Maybe If I Loved You

Dear Abby calls James Kavanaugh "the poet of the American people." I would have to agree with that statement as well. His poems were not limited to a specific genre, but encompassed all of life. The reader feels his pain, his compassion, his caring, his concern, his sadness, his anger, and his love. Kavanaugh embraced all of life's ups and downs and lets the reader share in his emotions. There are over 80 poems contained in this simple book, with some of them illustrated with black and white drawings, which are also by the author.From his introduction; "So much of life is spent in an effort to be loved. We beg for it from infancy. We struggle to please everyone, parents, teachers, neighbors, anyone who seems important. We do it all our lives. Success becomes the measure of our worth. Even the simplest failure can mean that we are not really lovable. MAYBE IF I LOVE YOU MORE, Finally I would be loved!"Wonderful book of one's passages though life, expressed eloquently and colorfully and most of all, deeply.