Showing posts with label The Lost Word Writers Group. Show all posts
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Friday, January 17, 2014

CALL OF THE SANDHILL CRANE


The cover of her book Amaranthine
 is an original painting by Cindy Parker.

Amaranthine 
by 

My favorite form of expression has always been poetry. I blame it all on my grandmother's influence; she would always include a poem in her birthday cards or letters. So it's with great pleasure that I review another book of poetry by Cynthia (Cindy) Parker. And while poetry is a personal journey, and each reader interprets the words differently, I know you'll agree, Cindy Parker has a gem in Amaranthine

When I received Cindy's books, the poem Snow Stars made the biggest impression. Today, writing this review it was The Call of The Sandhill Crane. It changes as the day, the hour, and yes, the mood, which is why I find Cindy's poetry so beautiful! I have a shelf full of books of poetry and I find them as inspirational as music if not more so. 

Cindy's words have a rhythm, sometimes a rhyme, but mostly they are words that hit an emotional cord and leave the reader filled with satisfaction on a spiritual level. Thank you Cindy, for your inspirational work and especially for letting me share another of my favorites from Amaranthine!
Yolanda Renee 2014

CALL OF THE SANDHILL CRANE

I wade through the ice gray
stillness and wonder if this
is what artic twilight without
end is like, waiting for them

to return. Waiting
for them to sing their overture,
sweet serenade from heaven
at the edge of dawn. Week pass.

A few scatterings of earth's sole
star opens the eyes of March
heavy with snow. A single, faint,
distinct melody caresses my ears.

I rush to pull up the pane,
quieting again to listen, studying
the death white sky through
dormant branches. The call resounds.

And at last I see my feathered
harbringer of spring flying solitaire,
spirit – filled, at peace.
                   Cindy Parker ©2014

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In myth and poetry, the amaranth flower came symbolize everlasting life. It appears in the writings of Keats, Shelley, and Milton's Paradise Lost. The long clusters, noted for their luxuriant red-purple color, were used as a dye by the Hopi people.

Amaranthine is not only the title, but the theme of this collection. A quest. A desire to find, experience, and embrace, the abiding essence of life in all we cherish and hold dear, all in a world of impermanence. For the strength of hope, for strength of soul, may we welcome and hold within, even if only for a time, all the amaranthine petals – and moments – we are given....

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Amaranthine is Cindy's fourth collection of published poetry and includes both new poems as well as previously published poems from Spectrum, Origins, and Corundum.

Cindy's poetry also appears in the anthology,  Potter's Field, by The Lost Word Writers Group



 For the purchase of Amaranthine, you can reach Cindy at 

 
 

Monday, October 28, 2013

A REAPER'S HORROR

 
A new victim for the 
Bwahahaha Halloween Interview 
is  horror writer and artist
Shall we see what horrors he 
shares from the graveyard

And once you've enjoyed his answers 
switch on over to
Donna Hole's Blog
I'm Guest Posting and
she's read and reviewed
Murder, Madness & Love!

Also, if you missed it on Saturday
Chrys Fey Interviewed Lucifer! 


And now lets get our Halloween on! 


You're the last person to die in your favorite horror movie, what's the name of the movie and how do you die?

LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE/ Emeric Bilasco drops something big and heavy on me!

In a remake of and of the Friday the 13th movies – you play Jason – what would be your method of execution for all your victims?

Too lazy to chase them around wielding a massive axe, so I would use a set of throwing knives

In a remake of Halloween, you are one of the victims – describe the scene and your grisly death.

I am driving around in a baracuda, or another awesome 70's muscle car when it comes over the radio that my acting career is over thanks to the slaughter that is another Rob Zombie remake!

In a remake of the 1974 movie Young Frankenstein – which character would you play and why. 
Igor, because he's pretty cool!

In the Walking Dead, you and another character have survived the zombies, so far. You're on the move, but the individual with you is a wimpy scaredy cat, but oh so hot, still they keep drawing attention to you and your position and it's almost certain they will get you killed. What do you do - leave them for the zombies and save yourself? Or take pity on them, because their hotness makes up for their stupidity, and teach them not to be a wimp? Or do you have another solution.

You kidding? :) I can always find another hot chick, this broad is zombie bait!

You're headed to a Masquerade party as your favorite horror character and at midnight, you are transformed into your character until sunrise. Who is this character and how many victims would you claim by sunrise?

I'd have to go with my Reaper namesake, and harvest the whole party!

Share with us your scariest ghost story – or nightmare – or tell us what scares you the most and why. 
Puppies and rainbows, they give me nightmares!

Share with us your favorite Halloween experience, costume, and candy.

I really don't have a favorite Halloween experience, any chance to scare people is a good time! I've always liked the gory nurse or doctor costumes, makes you wonder what have they been up to!
For candy, carmel milky ways, twix, or bottlecaps.

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Here are just a few of Thom's or TG Reaper's Books!




Catch up with T G Reaper here:
Twitter @TGReaper
An Original by tgreaper


                          His Writing blog

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The Lost Word Writers group!


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Thom Futrell aka T.G.Reaper is the best selling author with over 38 books to his credit. He has also sold screenplays and is currently writing for New Line Cinema. He lives just outside of Jackson with his wife, kids and evil demon ninja cat.

Read EMPTY GRAVES and OPEN WOUNDS by Bestselling author TGreaper, now in five languages!…wherever nightmares are sold!

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