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The title proposed for the book of poems is the *THE CROSS CORONAAND OTHER POEMS*This book contains seventeen poems. About fourteen of them arereligious ones while the rest are of a general nature. The poems THEENEMY WITHIN,ASKING FOR THE SPECIAL G and GROUND ZEROare introspective in nature and speak about envy,gratitude and humilityrespectively.SIN AND THE SAVIOUR and A VOLATILE MIX warn the reader of thedangers of sin.The sensitivity of the poet for those suffering in different situationscan be seen in the poems THE CALL OF THE FATHER,DREAMS FOR ADAUGHTER DEAR and UNDER HIS WINGS.The expression of the poet’s gratitude for God’s goodnessand intervention are seen in the poems BREAKFAST TIMEUNSHACKLED,PEACE OF GOD and THE RISING SUN.THE DIMENSIONS OF THE CROSS deals with the corporate andpersonal aspects of the cross related to the recent pandemic.The rest of the poems ate reflections on a variety of themeslike ingratitude,faith and reason,wisdom and silence in the poemsPASSING INTO NOTHINGNESS,THE TWIN BLESSINGS OF THECREATOR,THE WAY OF WISDOM and SILENCE IS GOLD respectivelyFinally,the poem HAVE LOTS,WILL SPEAK shows how lots can be usedas a method of selecting leaders and the importance of listening toGod’s word in doing what is right .