Amethysts and Emeralds is a selection of Daniel King's awardwinningpoetry, much of which has been published in journalsaround the world. The poems embrace a wide variety of forms, from free verse to sonnet, roundel, villanelle, and sestina.Thematically, too, the poems are very varied, ranging from therealist "Head in the Sand", published in the prestigious LondonMagazine, to a song lyric from Shadows of 1876: The WildBirds have Returned, a CD of mystical country music songsabout historical fi gures and events from the United States in theyear 1876. Most of the poems, however, are of a religious and/or mystical theme: indeed, a large subset of the poems concernsthe genesis and future life of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar ofthe Hindu God Vishnu (the Preserver), incarnating this time andforever together with Shiva (the Destroyer).