{"product_id":"the-fragmentation-of-everything-jahnay-pickett-9798852213082","title":"The Fragmentation of Everything: Reflections of a Life Lived","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll of the poetry in this book is created to be read aloud as recitation or what used to called \"oral interpretation.\" It is meant to be read with the feeling and passion as befits one's life. It reflects a life lived in re-searching and exploration--my life--but it reflects yours also. It is universal. It looks back upon and witnesses a life lived experientially, reflecting upon and witnessing our common human events and emotions. Hopefully at their core, these poems convey some explanations, understanding, and wisdom gained from traversing a very confusing complex world. I pass this on to you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am an Anthropologist. The wisdom of ancient and indigenous peoples took me in unexpected directions. Wisdom was not something I sought, but living this life, it just showed up one day on my doorstep. This shines through in \u003cb\u003ePart 1: Spiritual Journeys in Form\u003c\/b\u003e, both in \u003ci\u003eWhat is Bliss? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJoy: Pulling the Lynchpin, \u003c\/i\u003ewherein we express: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove is not the opposite of Hate.\u003cbr\u003eSorrow is not the opposite of Joy.\u003cbr\u003eLove and Joy exist.\u003cbr\u003eThey have no opposite.\u003cbr\u003eThey are the Heartbeat of All Unity.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cb\u003e Part II: Ghostlands\u003c\/b\u003e, I relay my physical, psychological and emotional journeys searching for the Lost Homeland, what I believe is a common human response...both a remembering of things loved, and a search for meaning--or comfort. \u003ci\u003eGhost Town: Search for the Lost Homeland, \u003c\/i\u003ealthough specific to my life in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will be familiar to everyone's life, just by transposing the names, places, and occupations of those in their own \"Lost Homeland'. \u003ci\u003e Ghostlands: The Farm Women\u003c\/i\u003e relates a poignant memory of an afternoon spent in the country at age 3 with two beautifully authentic farm women in their garden: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe golden glow of the sky's dome\u003cbr\u003eCreates spectacular colors and hues intermingling with clouds, \u003cbr\u003eMelding with the tree line, \u003cbr\u003eTurning our late afternoon, our garden, \u003cbr\u003eInto a magical, radiant Fairyland.\u003cbr\u003eTheir slow, belabored breathing\u003cbr\u003eBecomes a dropped, unstated sigh, \u003cbr\u003eAs we experience the miracle of this vast, encompassing beauty.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am too young to understand what this means to them--\u003cbr\u003eAll I know is that\u003cbr\u003eI am safe, at peace, and deeply happy, \u003cbr\u003eSitting between these aged \"Grandmothers,\"\u003cbr\u003eMy little legs swinging\u003cbr\u003eFrom the old wooden bench.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDia de Los Muertos Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e is the joyous celebration, known worldwide, wherein I recount \"Those who have enriched my life.\" Again, I believe my experience is universal, and that many will identify with their own friends, family, and acquaintances, at least I hope so.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Law of Conditionality: The Tao of Unfolding\u003c\/b\u003e contains only this: my attempt to convey my cumulative shamanic experiences, very much in tune with world creation myths, regarding The Cosmos' self-creation and its existence as consciousness: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Ocean of Everything, \u003cbr\u003eComes a stirring, a ripple\u003cbr\u003eAn awareness, but of What?\u003cbr\u003eSilence abounds beyond description, \u003cbr\u003eVast\u003cbr\u003eSilent\u003cbr\u003eNo-Thing-Ness...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI greatly appreciate your taking time to read this introduction to my little book of poems. I hope you, too, find joy and possibly even meaning and comfort in them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmbrace your Innate Joy!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou ARE the Residence and Resonance \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf God!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e...Go now...and be happy.....(Lynchpin)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJahnay \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: Each poem contains a relevant quote from a favorite poet--it's such a fun thing to do. Also, when addressing childhood, the phrase, \"little dangling legs (or feet)\" occurs in several different poems. I have left them in--in spite of \"the rules.\" I believe the phrase paints such an accurate and indelible emotional portrait of all children, ages 2-5, that it is justified--much like Cat Stevens' cover on \u003ci\u003eTea for the Tillerman\u003c\/i\u003e. I hope you, too, will be touched by this poignancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jahnay Pickett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798852213082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Jahnay Pickett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664361394431,"sku":"9798852213082","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fragmentation-of-everything-jahnay-pickett-9798852213082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}