Bemused
Poems from 2016 until 2017 by Mike Stone
“Better to die like a lion roaring
Against the jackals of death
Or an eagle falling silently
From the sky”
(from “Forsaken Children)
Available on:
Kindle (digital): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0786JQJHQ/ ($2.99)
Amazon (paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1981543775/ ($19.95)
Bemused is Mike Stone’s third book of poetry, covering the years from 2016 to 2017. The title means “perplexed” but Mike intended a more literal meaning: “in thrall to the Muse”. Mike has been in the Muse’s thrall for most of his seventy years. This collection shows his maturity as a writer and his courage in facing the dilemmas of life’s endgame without fear or delusion.
