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SEASONS AND SENSES: POETRY & OTHER THOUGHTS
Price range: $3.99 through $31.99SEASONS AND SENSES is a collection of poems written over the course of twenty-five years by Darlene Ewers. Her life experiences and reflections on various aspects of nature can be found in her poetry. Many of her thoughts are based on life experiences growing up on a family-owned Kansas farm with her two younger sisters and about how those events reaffirmed her Christian faith. This is her first work of poetry, although one of her poems was published in the form of a children’s book as THE SEA in 2009. It introduces children to their five senses by way of exploring the various aspects of the sea.
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Reflections on Being Human
Price range: $3.99 through $27.99This special addition of Reflections on Being Human contains 150 exquisite poems, written by Dr. Nirander Safaya after his retirement from a brilliant scientific career. These poems portray the thrills and challenges of life and love in general and the saving grace of spiritual light and wisdom in particular.
The poems are divided into three thematic parts-Life, Love, and Light. The structured arrangement of poems followed in this book allows a coherently flowing exploration of human feelings, emotions, and aspirations, and of the human behavior; thus taking the readers through a panoramic journey of self-discovery. The verses are eloquent and evocative, with dazzling imagery that touch the senses and soul, delving into the pragmatic, romantic, and spiritual longings of human beings. These lucidly written verses reflect on, and expose, the secrets of achieving success in love, peace, and happiness.Positively uplifting and illuminating, Safaya’s poetic work is reminiscent of classical poetry, for it is deeply thought provoking about human nature and condition. Foreword Clarian Review wrote, “Reflections on Being Human works toward truth and self-actualization with many poems hinting at ultimate perfect unity …surprising imagery to uncommon and timeless effect.” Kirkus review remarked, “This earnest collection tackles serious questions…[c]onsiders the subject of love both abstractly and concretely.” An editor at iUniverse, A. Spencer, wrote, “these poems have a rare intellectual and spiritual depth as well as lyricism.”
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The Neighborhood’s Child
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Peggy Seeney Caranda is an artist, illustrator and author living in Owings Mills, Maryland. She has been recognized for her talent by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Zeta Chapter, as Woman of the Year in the Arts, 2000. She was Chairperson and coordinator for Girl Scouts for the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In addition to a degree in Fine Arts from Morgan State University, she holds a Master’s degree from Loyola University in Occupational Guidance and Counseling. Peggy Seeney Caranda is currently Chief Executive Officer of Seeney Fine Art Gallery Books for Young Readers. Most recently, the artist was featured in the exhibition, “Expanding Circles: Family, Friends and Community” at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington, Delaware. Her paintings THE PUMPKIN MARKET and THE GATHERING OF WOMEN are a part of a collection at The Christina Cultural Arts Center and Kuumba Kids Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. Currently, the artist is featured in the exhibition MARCH TO VICTORY, commemorating the civil rights movement in the James and Brenda Hamlin Gallery at The Avenue Bakery on historic Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The JAZZ ON THE AVENUE-LEGACY IN BLACK & WHITE series are reverse glass painting collages learned from the artists in Senegal, Africa is on display at the Congressman Parren J. Mitchell Mansion on historic Lafayette Square.
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Truly Pertinent Questions
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99Author of three anthologies, In My Heart…On My Mind, The Root of My Affection, and Truly Pertinent Questions, Wayne D. Russell is an educator, researcher, poet, songwriter, and producer. He is known as pragmatist, his brusque yet seductive approach to writing challenges the reader to confront the esoteric.
Russell describes his poetry as political, provocative, and unapologetically blunt, taking the mundane and making it sublime. His writing assuages the readers to see the elegance in simplicity and to encourages them to confront the unknown.
This author invites the reader on a random walk through their constructed realities and further challenges them to explore its nebulous boundaries. He forces them to grapple with their own imagining; it is this quasi-spiritual exploration that gives credence to his body of work.
Wayne D. Russell is a Mathematics lecturer and researcher at Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York. He has written and presented academic papers, nationally and internationally, bringing innovation to Mathematics learning.
Russell is also the Chief Executive Officer of EduSols LLC, a New York based small business research entity. He is the Executive Director and principal songwriter of LyricSurge Records, a small independent recording label operating out of New York and Ft. Lauderdale.
