IF YOU LOVE GREAT POETRY, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. THE SUN BURNED BRIGHT AND HOT IS A WONDERFUL MIXTURE OF FUNNY AND SERIOUS POEMS, ESSAYS, PRAYERS AND SHORT STORY. THE HUMOROUS ONES INCLUDE" MY WIFE IS A CHEESE", "DEATH BY SALAD" AND "CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE." THE SERIOUS ONES EXPLORE THE MYSTERY OF LOVE AND SEX. THESE INCLUDE: "SHE TOUCHED ME", "YOUR EYES" AND "WOMAN GODDESS GIRL". THE FUNNY POEMS WILL BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY WITH THEIR LIGHTHEARTED HUMOR AND CLEVER BANTER. THE SERIOUS POEMS WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART AND MOVE YOUR EMOTIONS TO A VERY DEEP LEVEL. THERE ARE ALSO SEVERAL ESSAYS ABOUT THE NATURE OF POETRY INCLUDING "WHAT MAKES A POEM A POEM?", "WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE POEMS?" AND "UNDERSTANDING MODERN POETRY. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE FOUR PRAYERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING A "PRAYER FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING AND A "PRAYER TO LOSE WEIGHT". FINALLY, FOR THOSE WHO SPEAK FRENCH THERE ARE SIX POEMS IN FRENCH AT THE END OF THE BOOK. THIS BOOK HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. TREAT YOURSELF AND ENJOY.