Poetry through the Eyes of a Spy: Ideas in Pen & Ink

SOUTH FREMANTLE, Australia - Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Written with a bold and familiar hand, “Through the Eyes of a Spy: Ideas in Pen & Ink”, by Mr Paul Thompson, director of Triton Group Investigations based in Australia, proves a captivating and fascinating read. All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; Thompson sets his private investigative career as a stage, reflecting upon a cast of human characters in a full repertoire of poetry and prose.

Domesticated and predictable, this book is certainly not. Readers interested in the extraordinary life of a private eye will experience the secrecy, clue finding and vicious personal rebukes in domestic investigations. In “Fold ‘n’ Fly,” Thompson mellifluously describes the stinging infidelity of a woman whose “resilient bouquet a nauseate decay” and where “whispered words of betrayal” are “sharp in resonance”. Thompson’s personal reflections are spot on, with a touch of irony and sincerity: “Time to smile and reconcile/loved ones gathered in forced communion”, Thompson wryly observes during Christmas Day. “Black jack, bloodshot eyes, black coffee” aptly marks the life of a gambler, drinking pigs’ ears (beer) and losing tons of costly pineapples (money) in the process.

Just like an investigator, the reader experiences the Australian landscape in Thompson’s eyes through multifaceted symbolism and meaning in basic primary colors (splash of prose!), with a whirlwind of secondary colors swirled together to form tongue-in-cheek poetic humor composed by the German Band (hand): “blood red sand, colours divine/ til the sands turns white, white as can be/ like a black man smiling immaculately”. Written using Australian style slang, Thompson uses rhyming words to signify different meanings in poetry. In the delightful poem“China Plate”,  Thompson ponders the sexual dilemma of a man after a fall out with his missus (female partner), with well-timed Barry Crockers (shockers) interspaced within.

The structure of the book in its various acts and stages provide a broad overview of the challenges faced investigative life. In “Port Arthur”, the reader is shocked to find that the murderer “laughed as good folk passed/ A rifle took their time/ In bloodied-minded belligerence/ thirty-five fell fowl to fate.” The reader catches a glimpse of the effects of first-degree murder and law involvement, amidst the paraphernalia of the police investigations and helicopters sirens. Thompson reminds us through his poetry that at the heart of both corporate and commercial investigations, morality and justice remains both for the perpetrator and the victim.

As Thompsonreinstates in his opening passage, “At best all are given 24 hours per day as credits to invest in each decision.”, this book is certainly best downed over a Kitchen Sink (“a drink”) at the end of your Sherlockian day. Due for release soon, “Through the Eyes of a Spy: Ideas in Pen and Ink” is certainly worth your investment and investigation. With a keen eye for the complexity of human nature, Thompson’s book is a worth-while read: “Right through to the end/ credence is found from within”.

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