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Guilt Factors: Mind Games & Thought Nots
Price range: $3.99 through $24.99A poetic & artistic adventure into the known and the unknown. This is one of the few poetry books written by Robert R. Blondin and the new edition published by Author Reputation Press.
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My Love: Poetry & Prose
Price range: $3.99 through $23.99My Love: Poetry & Prose is a collection of written poems by Elijah Napuri. These beautiful poems were crafted out of all his experiences in life. He never dreamed of writing books, but he had a mind full of ideas and emotions. And the only way to get this out is to write this on pen and paper. That is how this book was magically made.
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Take Any Ship That Sails
Price range: $3.99 through $22.99This 5th book of Michele’s spans 45 years of writing poems and thousands of miles of geography. It is a selection of poems from when Michele was in her teens in Pennsylvania to recent poems inspired by the beautiful mountains and Mesas of New Mexico. There are poems from Monterey and Main counties, California. From times spent writing at Esalem in Big Sur. A few are from her time in Hawaii. They cover nature, love, art, and personal growth. There are some of free verse and classical form. Her favorite poets are many, including the sufi poets Rumi and Hafiz, the English and Irish poets, including Seamus Heaney. If you love poetry this is a book for you.
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Poetry in Motion: The Lyrics and Poems of Carolyn Luger Vermes (Original Edition)
Price range: $3.99 through $20.99‘Uplifting’ is the term that best describes Carolyn’s verse. Humor and poignant reflection exist side by side in her world of individuals at the crossroads of change.
Like her sister, novelist Sondra Luger, she believes in happy endings. As she expresses it, “All endings are really beginnings. The ‘happy’ part is ours to create.”
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You
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99Working in a family print shop as I grew up led to my career, first in education and then to publishing and dramatic technology development – with R.R. Donnelley, Readers Digest, and Sothebys over 50 years. While working at Columbia University for 5 years “at the turn of the century”, I became fascinated with geothermal energy technology and have since attended conferences and visited geothermal energy sites. (http://thnktnk.net/drill.html) is a paper I wrote on the subject.
Presently I am involved in several community organizations (Library, Parks, Arts, Downtown, Bird Sanctuary) in my hometown where I moved five years ago from New York. I live there with my fiancée whom I re-met at our 50th high school reunion. We have enjoyed Europe, China, and US travels together. -
Reflections III: The Magic Beyond the Pain: The Journey, My Impact, Their Impact
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99This book reflects life-each and every one of us in our journeys as all of us inevitably end in the same place. It is our journeys, individually and those we share time and space with, along with the many souls on four legs that define the happiness inside. It is also imperative that we find ways to help the world we live in-for those many starfish that ended on the beach, and for each of those starfish that we can throw back in the water,-well, one more life we have saved. Inevitably, it is the lives we save that actually save us-aren’t they? They fill our souls with energy with that special feeling that we mean something that we actually are all connected but to live life with purpose-well that is ultimately the most fulfilling of all important feelings. To each of you I hope you fill those moments in the simplest of ways-giving back, and pay forward to become the power and energy that will save us all.
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Ron’s Ramblings: Characters, Critters and Us Cantankerous Rednecks
Price range: $5.99 through $19.99Big Sky Country is one of the many nicknames for the state of Montana, the place the author calls home. While Montana is a diverse state in people and in geography, north-eastern Montana is characterized by soft rolling hills and sharp coulees; scrub grass, sage brush and wild flowers cover the prairie lands and tall cottonwood, ash and willow trees shade the waterways, all outlined against skies a magnificent shade of blue which make this countryside unforgettable and unique. The people that have and still do call this place home are just as unforgettable and unique as the skies.
This is a collection of stories and tales, mostly centered around the rural area of north-eastern Montana; some are from the authors own experience, including family and local history, as well as stories of wildlife, hunting and farming, and some belong to others who have been kind enough to share their own histories and recollections.
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Poems from Still Waters Running Deep
Price range: $3.99 through $19.99Poems from Still Waters Running Deep presents a collection of poetry written by author Emma McClain over a period of forty years. Penned at various stages of her life, they echo the thoughts, feelings, and transitions of those moments. She touches on topics ranging from experiencing her freedom from her mother for the fi rst time in “Farewell Song” to marveling at the fact she has found with her one true love in “My Man” She also carefully examines her relationship with God and the depth of his loving-kindness.
