John Verlin Love
Born and raised in mid-Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University and a Master of Arts from The American University in Washington, DC. Lived most of adult life in New York City, Washington, DC, and Honolulu, HI.
A lover of philosophy, theology, and mystic teachings, the author's view of the meaning of life can be summarized best by the last lines of a poem by one of his characters (Katya) in the novel "The End of Sorrow"
"Love is the beginning,
and Love is the end,
and here in the middle
is where we must mend."
“My love is like a shadow, forever following you. There behind youAround you,I always surround you. Look for me when winter dances with your heart,And steal your warmthBecause its what you most needTo visit the place where the ice stops you. Do not fear the fall. You'll find me there, but do not call my nameIs written everywhere. I'm always there,A baby's breath away,The sun of may...There, behind you.”
John Verlin Love
“He looked in disgust at the piles of sandbags surrounding peter the great's statue. He wanted to tear them off and let the "bronze horseman" ride again, to have him point the way and lead his countrymen out of the hopelessness and siege they found themselves in. They needed peter's will of iron more than anything.”
John Verlin Love