published Saturday, January 19th, 2019 at 6:23 pm by
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A Rae Of Sunshine is a book of 100 illustrated love poems that is dedicated to my wife Rae, who died suddenly and unexpectedly on 19 December 2018..
Rae and I met online in late 2004, not via a dating site, but through a mutual interest in making a living online.
By early 2005, we had started collaborating on a few business projects, and it soon became apparent that we were ideally suited to each other – we had similar thinking patterns, and we shared many of the same values, principles and priorities.
And it wasn’t long before our relationship became more than just a business venture – we realized we were in love.
To help our long-distance relationship blossom, I wrote a love poem to her every single day, a tradition I continued for several years, even after I moved to the USA and we were married.
In fact, I ended up writing over 2,500 poems.
This book features 100 of these poems, carefully selected to express how my love for her grew, and how she had literally saved my life. (My first marriage had turned incredibly sour during the final ten years, to the point that I had become clinically depressed and seriously suicidal, and if it hadn’t been for Rae, I may not be alive today.)
Actually, only the first 99 poems are taken from the ones I wrote for her all those years ago – the 100th, and final one, was written shortly after her death, and is my farewell to a woman who had become my business partner, best friend, lover, wife, sounding board, and confidante.
Each poem is accompanied by a photograph that captures the essence of that poem.
This is the full list of titles that are included in this book:
- Wondrous Beast
- Joy Sublime
- The Pleasure Zone
- Spiritual Mate
- Evermore
- Eternity
- My Reward
- Balmy Days
- Deeply Entwined
- Sex Appeal
- Angel Divine
- Queen Of My Dreams
- I Need You
- Why Do I Love You
- Everything And More
- Inspiring Vignette
- Wholly Possessed
- Each Glorious Day
- Apple Of My Eye
- Your Sun And Moon
- Forever United
- Enslaving My Heart
- Aflutter
- In The Groove
- Cuddle Time
- Best Of Drugs
- Some Day Soon
- Effervesced
- Dynamite
- Seductress
- Sensual Delight
- My Destiny
- Magic Words
- Sex On Demand
- Entwined
- Nightly Desire
- Hypnotised
- Sweetest Confection
- Tiny Steps
- All Things Nice
- Truly Blessed
- Bedtime
- Simple Things
- A Toast
- River
- Awe-Struck
- Hold Me Close
- Aflame
- Joy Supreme
- Out Of The Blue
- Not Long Enough
- Rare
- Sunbeams
- What Makes Me Hot
- Hint Of Spice
- Je T’Aime
- So Deep
- Landing On My Feet
- A Dream Come True
- Hand In Glove
- Brave New World
- Whirlwind Romance
- ABCs
- Permanent High
- Cherry
- Next To You
- Debt
- Voodoo
- Secret Affair
- A Four-Letter Word
- Long Flight
- Cupid’s Arrow
- Shangri-La
- Happy Days
- Always Summer
- Journey
- Hundreds Of Lifetimes
- Fun-Filled Ride
- Cloud Nine
- Enjoy The Day
- Change Of Plan
- Patience
- Never Poor
- What Great Luck
- Special Buzz
- Front Door
- Days Come And Go
- Easy Going Days
- Enriched
- Happy Birthday
- It’s Clear
- Two Limericks
- Gentle Touch
- Paradise
- Fine Wine
- Jubilee
- Love In My Heart
- Sweet Muse
- Surprised
- Farewell
And here is a sample poem, called “Forever United“, from the book:
As I lay in bed
Thoughts in my head
Always turn to you
How our love grew
In the blink of an eye
And I wonder why
We have been called
To be so enthralled
By a power unknown
That clearly has shown
Our lives are meant
To always be spent
Besotted, bewitched
And so enriched
By the love we share
And a passion so rare
We’ll both be ablaze
As the glowing rays
Of ardour so bright
Fill the day and night
We’ll be so excited
Forever, united
Since I (Mark) hand-picked all of these, out of the 2,500+ I wrote for Rae, they are all my favourites, but if I had to choose my top three, it would be Cuddle Time, Evermore, and Love In My Heart, but I’d love to hear which yours are – you can either leave a comment, below, or, preferably, leave a review of the book on Amazon.com, which we’d really appreciate.
A Rae Of Sunshine is currently only available in a Kindle edition.
Remember, though, that you don’t need a Kindle to read this book, since the Kindle edition can also be read using Kindle software and apps on many other devices (e.g. Android phones, PCs, iPhones, tablets).
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