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Angel Cloud Poetry: The Esoterica of Beatific Poetry
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Originally I was born in Dearborn Michigan, but somehow at the age of two, I found myself in Beeville, Texas where I was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Carlson who I might add are two of the finest people ever. They gave me love and a wonderful Christian up-bringing. As I look back over the years gone by, I see their guiding ways that allowed me to learn a trade, raise my family and pursue a passion for writing poems and songs, singing and recording songs and forever giving praise to my Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST who truly made my life as it is today possible. My wife Linda and I want to thank all the good folks in Beeville that helped me along the way. My hope is that this story, poem and songs will give a sense of peace and hope to all that reads these words.
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Angel Cloud Poetry: The Jasmine of the Night
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Originally I was born in Dearborn Michigan, but somehow at the age of two, I found myself in Beeville, Texas where I was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Carlson who I might add are two of the finest people ever. They gave me love and a wonderful Christian up-bringing. As I look back over the years gone by, I see their guiding ways that allowed me to learn a trade, raise my family and pursue a passion for writing poems and songs, singing and recording songs and forever giving praise to my Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST who truly made my life as it is today possible. My wife Linda and I want to thank all the good folks in Beeville that helped me along the way. My hope is that this story, poem and songs will give a sense of peace and hope to all that reads these words.
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Angel Cloud Poetry: Life’s Journey
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Originally I was born in Dearborn Michigan, but somehow at the age of two, I found myself in Beeville, Texas where I was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Carlson who I might add are two of the finest people ever. Th ey gave me love and a wonderful Christian up-bringing. As I look back over the years gone by, I see their guiding ways that allowed me to learn a trade, raise my family and pursue a passion for writing poems and songs, singing and recording songs and forever giving praise to my Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST who truly made my life as it is today possible. My wife Linda and I want to thank all the good folks in Beeville that helped me along the way. My hope is that this story, poem and songs will give a sense of peace and hope to all that reads these words.
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Praise and Encouragement
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99Praise and Encouragement is a collection of spiritual poems which speaks to the heart, mind, soul, and spirit of every human being. God, the Creator of everything is worthy to be praised. Everyone can use some encouragement at some point in their lives. Take the journey through the pages of this book. You will find something in it that will touch your life and speak to you personally. Give God all the praise He is due and encourage yourselves in the Lord.
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My Heavenly Father’s Heart: Poems
Price range: $3.99 through $17.99This is a collection of poems based mostly on scripture. It talks about creation and of Jesus birth, His life on this earth, His death and resurrection from death. It speaks of God’s love and care for us and that He wants to be close to us and wants us in heaven with him.
The poems speak of nature and how all nature praises God. They tell of what it will be like at the end of time. They also give an idea of what it will be like in heaven and when the new earth is created.
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Evergreen Pines: Book of Religious Poetry
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99When I was pondering a name for this book, I heard a small voice saying to me, “Look at you. You are like an evergreen pine that has stood the test of times. It bends in the wind, bears the summer heat and the winter snow, laughs at the coolness of fall, and gets ready for the songbirds to nest in the spring.”
At that time, the name Evergreen Pines: Book of Religious Poetry was born.
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God Speaks to Me in Silence
Price range: $3.99 through $16.99Where does poetry come from? For Janet Safford Cline, her poetry comes from a lifetime of loving words and putting them together to express her faith in Jesus Christ. A lifelong Christian, in her inspiring poetry collection, God Speaks to Me in Silence, she imagines biblical scenes and stories in the poems “Shepherds, “Temptations” and “Why” She gently pokes fun at Sundays-only Christians in “Dear Bishop” Janet lived many years in the Texas Panhandle and recalls it lovingly in her poem “In the Panhandle” and she ponders her life in several poems about her family and friends. For the last forty years, she has lived on the Texas Gulf Coast, complete with hurricanes and uncertain weather, all of which is reflected in God Speaks to Me in Silence. God speaks to me in silence, never bombast or demand. The Lord of Lords is patient, always holding out his hand. I seldom take the time to sit and wait for his soft word, But I know God’s there and waits for me whatever has occurred. It’s only when I quiet down I hear God’s wondrous voice. God’s always there to talk to me, but I have to make the choice. God speaks to me in silence, when my mind is rapt and still, And it’s up to me to listen then to hear his perfect will.
