Falling Through Time

This collection of poetry is about time and consciousness. In one way, time is merely a human construct that does not exist except as we have imagined it, so that we can function in our daily lives. In another way, time is omnipresent, a super-reality, existing and permeating everything. It weaves in-between the vastness of space and in-between the vast spaces of our minds and it makes us a the universe and each of us as individuals. Time encompasses everything, all of the past, present and future. Time, then, is truly timeless. This other kind of time, for me, has become synonymous with consciousness, the consciousness of this universe, which holds in it all that has been, is and will be. It is the great author, the teller of all stories and all histories simultaneously.These poems are a composite of a small amount of mine. It is me falling through my time here on earth. I hope they will resonate with you and your own exquisitely unique and universal consciousness. Falling Through Time is a masterful collection of poems, which could only have been written by a poet at the height of their powers. There is a sense that the boundaries of time – almost life itself – are there to be pushed at, broken down, a deep yearning to break free and understand what is beyond. The poems in this deeply personal volume move from the sharp, detailed vignettes of remembered moments to a more abstract, transcendental finale, reminiscent of the Northumbrian poet, Kathleen Raine.- Steve Griffin, author and poet of The Things We Thought Were Beautiful, Up in the Air, The Boy in the Burgundy Hood, The Girl in the Ivory Dress and the Tirthas series.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sherry Ross is an authentic Gothic dream-landscapist, a nostalgic story-winder, a cosmic-conscious adept, and a faery conjuror. Certainly, she must be a ‘sensitive’ and a ‘prescient’ whose life is balanced between the rigors of a normal life and what seems, to this author’s understanding, one also in touch with the “twilight-world.” By this I mean the cosmos, faeries, gardens, fireflies, the dark wood, dusk, wetness after a rain or dew, slipperiness, moist dirt, autumn leaves, damp grass, remembrances, the lives of her family and herself – that mysterious Intersection with its very sheer veil. Scotland, as the capitol of the Elven Kingdom, is a metaphor for much of her work.-- Dr. Swanson received his Doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. He is the author and editor of over 20 books on Art, Culture and Religion, including The Biography and Catalog Raisonne ́ of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, JW Godward 1861-1922: The Eclipse of Classicism, Dynasty of the Holy Grail, Dr. Swanson was the former Director of The Springville Museum of Art in Utah for 35 years and lectures internationally.