This philosophical and ecclesiastic poem by Dr Santosh Kumar is a life s quest in the working of a mind that understands the present nature of the world, terrorism, its causes and possible solutions. In this Theological Odyssey, not unlike the great works of Dante Alighieri s The Divine Comedy, Milton s Paradise Lost, St. Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica, and, more recently, Kahlil Gibran s The Prophet, we are taken through a dream with The Poet who is accompanied by Aaron, son of Moses and led by God Himself. They are shown that only through the rose of love planted in the hearts of all mankind by the Holy Spirit, can survival be possible in the wake of terrorism as well as a holocaust of sin and destruction at the hands of those criminals who yearn to see humanity end. We need only look back through history to know what leads to acts of terrorism and genocide. Adolph Hitler established the Nazi party which overthrew the Weimar Republic, the German democratic government from 1919 to 1934, formed after Germany 's defeat in World War I. Hitler went on to commit murder of Jews whom he believed to be enemies of the state. In his desire for a pure Aryan race, he terrorized and killed over six million Jews.
About the Author
Dr. Santosh Kumar (b. 1946) is a poet, short-story writer and an editor from UP India; DPhil in English; Chief Editor of an international literary journal Taj Mahal Review; several awards; member of World Poets Society (W.P.S.); member of World Haiku Association, Japan; published poetry in Indian Verse by Young Poets (1980), World Poetry (1995 & 1996), The Fabric of A Vision (2001), The Still Horizon (2002), The Golden Wings (2002), Voyages (2003), Symphonies (2003), New Pegasus (2004), Explorers (2004), Dwan (USA), Promise (Purple Rose Publications,USA), TMR 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007). He has also edited sixteen World Poetry Anthologies, and four books of World's Great Short Stories. He is also the author of a collection of poems entitled Helicon (Cyberwit, 2006, India, ISBN 81-901366-8-2). He is able to achieve masterly poetic effects full of a singular beauty and rhythmical artistry in his new collection New Utopia. 
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