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Stirrings
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99OGUCHI H. NKWOCHA, M.D., was born in Nigeria and also spent much of his adolescence there, attending high school. He would later move to the U.S. and attend college, earning a B.S. degree in pharmacy from Idaho State University. His schooling continued as he later earned an M.D. degree from College of Medicine at the University of Utah. Now a Physician for almost twenty years, the author and his wife Gail reside on the coast of California with Allison Ijeoma and Erica Chioma, their daughters.Although he was brought up in a heavily Christian Environment, Dr. Nkwocha has consciously accepted eclecticism because of the inconsistencies and stifling doctrines of the various religious institutions. He does not identify himself with any religion or denomination.
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Navigating the Quartz Forest
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99Each dreamlike lyric in Biman Roy’s Navigating the Quartz Forest is charmingly paired with a small handwritten note hastily jotted down on blue-lined notebook paper-artifacts from his daughter’s life outside the family home. “All through the evening, we keep talking nonessentials, / tiptoeing around secret tulips,” he says. These notes, like scraps of overheard conversations removed from their natural habitats, become the crystalline seeds of new poems. Side-by-side with each other, the poems act as translator for these somewhat oracular messages from an unknown world of teenage gossip and pop culture references, fitting the pieces together like a shattered mirror and filling in the jagged-edged gaps with the poet’s expansive imagination. In Navigating the Quartz Forest, Roy’s whimsical poems become a sparkling tribute from a father to his beloved daughter.
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Whispers From Heaven
Price range: $3.99 through $15.99The book is filled with inspirational poems that expresses God’s love.
The greatest gift is the stories that each poems tells.
This book is available in three (3) formats: Kindle, Paperback and Hardback.
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Songs for the Last Sunrise: Poems and prayers from the edge of eternity
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99Poetic Prayers for the End of Night and the Coming of Light
Songs for the Last Sunrise is a journey through darkness toward the first glimmer of forever. These poems and prayers rise from the edge of exhaustion and the brink of hope, written by a man who has stood in the fire, walked through ash, and learned to listen for God in the quiet before the dawn.
In these pages, faith flickers and flares. Shadows speak. Lamps burn low but never go out. From the long night of suffering to the holy expectancy of Christ’s return, each piece leans toward the horizon-toward the moment when the sky splits, the trumpet sounds, and every weary watcher is finally met with light.
This is a book for those who have waited through the ache…
for the ones who still believe He’s coming…
for souls who refuse to close their eyes, even when the night feels endless.
Songs for the Last Sunrise is a companion for the midnight hour and an anthem for the morning that’s almost here. Continuing the journey begun in Tod Truettner’s first book, Creation to Christ, this work follows the soul from the edge of surrender to the threshold of glory. Tod writes with the grit of a builder and the heart of a watchman, reminding us that hope has a pulse even in the dark-and that heaven is closer than we think. -
The Nightmares of HIMM
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99The Nightmares of HIMM is formerly known as The Psych Ward. It tells stories of the dark and light of reality. The experience of the truth of how a poet live his life in fear most of his childhood life. The poems are the stories the madness and the mayhem within the mind of mine. His only comfort was writing to escape the reality of abuse, and these are the curious cases of the madman or is he. The poems are based on the nightmare of FD Ravenskraft’s sleepless night being afraid of the world. But he understands the true fear of society himself. The constant terror within the insomnia of this broken night after night he compose the horror of his sleepless experience and write them down to try to understand his critical thinking. His style of poetry is aspired and inspired by the writing of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe and writings of Charles Baudelaire, Lord Byron, Keats and Shelley and Mary Shelley. In the beginning, that was creation. And at the end of the journey, is Ravenskraft.
Welcome to the horrors of HIMM!
He is Madness and Mayhem!
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Time, Only Time
Price range: $3.99 through $14.99“Poetic Rumblings”: a collection of free verse poems – most of which were written during the 1970’s & 1980’s – my personal ramblings about life, its good days and bad days, with all its misunderstandings, mishaps and other unfortunate happenings. Or, it can be whatever you believe it to be! Time, Only Time, will tell.
