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I am the magic you are the key"
The roughly seventy-five pages in this collection of free-flowing, expansive poetry touch on a rich array of diverse, universal themes. Several topics are explored through the poet's imagination and served up fresh, like a delicious meal for readers of inspired verse. These include, among other subjects, the feminine nature and spirit of beauty, music of a multitude of instruments, love and its discontents, God's abundant universe, getting back up when life throws one down to the ground, grace and sin, shining free with growth, healthy questioning of those in authority (who often act with ulterior, fear-spreading motives), and so much more. GoForth is not new to the game of producing thought-provoking, sprawling collections of poetry, and this book, like his others, has much to offer.
Written in the author's usual style and method, this is not a "traditional" poetry collection wherein there is a set number of distinct poems, each titled and self-contained. Rather, the entire relatively short collection can—and likely should—be read and taken in as one long, thoughtful flow of continuous poetic exploration. Consisting entirely of two-lined couplets, complete with the pleasing music of end-rhyme, the one exception to this format is the final piece entitled "Daughter I Never Had." Here, GoForth expresses a heartbreakingly beautiful communication to his child, acknowledging in retrospect an absence of fatherly connection while simultaneously expressing guidance, love, and support. The poet encourages his daughter to embrace her ‘inner child," telling her to "Be the princess you've dreamed of," and letting her know in no uncertain terms that he is here to catch her when she twirls. The sentiment GoForth evokes with this poem—much like the rest of the book's entirety—is humbling, graceful, and true to the heart.