Harundale Presbyterian Church NewsletterFebruary 2008
Call Me Sonya Grey A Young Girl's Poems about Death, Life & AdolescenceBook Report
by Janet Lloyd
Martha Elliott is the one who usually brings you a book report from the Stephen Ministers, but I have asked her if I may do the report this month, and she has graciously allowed me to do so! I have a special reason for wanting to write about this author as she is my daughter-in-law!
Call Me Sonya Grey is a personal collection of poetic verse that is inspiring and challenging. With the loss of her mother at age nine, Sonya began collecting her thoughts in a diary, developing these thoughts into poetic form that spans the time from early childhood to her twenties. Sonya describes her daily battles of self-image and self-expression that she experienced growing up after the passing of one parent and the estrangement of another.
Here is a portion of the poem called "Mother Dear":
(Oh mother dear, I miss you like never before) Where are your sweet smiles? Have they dried and shriveled on your cold lips Where are your funny jokes? Have they turned to dust and lay at your feet To whom will comfort me? To whom will dry my tears? To whom will I lay my head, When no one else is near?With her mother's death, Sonya lost a part of everything she had known. Two states away, she finds herself with a different family, school, friends, home and a new name. Sonya Tupone Lloyd currently lives in Glen Burnie, Maryland with her husband, Doug, her dog, Bailey, and her cat, Odie.
Check out these "heart-felt" poems in the Stephen Ministry section of the church library. This is Sonya's first volume of poetry, and we are so very proud of her!
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