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The Voice of God: Christian Poems
Price range: $3.99 through $13.99The professed Christian will love reading this book. It contains one hundred poems that appeal to his or her sense of values. Many works herein can be used as devotionals. Much of the poems may be regarded as messages of encouragement and enlightenment. The entire body of work supports a positive look at self and the world through the gospel of Jesus Christ. The book supports mission on Christ’s behalf and salvation through His love. It reminds the reader of the power of faith and prayer. It calls him or her to duty inspired by the love Jesus displayed. The book also relays Christ’s hope of eternal reward for those guided by His faith and baptized in His blood.
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Lessons
Price range: $3.99 through $13.80This book is a collection of life lessons Hawkeye has gained over time. Some painful. Some deeply moving. Others entertaining. All intriguing and powerful. See for yourself how Hawkeye uses the art of poetry to explain the facts of life and many lessons learned on his amazing journey along the road that has been his life.
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EL ARBOL DEL MONO
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99Este es el tercer libro de poemas y fotografias de Michele Heeney. Michele ha vivido en los condados de Marin y Monterey en California, y tambien en Maui, Hawaii. Actualmente, Michele vive y escribe en Nuevo Mexico. Su casa esta en la Reserva Cochiti, justo al sur de Santa Fe, en el pequeño pueblo de Cochiti Lake.
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Intimate Exchanges: Passion Paradise
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99First in the mind then all over the body! The arena of our mind is where the struggle begins and will end as long as we are aware of our inhibitions and
commit to eliminating them. In order to win the battle between enjoying sex and just doing it, we must fuel our intellect with blissful intercourse! These creative writings consist of thoughts, feelings, and some facts and are not based on any particular experience or person. To this end, I hope these intellectual episodes prepare your mind, stimulate your imagination, and make you really horny to a point you will be dripping with . . . Let your imagination run wild and free for her or him!
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XI: A Collection of Poetry on Being Human
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99It is my hope to instill inspiration to my readers when they read this book. Themes in this book include the following: love and relationships, hardship, perseverance, grit, wonder, and humanity. Based on lived experiences, I share my insight in a way that made sense to me, through the written word of poetry and visualization. To commemorate a period of time where I was lost, I present XI: A Collection of Poetry on Being Human.
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A Conceptual Circus
Price range: $3.99 through $12.95TRANSFIGURATION I would expect nothing less. Carry your sword, my prophetess. Obstinate contumacy training. Find the objective that is more draining. More strenuous tasks will make you grow. Pain upon you I bestow. I’ll take it all and nothing less. I claim it back; I repossess. Tip the scale; Turn it over. Mark the unused; What’s leftover. The main part no longer exists; Despite the reduction, it persists. Continued movement; A quest for traction. An opposite and negative reaction. Hex induced metamorphosis; Reoccur once again for us. Physically and internally hanging. The process of rearranging. The alteration was so fitting. Now they’re pausing; They’re intermitting. In reaffirming the causation; Keep kempt, and maintain your original explanation. Wear our serpent prophetess; Prior to you was profitless. The soil was sown with no reaping. Tear our hearts out for your keeping. Beyond the boundaries of what is permitted. Reward me for the sins I’ve committed. My acts were bold; Caress my flesh. I give it all and nothing less. The facsimile will shudder. Express what it is I utter. Amidst psychos and others. Among psychos and others. Live with vigor; Efficiently transfigure. Disfigure; Change his figure. Make it so; Mark the torso. Undergo; Nock the torso. Let it grow; Open the torso. Let him know; Carve the torso. Mark the torso. Undergo; Nock the torso. Let it grow; Open the torso. Let him know;
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Seasons of the Soul
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99Seasons of the Soul is a collection of prayers arising from meditation, a prose section which describes a moving mystical experience, and thoughts on peace. Finally, a poetry section contains a wide variety of poems, many of them thoughtful and spiritual in nature. Some are just plain fun. All are in a highly readable form. The book is an exploration of the author’s own spiritual journey. Readers may smile as they recognize the gifts of a shared path.
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Words Of Expression
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99In her poem “The Lost Courage,” Tanya Marie Breaud exhibits the style and emotive voice that weaves its poignant way through Words of Expression, her first published collection of verse.
“Hear me when I cry at night,
be Mother’s arms that hold me tight.
Bring me up when I fall down,
Come to me when no one else is around. . .
