SIMONA: A CELEBRATION OF THE S.P.C.A.. Paperback – 2 Jan. 2021 by Chad Norman  (Author)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cyberwit.net (2 Jan. 2021)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 99 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9388319524
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9388319522
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 0.64 x 21.59 cm

Chad Norman's Simona includes several poems about a cat named, Simona. No doubt, the poet reveals a capacity for strong and genuine emotion. The poet seems to be inspired from the poem “The Naming of Cats” T. S. Eliot - 1888-1965. The following lines shows Chad’s love for Simona:

From that mysterious time

she has been in a cage,

she has stared at other than boots,

she has longed for slow hands

to be the reason she could stop

and purr like other cats, cats

she always knew were alive

like the one she once saw

in the shiny front of a dishwasher,

in the kitchen of a home the humans

give since she left a past most cats

would have no chance to escape.

In love with hands, now watched,

along with the feet going by,

clad in boots, shoes, and slippers,

going by, the feet, but as touch comes

                                          (IN LOVE WITH HANDS)

These poems reveal  the poet’s capacity for emotional intensity.  Here we notice the magnificent union of  form and thought. The chief  interest of these poems is the  employment of imagery with  extraordinary effectiveness.  Particularly impressive is attractive diction and admirable phrasing.  The  style of these poems exhibits crispness and energy devoid of any obscurity. All the poetic qualities that touch the human heart are here. Liveliness is the most characteristic quality of these poems that show intense emotion and vivid imagination.

This entire book is filled with poems about cat. I love it. Fabulous poems. Great book for readers of all ages! I highly recommend this collection of poems.

                                                                                                                                                     Rochak Agarwal