Inspired by the Heart of the World
Rebecca Johnson | Washington State | 11/27/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
""I have witnessed your long journey
between stars.
I have seen the earth shape a story
under the weight of feet
as the seeker is forever walking
with Love stuck in the throat.
Come into daylight without end
where the face of evil is erased
where kindness lives side by side."
~lines from I Believe in Your Broken Wings
Zayra Yves is a spoken word artist with a unique connection to sacred sights of the world. She has traveled in Africa and stayed with influential authors in Southern Africa who influenced her writing. This CD not only gives us insight into her beautiful poetry, there is a radio interview with Tererai Karimakwenda that tells part of the story of her intriguing life.
Woven between the music of Allen Ross and Mike Thomas, Zayra Yves presents striking insights in a poetic offering in which all life is sacred and the sensual becomes holy. The intensity of the intimacy in the poems is freeing and statements like: "claim your birthright out of chaos" shows a spiritual awareness.
"I long to return to the sands where Lions roam, sit as sun statues
and roar in the night winds.
I have heard them singing of golden rings, of fire in my belly, while
ashes and petals blew in the alleys with yesterday's news."
~lines from Faded Hieroglyphs
Her lush sensual images paint landscapes in a melting of moments where reality blends effortlessly with imagination to express an inner connection that goes beyond mere contemplation. These poems are inspired by the heart of the world and listening to Zyra Yves read her poems presents new dimensions and gives expanded meaning to each intricate poem.
~The Rebecca Review
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Track Listings (12) - Disc #1