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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