Listen to the words that I speak,
give me courage when I’m scared and weak.”
With inspiration continuously evolving from her personal experience, Ms. Breaud delights her readers with poetry that tugs at their heartstrings while wringing out their disappointed, wet washcloths of heartache. From high-spirited enthusiasm to sad, distressing loneliness, these poems run the gamut of truth, longing, forgiveness, faith, and hope. Readers will surely find solace in this poet’s words, as well as the reassuring momentum to keep going in life, despite the obstacles placed before them.
In true spiritual observance, Tanya Marie Breaud confides in the Introduction to her book, “All the chances I never took, I’m now taking. For the longest time I have searched for a way to express myself. I finally found my way through Words of Expression.”
It is her hope that her readers will, too!
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Knowing Horses by Heart: A Collection of Poems Written with Appreciation for the Horses in My World
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99For as long as Barbara Hutson could remember, she dreamed of having a horse farm and of surrounding herself daily with these magical, mystical, and majestic creatures. Suddenly, she found herself living her lifelong dream. In Knowing Horses by Heart, she talks about the joys and challenges of owning horses. Her poems consider the life lessons she has learned-such as the value of patience and respect-while considering how worthwhile owning horses has been for her.
Like most fantasies, the reality of our fondest wishes can be a bit more than we bargained for. Owning a horse farm is not all serene days gazing at horses playing in the field or peaceful rides into the sunsets. Horses are bigger than life. With that comes events that are also tremendous in size and impact, which lends richness and color to the fabric of our life story. Fully illustrated, Knowing Horses by Heart shares through poetry some of the knowledge Barbara has accumulated through her equine encounters.
Little Girl Giggles
The gift is sweeter than that very first kiss
Seeing those looks of sheer wonder and bliss
There is nothing quite like watching the eyes
Of a child as she squeals with excited cries
As the magic of real horses fills up the space
The look of pure amazement covers her face …
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Ticket To Heaven
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99Heart wrenching, pulsating, boldly emphasizing the true words from above. The words crisply flow like wine wetting the pallet of life, giving voice to everyone, giving hope to all. Speaking, instilling to every heart and soul; mesmerize your heart with a Ticket To Heaven!
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Beyond Now
Price range: $3.99 through $11.99Beyond Now is a collection of poems penned by a man of unusual character and discipline. As in his previous books, each of the poems in Beyond Now includes something to which we can all relate.
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Kwanzaa Songs for Everyone
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Kwanzaa Songs for Everyone is a unique collection of music and poetry that celebrates the spirit of Kwanzaa. Set to familiar holiday tunes, these songs have all new lyrics and are expressed with a distinctive cultural flavor. The word “Kwanzaa” comes from the Swahili language and means “the first fruits of harvest” It is celebrated during the seven day period from December 26 to January 1. Kwanzaa is a unique cultural event that pays homage to the past, present, and future of African Americans. It has no religious connotations nor does it attempt to replace or substitute for Christmas, or any religious beliefs or observations. The reason why Kwanzaa came to be is simple: Until the creation of Kwanzaa by Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966, African Americans did not have a specific occasion to universally celebrate our culture. Kwanzaa incorporates African heritage into the festivities of the winter solstice and holiday season. After over forty years, practice, Kwanzaa is now celebrated by millions of people thorough out America, the African Diaspora, and all over the world. The seven principles of Kwanzaa promote family values, cultural enlightenment, and the growth of a cooperative community spirit, collective economic opportunities, community strength, family cohesiveness and progressive individual expression. The ultimate goal of Kwanzaa is that the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles, become a living part of the individual and community until they are practiced every day of the year.
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The Big One: The First 52
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99The author examines the invaluable gift of time within the context of eternity, through the lenses of profound themes in the forms of storytelling and poetry. Employing urgency and directness, these poems encourage you to consider knowing Christ, and to make Him known, your priority. The command of The Great Commission dominates your thoughts more completely as you read and meditate on the truths confronted herein. From questions about the gift of righteousness and the abundance of grace, to the importance of decision making and the potency of the blood of Jesus, The Big One uses a simple and straightforward style to convey a message of joy, faith, peace, and hope. The benefits of struggles in the life of the believer and the power of God’s love are conspicuous throughout. These discussions are centered not only on the eternal destiny of mankind, but also on the possibility of living successfully and abundantly in this life. The Big One flowed from a loving relationship between the author and his Savior and is a unique gift from God. These verses portray fundamental concepts in a lucid, unpretentious and honest manner. As you read, you will experience a magnetism which pulls you to the secret place of the Most High and propels you toward the real reason you are alive-to fear, obey, enjoy, and glorify God.
