Moments as They Are is a book of poems written in 3 parts: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Chronicling the maturation from childhood to early adulthood, the story is told in poems/vignettes that show snapshots of the universal experience of growing up, the pursuit of life, finding joy and the evolution of a soul. Each poem captures a snapshot into boyhood. The poems deal with a range of topics. In childhood, we see the world with fresh eyes and wonder and experience grief and loss for the first time, become socialized in cultural heritage and form the beginning parts of our identity. The second part of the book deals with questioning and uncertainty and reeling with societal and familial expectations of what it means to be a man. The poems in this section deal with sexuality, disillusionment, loss of childhood innocence and figuring out one’s place in the growing landscape of the world. The last section, adulthood, deals with the quiet introspective moments, the resolve of finding solace, and the recognition of the highs and lows that make life a rich tapestry of existence.
Overall the book is a celebration of life in all stages. It is a reminder to slow down and find joy in the everyday small moments that make life wonderfully extraordinary.