Today is a Michigan ghost town by Matthew Borczon

 Today is a Michigan ghost town, titled latest poetry collection of Matthew Borczon shows signs of freshness and originality. His poems are remarkable for vivid, picturesque, and sensuous descriptions of nature and otherworldly creatures. Matthew’s true ability as a poet is revealed by the dint of this book. At times he sounds an intimately personal note. His imagination and philosophical tone aptly entice the readers. 

In his opening poem Today is a Michigan ghost town, Borczon has addressed ‘Today’ as ‘a Michigan ghost town’ which at first glance astonished me but later on, I was influenced by Matthew’s intention and thoughts when I saw this: “from the eyes of birds while they sleep.”   

Today is a Michigan ghost town

Today

is a

Michigan

ghost town

it's a

duffel bag

full of

human bones

it's moths

drinking tears

from the

eyes of

birds while

they sleep  

 

In Tonight, flames of philosophy are truly evident with an insertion of spirituality and grief. This poem glorifies the healthy enjoyment of life and the senses which reveal to us the beauty and wonder of God’s creation. 

 

Tonight

 

Tonight I

will set

my aura

on fire

I will

be gas

station famous

 

Dinosaurs on State St. depicts some sort of loneliness and immense feeling of compassion, love, and misery. The phrases, blink like/the eyes/of big/dinosaurs, delight even simultaneously appeal to the readers imagination also.

Dinosaurs on State St.

Driving on

empty streets

in thick

fog listening

to classical

music all

the red

lights on

State st.

blink like

the eyes

of big

dinosaurs

 

and today

I'm thinking

about small

things old

relationships

and lost

friends

In That one elusive thing, emotional and spiritual wholeness inevitably go together, and intelligence operates when it is the agent of this wholeness. Emotions and sentiments emerge out tremendously from these  words especially: I’m driving/on highways/built over/the bones/ of dinosaurs.

That one elusive thing

On the

farthest side

of the

evening

I’m driving

on highways

built over

the bones

of dinosaurs

looking for

that one

elusive thing

under a

neon blue

sky accented

by fireflies

as beautiful

as stars.

Today is a Michigan ghost town is a remarkable collection of Matthew’s poetry. He analyses the sequence of his feelings with a vividness and minuteness which assures us truth. Matthew’s poems have overfantastic imagery. In some poems, Matthew has showed his fascination for dinosaurs in a well-sophisticated way. There are flashes of beauty, fine notes of passion, and unforgettable poems. 

One can mark the melody, intimacy, and familiarity in the following poems:

Lover, When, Looking and Dana

All the poems in this collection contain accompanying sweetness, an arch sentimentality, and an intimate knowledge of common men's affairs (a gospel truth). I think that Matthew deserves the immense love and support of the readers. I can assure all the readers that this book is truly worth buying so go and check it out. My best wishes are with you, Matthew.

All the best!

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