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At its heart, The Compass of Shadows is a spiritual odyssey-a journey through five transformative parts, from the restless stirrings of youthful callings to the quiet illumination of the soul renewed. Each of the 121 sonnets, laid out in elegant quatrain-couplet form, is a precise note in a grand symphony: each word deliberate, each truth lived, each soul addressed. Part I - The Call to the Journey awakens voices of innocence, questioning, and the earliest commitments. From "Youth's Greater Trial" to "What Walks Before," the reader hears the soul's first longing for something beyond earth's applause. Part II - Trials of the Flesh and Fire plunges into moral testing, ambition, falsehood, and the forging of inner steel. Here, the poet wields razor-sharp insight-cutting through vanity, pride, betrayal, and the silent torments of the heart. Part III - The Shadow and the Mirror confronts darkness both within and without-unflinching and illuminating. These sonnets reveal the masks we wear, the lies we live, and the deeper truths that free us when we dare to look. Part IV - The Turning Within marks the inward shift-no longer swayed by outside applause or hidden shame, the voice here is disciplined silence, measured mercy, and the quiet revolution of the soul. Part V - The Return and Illumination brings renewal. These final sonnets-"The Compass of Shadows," "The Final Crown," "The Door Beyond the Dust"-are the sunburst after the eclipse. Resurrection. Rediscovery. A return to the light, shaped and redeemed. Epilogue - The Final Flame leaves readers in a hush-not the silence of emptiness, but the silence of sacred completion. The journey doesn't end here. It lives on in every heart that chooses to carry this compass forward. Why This Collection Stands Apart Masterful craft: Each poem is a sonnet-14 lines of tightly woven rhythm and rhyme, steeped in tradition yet pulsing with modern urgency. Moral and spiritual depth: The poet refuses easy sentiment. These sonnets wrestle with truth, shadow, redemption, mercy, and the cost of transformation. A literary landmark: This is not meta-poetry. This is soul poetry. Rarely does a book balance beauty and weight so seamlessly, reaching for the eternal from within the daily. Designed as a guide: From the first tremor of the soul's awakening to the settled peace of return, the sequence is intentional-each part a station of the human soul. Who Should Read This Book? Lovers of traditional poetry with modern soul-sonnet-lovers, seekers of craftsmanship, and readers who crave emotional and spiritual authenticity. Devotional readers and spiritual travelers who want Scripture-like depth delivered in elegantly wrought verse. Anyone seeking meaningful solace or rigor in language after losing their own compass. The Compass of Shadows is more than a tribute to poetry-it is a traversal from darkness to light, from shadow to presence, from despair to redemption. It is a gift to the soul, a guide across the age's storm. A modern classic that outshines its peers. If you've ever felt a tug toward the eternal, this is your journey.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798293010059
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 142
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Collection of Poems
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8293010053
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jul 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 249 gr


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