Mighty Stallion

by C.G. Ferrel

The author writes on a variety of subjects in The Mighty Stallion. His poetry touches on love, friendship, nature, and social issues. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972968415
• ISBN13: 9780972968416
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Acheulian Publishing
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Short 'n' Sweet

C. G. Ferrel has a knack For looking deep within His observations peer beneath Our hardened outer skin This volume deals a lot with love In every form and fashion Love triangles, hope and loss With feeling and compassion He also speaks of nature's gifts And destiny and death Even the mighty stallion falls When he runs out of breath My favorite poem is a gem Compelling yet concise "A Silent Peace" is what it's called So few words, yet so nice With an economy of words He hits right to the heart No fancy words to obfuscate Just for the sake of art Amanda Richards, April 15, 2007

THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

"Simplicity at first glance" is the first phrase that comes to mind when reading this wonderful collection of 82 poems. And that is just what you get, bare bone feelings and observations of the little (and some not so little) things that make up our lives. This poet has the ability to take the ordinary and cast a glow to it that will stick with you. From clear word pictures of the month of June, to the complexities of a love triangle, the author covers them all in clear, concise English. With this small volume, we get poems of love, nature, living, not living, human interaction and whimsical musing. The author does not, for the most part, give us complicated analogies and allegory that only he, and very few others, have the faintest idea as to what they allude to. Rather, we have stark statements, and it is left up to us, the reader, to use his words as we see fit. I will say that many of the poems here should be read several times. I have read this particular collection several times and with each reading, I find something new that I did not seem to notice before. This is a volume which is nice to have by your reading chair or bed, and be able to pick up now and then and muse over one or two of his offerings. What a fresh way the author has of looking at the little things that make up all of our lives! Recommend this work very highly. I doubt that you will be sorry you added this one to your collection.

The flow and ebb of life

The overall impression that I received from this collection was of the flow and ebb of life. Interspersed are repeated references to the natural change of the seasons. This provides the framework for poems of love and loss, home and homelessness, past and future, happiness and sorrow, life and death. Nothing stays the same- and not all change is for the best. There are also poems of how quickly things can end. Indeed, not even the mighty stallion with all his might and fury can escape in freedom. One of the shortest poems in the collection sums it up: Searching Searching for the future, Hiding from the past. Living in a present I know can never last. In short, this is a collection of recognitions of the true nature of life from a poet that has stepped back to see the whole of things in a lifetime's perspective.

Survival, love, and accepting death having lived a full life

The Mighty Stallion is an anthology of poems by award-winning poet C. G. Ferrel, whose advice to readers is "Seek the truth in all things. Be honest, fair and sincere." The brief, simple free-verse poems of The Mighty Stallion, each presented centered on the page, deal with survival, love, and accepting death having lived a full life, a fleeting moment of inspiration, or the endless search for answers. Though reading the verses of The Mighty Stallion takes little time, contemplating their meaning leads one into long stretches of absorbed thought. "Old, but Not Dead": I am getting old, / But I am not dead. / I can still laugh. / I can still cry. // Yet you try / To ignore me. / Please, / Tell me why?

"The Mighty Stallion", The Mightiest Poems

"Biographical Data [of C.G. Ferrel] Name: Carl G. Ferrel Born: Iowa City, Iowa -- July 29, 1950 Marital Status: Single Education: Degree in Cullinary Art - 1973; Studied Real Estate, Economics, Business Law and Communications - 1981, Black Hawk College Occupation(s): Chef, Meat Cutter, Business Consultant, President (record company), Restaurant Manager, Septic Surgeon. Also Real Estate Investor and Member of Laborers Union Local #309, Rock Island, Illinois. "Memberships have included: *Florida State Poets Associaton, Inc. *National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Inc. *National Arbor Day Foundation *Niabi Zoological Society *National Parks & Conservation Association *National & International Wildlife Federation *World Wildlife Fund *The National Audubon Society *Associate Member of The American Museum of Natural History *Associate Member of The Smithsonian Associates *Associate Member of The Illinois Sherrifs' Association *Associate Member of The Nature Conservancy "Awards: *Golden Poet - 1990 & 1991 *Honorable Mentions (7) *Distinguished Leadership - 1991 *Editor's Choice Award - 1996 "Statement (Common Themes and Comments): I write about a variety of subjects: love, friendship, family, nature, social issues, etc. I would like to see world peace, and an end to world hunger, and the formation of an international coalition to protect and preserve the earth and its inhabitants and strive for an ecological balance between man and nature that will allow both to survive and prosper. I would also like to see a return to traditional family values. "My Advice: Seek the truth in all things. Be honest, fair, and sincere." --C.G. Ferrel, _The Mighty Stallion_, pp.vii-viii, Acheulean Publishing, 2004. Just from this Biographical Data it should be clear to any reader, beginner through advanced, with what accreditation C. G. Ferrel writes his poetry. One needs hardly break into the text itself to know his mental, metaphorical and rhythmic acuities. The casual reader might stiffen at the thought of a meat cutter's, or a septic surgeon's penchant for verbosity, intellectual clutter, and philosophical pandery. But the readers of Carl G. Ferrel can dismiss these fears. Ferrel is not one to look down the long nose of a proletariate upbringing, rather he welcomes his readers with a traditonal sense of family which transcribes beautifully onto the page with simple lines, words and rhymes, even a language-- as e. e. cummings would have put it-- in the American idiom. His words forceful, his lines concise, evoking the plight of man on an existential quest in Post Modernity, a quest for a new morality, and, ultimately, a return to a moral naivete. These poems embody Ferrel's wish for a return to 'traditional family values.' Let us invoke his poem 'Life': "The breath of life, Ever so sweet. Trees and flowers, Ever so neat. The river's Never-ending flow. The sun's Life-giving glow. Just look around, What do you see? Open the book-- There i