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A Supernatural Lovefable
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The Sunspots Of Serendipity

by M. A. Torrington, Honours B.A.
Abridged Edition 2008, Four-Hundred Forty Quatrains
18,682 words, 5 Books, 55 Poems
Copyright 2008

i New Empires

“Where once rolled lush, verdant, pastoral meadows,
The mad modern mega-cities now stand jagged, dead and hollow,
For the endangered forest floor, not long ago leafy and log-locked,
Now lays entombed under endless concrete and metal.

For where once rose great red wood, and real wild dinosaurs,
Insane city subways now steam and scream across this world,
For what’s left of Mother Nature once so wonderfully plentiful,
Can conveniently be counted on one guilty human hand alone.

Yes, solely in the mind’s eye remains the only authentic oasis,
Still left for those who are fleeing these industrialized hell holes,
For if one only dares drive deep enough, under heavy iron hides,
One will always find inside long-sought golden garden shells …”

-from BOOK IV,
The Sunspots Of Serendipity
M. A. Torrington

Abridged Edition 2008, Four-Hundred Forty Quatrains
18,682 words, 5 Books, 55 Poems
Copyright 2008

“The Sunspots Of Serendipity is four-hundred forty lyrical quatrains on lost love, the tenuous course of the world–and our tragic human failings. It is full of epic heartbreak, and modest romance. A dirge on Mother Nature and human innocence, it is cynical on greed, money–and politics. It broods on the fragile constitution of our society–and also of our hearts’ failures to reconcile our new world freedoms from commitment, with those old world ideals of monogamy.

“The passages are nimble, cryptic pieces evoking hope and caution. They quickly become metaphysical or existential, on the turn of a verb. They often culminate in tongue-twisters, or nonsensical syntheses–just to see if you’re still reading. Also, weaving between the poles of faltering romances and worldly despairs, one finds anecdotal commentaries on everyday human frustrations–and the victories we all experience. For although the overtone of Sunspots is serious and brooding, its perspectives are never so bleak as to call an end to the words themselves–so that ultimately, hope always bleeds through.”