Pieces of Me

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• A must for any emotional poetry readers  Apr 26, 2009 

  Lena has a wonderful way with emotion. The poems are are emotional and beautifully written. You will probably find yourself relating to the content of the poems as well. This is a must have for any poetry reader, especially if you like emotional poetry.

• Reflective And Deeply Emotional  Oct 25, 2008 

  Pieces Of Me, the first book of poetry by Lena Kovadlo, contains 178 poems organized in seven sections - Nature's Love, Garden Of Love, Ocean Of Tears, Mind Twister, Fruits Of The Mind, Rants Of The Mind and Back In The Day.
  
  The book begins with Nature's Love where I quickly fell in love with the poem Crying Out - a poem that embraces nature for all it is and at the same time recognizes that nature's true love can only be found in God. Leaving nature behind, Kovadlo continues to impress with the highly romantic You're In My Thoughts In The Night.
  
  I lie there in my bed
  Beneath the cool covers
  Looking up at the stars
  Hanging above me in my room
  
  And at that moment
  As my eyes begin to close
  And I drift into the land of dreams
  My thoughts drift to you
  
  I picture you there in your room
  Lying still without the covers
  Staring at the dark ceiling
  Thinking of me beside you
  
  And that warms me all over
  Envelops me in your sweet embrace
  And brings me closer to you
  Making my dreams magical and unforgettable
  
  But Pieces Of Me is not a poetry book that only consists of these two themes. There are also truths found in her poetry. For example her poem Shadow is a blunt pronunciation of loneliness.
  
  I am but a shadow
  Invisible to the passing eye
  Of those who know me
  Those who lay eyes on me
  But to a wandering stranger
  I am an actual being
  Roaming this universe
  I am a living, breathing creature
  In need of attention
  In need of comfort
  In need of support
  In need of everything
  That my people never give
  
  Another poem, I Am A Closet, is full of raw imagery and deals with one struggling to find their way back into the light.
  
  In an old creepy house
  In a corner of an empty room
  There I stand
  A closet
  Reeking of filth and mold
  With wide open doors
  And broken handles
  With faded paint
  And splintered shelves
  With a dusty ripped book
  And a pair of worn out shoes
  Sagging to the bottom
  I am on the verge of collapsing
  Being ruined forever
  And there is nothing
  Absolutely nothing
  And no one
  That will be able
  To bring me back to life
  
  Kovadlo's poems are introspective, reflective and deeply emotional and a must read. Pieces Of Me will make you fall in love with poetry all over again.

• Priceless Princess Poetry  Sep 15, 2008 

  
  Pieces of Me
  
  Sitting in the Cathedral of Life and gazing into a beautiful stained glass window, wonderful stories unfold with vivid and colorful pictures. "Pieces of Me", is my cathedral and Lena Kovadlo is the artist that creates beautiful stories in glass. With the eye of an artist, the songs of a lyricist and the heart of a poet, pieces of glass form a whole. As I am drawn into the cathedral to walk the halls and read the stories in glass, I am drawn into "Pieces of Me", to walk the halls of its pages.
  
  "Pieces of Me", is pieces of her; held up to a mirror it is pieces of you. Life's stories unfold with beauty, mystery and adventure. Within the intrigue of its pages you are captured and whirled into a breathtaking journey of poetic wit. We take a romp through nature full of delights big and small, happy and sad with the feeling of sweet raindrops touching the skin on a hot day. Our romp through nature relaxes and opens our minds in preparation for the valleys and peaks of love. Poems to warm your heart and for some, poems that will drain your eyes are delivered by the loved and loving. As I am a man of passion and dreams, I will confess with small tears in my eyes, this is my favorite room in the cathedral. With hanky in hand, Lena enters our minds with "Mind Twister", a section well named. Moreover, as a reminder that she is not quite done with our hearts, she opens the section with a heartbreaking poem aptly named "Torture". Much more than love fills the philosophical, metaphor rich dark section that reaches into the corners of our minds. Then with the mercy of an enchanted good fairy, we get a breather and a closer look into the author's mind. "Fruits of the Mind", is a colorful tapestry in stained glass, a powerfully thoughtful section. If you have a lustful mind and appreciate a beautiful woman bare, "Rants of the Mind", is your section. In a twist on published art we see Lena raw. Unedited, flaring and flowing pieces of her mind, Lena is a woman not afraid to say what she is thinking. In the closing section, "Back in the Day", we get to reminisce over our journey while Lena does the same. Here we get the unique opportunity in flashbacks to see how a master poet breathes the first breaths of life.
  
  "Pieces of Me", is universal, it contains much for all; it is impossible to consider a library of great volumes complete that does not contain a copy of Lena Kovadlo's, "Pieces of Me".