Rising' and 'False Sweetness' speak of yearnings to a loved one. Of passion in 'Caressing Flames' and 'Leopard Man'. 'Complete Detachment' alludes to biblical narrative. Of unrequited love in 'Home'. A period of love condensed into a moment in 'Set Desire' and vivid imagination in 'So Warm'. There are also metaphoric connotations to human emotions seen in animals and birds in 'Dawn', 'Leopard Man' The Arrogance of the Male Leopard' and 'The Eagle'. This is a collection of poems that were written in response to experiencing undying love with all its facets. Exploring and comparing the love for Nature with human love. Of gain and loss, joys bliss and partying, a love that transcends physical boundaries.