In "In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems," Frank Oliver Call skillfully weaves together a collection of poems that explore various themes such as nature, love, and war. His vivid imagery and descriptive language transport the reader to different settings and evoke a range of emotions.

The poems in this collection are beautifully crafted, with striking metaphors and symbolic language that invite readers to reflect on the world around them. Call's use of rhyme and rhythm adds to the musicality of his verse, making each poem a joy to read aloud.

One of the standout poems in the collection is "In a Belgian Garden," which captures the devastation of war through the lens of a peaceful garden. Call's juxtaposition of beauty and brutality in this poem is both poignant and thought-provoking.

Overall, "In a Belgian Garden and Other Poems" is a captivating and thought-provoking collection that showcases Call's talent as a poet. His ability to capture the complexities of human experience in lyrical verse makes this book a must-read for poetry lovers.

Book Description:
These magnificent poems written by a lover of the natural splendor of untrodden lands are both thrilling and exhilarating. Visions and observations of the wonders of creation are gradually unlocked and elegantly illustrated in ways hitherto unimagined by the passive observer of the eclectic world that surrounds us, while sparing no omission of the very obvious and egregious rampant destruction, both physical and moral, of the Great War.

Frank Oliver Call, the poet, the educator, the skillful wordsmith takes us on a journey to lands near and far, both those untouched by the ravages of civilization and those savagely ravaged by that same civilization run amok. While deftly expressing his love and awe for the raw beauty of nature and his condemnation for "Death's dark wing" that had drifted over places tranquil and serene he once cherished, the poet concedes that much of life and its possible purpose is not nor never can be understood by us mortals. However, recognizing the imperative nature of life itself Call goes on to acknowledge that, "onward driven must our frail barques go," while adding the plea, "O God, that we might know, might only know!"

Come, then, come on this magical exploration of an era since passed, an era of beauty but one of death, destruction and devastation. Let us appreciate the prescience of this poet's description of lives altogether too able to be transformed in an instant from peace to furious frenzy. And let us dream, dream of how idyllic life could, should and just may possibly one day be. - Summary by Bruce Kachuk