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Lavender
A romantic series of poetry by Christopher Poindexter
- GenresPoetry
99 pages, Paperback
Published February 14, 2016
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February 26, 2016
A beautiful, raw, intense, soulful, seductive collection of poetry. Another work of perfection by this man who is extraordinary, too-good-to-be-true, sensitive, and all-soul-baring.
A perfect romantic series. I will be rereading a bunch of the poems in this in an attempt to memorize them because I just loved them so much.
A perfect romantic series. I will be rereading a bunch of the poems in this in an attempt to memorize them because I just loved them so much.
March 24, 2016
you can't
have too much
of anything or
you will ruin
it
if you want to
keep things
beautiful and poignant
you must find the time
to miss them
Lavender by Christopher Poindexter
Before I start my review, let me share how I meet this amazing author. Back in the early Instagram days, I came across a talented man who wrote poems as if I'm talking to the universe.
I followed Christopher Poindexter when he had barely close to a thousand followers, as time passed his art stretched and started getting noticed more. I always hoped that his talent would be recognized so he can get published. Now, years later, he has published his second book and he has never disappointed me. He writes with more purity than the universe itself-- and at times I can even feel myself transending into the world with words the heart is unknown to speak.
In that book I shared a quote that got to me right away, but of coarse there are more !
I don't know how else to describe how amazing this book is. The words are real, passionate, romantic, sexy, astounding, enticing, sad, mysterious-- okay I'm going a little nuts here ( y'all get what I mean)
His poetry his amazing-- I really recommend this poetry book to sit and entice yourself to very deep words!
have too much
of anything or
you will ruin
it
if you want to
keep things
beautiful and poignant
you must find the time
to miss them
Lavender by Christopher Poindexter
Before I start my review, let me share how I meet this amazing author. Back in the early Instagram days, I came across a talented man who wrote poems as if I'm talking to the universe.
I followed Christopher Poindexter when he had barely close to a thousand followers, as time passed his art stretched and started getting noticed more. I always hoped that his talent would be recognized so he can get published. Now, years later, he has published his second book and he has never disappointed me. He writes with more purity than the universe itself-- and at times I can even feel myself transending into the world with words the heart is unknown to speak.
In that book I shared a quote that got to me right away, but of coarse there are more !
I don't know how else to describe how amazing this book is. The words are real, passionate, romantic, sexy, astounding, enticing, sad, mysterious-- okay I'm going a little nuts here ( y'all get what I mean)
His poetry his amazing-- I really recommend this poetry book to sit and entice yourself to very deep words!
November 10, 2016
<>3.5 stars
April 18, 2018
This poet speaks beauty into emotions in a way that just wildly resonates with me. I am quite often left breathless and in awe by a stance or even just a line of his poetry. I will be a forever fan.
January 17, 2023
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QUOTES
Have you ever experienced something
So astonishingly beautiful,
You wanted nothing more
Than for that moment to be burned
And in your mind be born
Fresh once more?
The greatest second you will
Ever have on this earth is
The exact moment you fell
In love.
Imagine the first moment of color
But imagine it in this way-
You never know of anything
But black and white until you
Fall in love, and then
She comes to you,
Like never before, stumbling
Drunk through the front door,
A hand full of purple and
Blue and red and yellow,
It is an offering,
A surrender,
"Here,
Have my heart,
Have my color."
I want to see what only the speed of light has time for.
I watch the dark green candle burn in its thick glass
as I try to fall asleep but sleep will not grant
me its reward.
Sometimes I think I love you too much.
You stand tall above my world in slow motion
Playing the part of a mountain that changes its
Shape every time my heart shakes.
At night I dream we walk together in forests
Of evergreen and
climb trees pretending to be things
only a child I can manifest.
it has always been you.
There is no one else.
Will you walk with me
hand in hand
on days
when the rain feels like soft bullets pressed
to my porcelain skin?
QUOTES
Have you ever experienced something
So astonishingly beautiful,
You wanted nothing more
Than for that moment to be burned
And in your mind be born
Fresh once more?
The greatest second you will
Ever have on this earth is
The exact moment you fell
In love.
Imagine the first moment of color
But imagine it in this way-
You never know of anything
But black and white until you
Fall in love, and then
She comes to you,
Like never before, stumbling
Drunk through the front door,
A hand full of purple and
Blue and red and yellow,
It is an offering,
A surrender,
"Here,
Have my heart,
Have my color."
I want to see what only the speed of light has time for.
I watch the dark green candle burn in its thick glass
as I try to fall asleep but sleep will not grant
me its reward.
Sometimes I think I love you too much.
You stand tall above my world in slow motion
Playing the part of a mountain that changes its
Shape every time my heart shakes.
At night I dream we walk together in forests
Of evergreen and
climb trees pretending to be things
only a child I can manifest.
it has always been you.
There is no one else.
Will you walk with me
hand in hand
on days
when the rain feels like soft bullets pressed
to my porcelain skin?
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April 14, 2020
3.5 ⭐️
July 24, 2016
Beautiful.
October 17, 2016
I finished it so quickly, because it was so mesmerizing. I think the depth of his poetry is expressed in the intense emotions that the narrator feels.
January 30, 2017
Beautiful! Soul food!
February 15, 2019
My favourite modern poet. His writing is beautifully haunting and speaks so much to me.
November 11, 2016
This was the most beautiful, mesmerizing book of poetry I've ever read. I'm in love. *-*
December 9, 2017
Poindexter brings the readers back to old forms of poetry, which is a nice change from the standard free-verse form that many poets utilize in our time. Many poems were about empathy and poverty, a topic that not many write about either, giving us a glimpse into his caring soul. My only complaints are that it was too short and that the themes of each poem seem to remain the same for the most part.
August 20, 2017
Rating poetry is a bit difficult as it's someones soul on a page... but isn't all literature similar in that sense? I enjoyed a few of the poems quite a lot, while others fell short and I had to resist the urge to quickly skim through. Lovely writer, but I felt like something was missing.
May 11, 2019
Full of monochromatic photography and stylized prose, Lavender is the heart on paper.
July 28, 2020
one of my absolutely favourite collections of poetry that i’ll always fall into
December 4, 2020
This book is so romantic and gave me all the feels
March 19, 2021
So beautifully written. SWOON!!! Some of these poems...I want to secretly place them around so that my boyfriend finds them and reads them to me as if they’re his own 🤣 Love Christopher Poindexter!
January 23, 2022
Insightful and beautiful look into life and love, but gets a bit repetitive.
February 16, 2022
I love his work but I like some of his other books more…. He has a beautiful way of seeing the world that I find to be really interesting.
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November 7, 2023He writes from life!
July 8, 2021
Your poetry is like delicate petals on flowers blowing in a light breeze. Poems that I like & loved: 29.
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