dancing the dream, poems and reflections
by michael jackson
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Author: michael jacksonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Import
Published: 1992
ISBN: 0385403682
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: excellent work
Summary: 5 Stars
i LOVED this book of poems and reflections from michael jackson. i like to write poetry myself and so i can really appreciate and identify in that way here - i am also a very reflective thinker and so i really appreciate people who take the time to reflect and write down their thoughts. i love to write so i can relate to this form of communication well.
this book really gives insight into the mind and thoughts of michael jackson in a way that is so unique that it is inspiring and very deep. i truly enjoyed reading this and being exposed to a side of mj that i didn't know before.
the introduction says this : "i think michael is like litmus paper. he is always trying to learn. he is so intelligent that he is alarmingly bright. he is also very curious and wants to draw from people who have survived. people who have lasted. he is not really of this planet. he is filled with deep emotions that create an unearthly, special, innocent, childlike, wise man that is michael jackson. i think michael appeals to the child in all of us, and i think he has the quality of innocence that we would all like to obtain or to have kept." - elizabeth taylor
i loved first of all how this book was dedicated to his mother. he has a poem called "mother" in the book - some of it says, "...you gave me joy and position, cared for me without condition, and if ever i change this world, it's from the emotions you've unfurl'd." what a neat poem! i'd love one of my kids to write to me that way one day!
in one of his reflections, this one on God, he says, "for me the form God takes is not the most important thing. what's most important is the essence. my songs and dances are outlines for Him to come in and fill." and in another part, "i've looked up at the night sky and beheld the stars so intimately close, it was as if my grandmother had made them for me. 'how rich, how sumptuous,' i thought. in that moment i saw God in His creation."
one quote that i extemely like of mj's in another one of his reflections is, "this world we live in is the dance of the creator." the cover flap sums it up well when it reads, "...this incredible, inspirational man who died as he lived - dancing his dream."
i highly suggest this book for anyone to read - esp fans of mj who want to get a perspective of went on inside his head and how creative he could be in expressing that. awesome color photos in here too!
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