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UNTAMED: A Rich Collection of Freeform Poetry
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Readers who connect with fresh, vibrant and well-crafted poetry will enjoy these poems. Insightful, witty, profound and wide ranging, they speak in a variety of voices with clarity and strength.
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Love, Faith & Bullets: My Unspoken Sermon
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Love, Faith, & Bullets
This is a beautiful collection of poems written over the span of a decade. It is a timeless tale of love & heartache while Nate was discovering his faith and what it meant to be in the 21st Century America military. He masterfully colors the emotional toils of his heart onto every page.
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A Poet’s Diary
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99For Lisa, a diary always meant writing poems. Often set in worlds of hellscape, meadow or ocean, her first collection bathes the reader in darkness, sunlight and moonbeam. The reader will find themselves lost aboard a sinking ship, on a train barreling through mountain snow, or clinging to a towering cliff. Presented in nine books, this collection runs the gamut of human emotions, exposing the tenderness and naivety of youth, the infatuation and dismay of immature love, and the early realizations of finding your place in this world. It is for young souls struggling to find hope and for old souls ready to reminisce.
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Letters Of Life: Whispers, Secrets, & Lies
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99Letters of Life is a collection of perceptive, achingly honest poems that offer a decisive view which makes no apologies. These verses attempt to simplify rather than complicate the common ills which plague humanity. Often providing insight into life’s often messy entanglements.
These poems are divided into three separate sections. In “Whispers” we examine those things that people speak softly about under breath. The poems in “Secrets” reflect a pool of applied wisdom and answers to personal questions. And “Lies” deals with rumors, half-truths, and false impressions. Tying all the poems together is an undercurrent of truth.
“For in truth, there is love, in love, there is understanding. In understanding, there is forgiveness.”
In this stunning collection, whispers will cease; secrets will be revealed; and lies will manifest-but the truth will remain evident throughout.
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Transcribed Rhymes
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99This Anthology is the first in a series which contain “Transcribed Rhymes”. The poems in this collection are “Heard Words”, not unlike the song writer who simply writes down the tune he or she hears, in his or her mind, and the artist who applies paint to the canvas of the picture he or she envisions.
These poems were given and received as a window, through which to view and clarify thoughts and moments, regarding experiences of life. The subjects are universal in nature, in that, they are applicable to the vagaries of the lives of the many readers, who are then able to apply the poem’s teachings to their own situation. If applied, this teaching window could become a door.
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Rhymes in Me
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99A homo-sapient with ORD – Obsessive Rhyming Disorder, Giridhar was born in a city named Dharwad, Karnataka- India, Giridhar always wondered if it’s something about cities that makes Art stick in the air & gives wings to those seeking beyond the obvious, The city of Dharwad has a history with the literary kind. But then Giridhar found his true love affair with words was through his mother who held a Masters in Arts & must have fed me a handful of her thoughts, even before he made an entry into the world. Giridhar Jaded led a life of adherence until the age of 35 (did someone say mid-life?) before realizing that the voices in his head wanted an outlet ever so badly. When the floodgates opened, Giridhar found it impossible to hold the words that had started a silent revolution inside until then and a book of poetry ensued in a mere 40 days. Giridhar has a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering & also an MBA in Information Technology. He is married to Rachna Sahu and lives in Dallas, Texas. Giridhar has sailed through living the corporate life for 13+ years & currently works as a senior QA manager in an IT company. Giridhar believes that he could live the rest of his life speaking poetically if he tried, that is. There is a camaraderie that Giridhar feels in his mind where the thoughts are constantly in a state of overflow. Besides his passion in writing, Giridhar loves to travel, cannot imagine a day without music & has a newfound vigor to be on the fitness wagon even though he slips up every now and then.
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Poems and Other Nonsense
Price range: $3.99 through $10.99These poems are a compilation of my view of life and the human experience. I wrote these poems for my own amusement. If the reader enjoys these poems, I consider that “icing on the cake”.