The Chronicle of the Pharaoh’s Daughter: Poems of Love Loss and Rebirth

by Davina Rhine

IUniverse

Bloomington, IN

169 pgs

$16.95

ISBN: 978-1-4759-2817-4 

Reviewed by BL Kennedy

Ball and Chain

It’s your turn to cry

and fade away

in the sea of shame

that you slept in,

and sworn I had been

Wave of rage awaken me

Left shaken by a hurricane

that tore our house down

As I stood by you,

I didn’t know that she had

tried to fill my place

Look at the tears messin’ up

the pages I’m writing on.

Look at what you have done

to your best friend.

I have never encountered the works of poet Davina Rhine until about one month ago, and I owe that discovery to the great holy media of Facebook. You see, I wound up adding her as a friend. And one thing lead to another, I discovered she was a writer. And so I asked if she had any books. And she said yes. Its title is The Chronicle of the Pharaoh’s Daughter: Poems of Love Loss and Rebirth.

I remember the day the mailman put it in my hands. I immediately opened the package to find the copy of Miss Rhine’s book, and I have to admit, upon first glance, I had some problems. Not with the writing, mind you, but with the layout. There was just something about the Table of Contents that just didn’t set well with my eyes. I know that sounds lame, but I have to be honest here.

Now to the poetry. The book is broken into seven distinct sections, each with its own very beautiful poetry. I must admit, that Ms. Rhine is a unique and very talented young writer. I enjoyed The Chronicle of the Pharaoh’s Daughter: Poems of Love Loss and Rebirth very much. I highly recommend it to any lover of good writing. These are poems that will stay in your head and heart for a very long time.