Leaving My Found Eden: A Poetography Collection

Ron L. Zheng
Literary Road Press (2009)
ISBN 9781934037478
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (12/09)

 

Author Ron L. Zheng has shared with readers his experiences that he has encountered in his life through the use of Tanka poetry and black and white photos. Tanka poetry is usually written in a formal format, and similar to Haiku, but it has more syllables and uses metaphors, simile and personification.

As the author leaves his favorite place of Los Angeles, he experiences fleeting moments of happiness and lost love. He needs to leave yet he knows he will be leaving an important part of his life behind, never to return.

The black and white photos are excellent additions to his thoughts as you look at some that are out of focus or fleeting as if driving by in a fast car. This is an excellent example of when things do not go the way we want or a change happens and we do a quick check in our mind and hearts of where we have been in life and where we are going. “Leaving My Found Eden: A Poetography Collection” by Ron L. Zheng is a book to read slowly, enjoy the poems and reflect on one’s own life.

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