Ripples
A Book of Spiritual Pause and Ponder
By James Harshfield

     The reader comes away with thoughts and wonders. Ripples is a beautiful book of poetry that warms a heart and caresses the soul. It brings the reader into the understanding of self, understanding of love and the understanding of the world around them. Harshfield creates stories with his small poems. A poem may be a couple lines, but it tells more than a full length novel could. A true masterpiece of poetry writing. Harshfield writes each of the poems with personal passion and it is shown throughout.
                                                                        Danielle Naibert
                                                                        The Book Reviewer Site

      “Ripples is awesome – a unique adventure for the mind and soul. The warmth and sincerity found in Ripples can render new meaning, feelings and perspective for each of us. Ripples redefines love in a whole new context. Reading Ripples was a profound spiritual uplift for me. I love it.”
                                                                         Pat Voloshen
                                                                         Dietrich, Idaho

     “Ripples provides a fresh and differing way to understand and appreciate anew such words as: love, truth, light, forgiveness, sin, and many more. The unique word pictures have created more than just a ripple in my life, but more like a sparkling waterfall.”

                                                                          Dorothy Gilbert
                                                                          Enterprise, Oregon

     “Ripples” is a book that you have searched for on retailed bookstore shelves, hoping to find something spiritual to keep by your bedside, carry with you in your purse or in the glove compartment of your car, that you can turn to when you feel overwhelmed by the need to pause and enrich you body and soul. Harshfield’s profound messages of wisdom and hope strike a chord that start readers on the obstacle-strewn path to healing.
     In a world where material acquisition has become the measuring rod of success, where we are made to feel inadequate if we do not  “have it all”, where our level of education is now determined by how many hours of television we watch, Harshfield, wields the thought-provoking “Ripples” of sensibility. If we cast a pebble of love and kindness into the waters of time, the rippling will help it grow into a sold of rock of faith and joy of life.
     “Suffering can live in Harmony with Love and Joy”. From Harshfield’s simple words, we are consoled with the fact that all lives do harbor periods of sorrow and torment, but when tempered with love for, and from family and friends and the courage to face adversity, moments of utmost joy and beauty will prevail.