In the reality of life, nature's truest art, Is not in your eyes but from your heart For nature is a naturalistic state of mind? Perceived as a future of mankind. I’ve always had a feeling of love toward the outdoors! The peaceful serenity and the fresh air! That’s why many of my poems have been from or about nature! Please let your mind go and enjoy!

Embark on a captivating journey through the interconnected realms of science, geography, and nature. "Echoes of the Earth" explores the formation of our planet, the processes shaping its landscapes, and the intricate web of life it sustains. From Earth's origins and the rise of complex organisms to human civilization's impact and today's environmental challenges, this book offers a comprehensive look at our planet's past, present, and future. Discover groundbreaking theories, diverse ecosystems, and innovative solutions for sustainability. Highlighting global cooperation and individual action, "Echoes of the Earth" emphasizes the importance of collective efforts in fostering a sustainable future. Perfect for students, environmental enthusiasts, and curious readers, this book provides a thought-provoking guide to understanding and protecting our complex and beautiful world.

Love is a feeling that has captivated the interests of poets throughout the ages. It possesses the power to uplift spirits, ignite passions, and at times, leave one vulnerable. Relationships on the other hand, encompasses the delicate relationship between souls. From tender moments of shared laughter and stolen glances to the storms of misunderstanding and shattered trusts. And as always, not all words and feelings are audible. Unspoken feelings, unsaid words, and unsent letters are the the silent voices of a broken and shattered heart. Within the pages of this anthology, the co-authors have intricately woven a mix of emotions and feelings into life’s beautiful tapestry. Each and every writer in this anthology have poured their thoughts, feelings, emothions and exceriences to create an exquisite painting through their words. It is my hope that this anthology touches the depths of hearts of every reader and that it is able to spark and re-ignite the feelings that have remained buried for long. I invite every reader to immerse in this tapesty of love, life, relationships, heartbreaks, and unspoken feelings. Happy reading,

Sounding 1: BEFORE 1840 The notes, journals and characters of Aboriginal Protectors William Thomas and his Chief George Robinson form the backbone of this compilation. With this ethnographic material we learn something of the Kulin worldview into this mostly white-fella history. Sounding 1: Before 1840 describes the initial British and European experiences, events, observations, intentions, self-serving judgements, ignorance, naivete, treachery and so on when they found Oz and proclaimed the continent theirs by the now obvious fiction of terra nullius – Latin legalese for ‘land belonging to no people’. The reader may enjoy separating the grains of truth from the chaff propaganda of Empire capitalism or racist / sectarian Christian bible dogma that was the self-serving mindset of the white land-takers. Batman and Fawkner’s land-hunting deals with local koori’s along with the re-emergence of the remarkable wild white castaway Buckley made their mark on the first settlement at Melbourne. The focus widens in 1836 with Surveyor-General Major Mitchell’s and his Wuradjuri guides ‘conquering the interior’ from the Murray near Mildura to the Western District at Portland and then back north-east across the state to the Murray upstream at Albury. His wheel tracks opened up Victoria from the north. First contact race interactions at Port Phillip and the notion of cultural-coexistence during the first five years leads to the role of ‘successful battler’ and publican Fawkner in the colonial invasion process from Kulin country to sheep-run to city. Sounding 1 then winds up with Melbourne’s first executions and descriptions of Port Phillip as the money melting pot forming the Melbourne hub of world capitalism. Twentieth century academic studies now identify native religion, language zones, tribal locations and clan heads at the time of dispossession by pirate capitalism. In describing the Australian land-rush the chapter echoes oscillate between history, sociology, race theory, trade and class wars, whaling and sealing, imperialism and the monopoly East India Company army mates all pitted against the ‘vanishing race’ of hunter-gathering ‘savages’. The dispossession was virtually complete in Victoria before the 1850’s gold rushes transformed the sheep-runs into banker’s dividend wealth for the ‘winners’. Sounding 2: DISPOSSESSION AT MELBOURNE: Sounding 2 unfolds gently with a wistful early Melbourne memoir involving Batman’s lost lawyer Gellibrand in 1836 but then we confront the frontier ‘kill or be killed’ point of necessity. The violent life, times and fate of mass murderer Fred Taylor who was first employed as overseer for banker Swanston’s Bellarine peninsula land-grab sets the local dispossession tone. Taylor’s repeated atrocities today exposes a credibility gap in Oz – between civilized progress and slaughter, that now looms over all else in Victoria’s birth as an independent state in 1851. The winter of 1837 saw the first violent death of a white squatter and his servant by ‘savage natives’ north-west of Williamstown at Mt Cotterell. Town leaders such as Fawkner and ‘police chief’ Henry Batman formed a posse that also included clan heads from both the Melbourne and Geelong tribal areas. Buckley refused to take part in the vigilante party and its punitive actions belied the humanitarian standards expressed in Batman’s treaty deed. This revenge slaughter and destruction of ‘villages’ by the white invaders forced the Sydney government to investigate and so began administering ‘law and order’ at Port Phillip. By 1838 Sydney trumped Batman’s land-grab and the penal government of NSW on the one hand executing eight ‘whites’ for killing what the newspapers called ‘savages’, while on the other hand providing sufficient speedy cavalry to tackle black resistance in Victoria at places such as west of Colac and near Benalla after the Faithfull massacre. The arrival in 1839 of first governor La Trobe and the Aboriginal Protectorate plan then unfolds the development of town civic structures while tribal life disintegrates. Government and private measures to ‘tame the naked Melbourne natives’ culminated with the dawn Merri Creek round-up in October 1840 of hundreds of Kulins by Major Lettsom’s redcoats and townsmen. This appears as the death blow to tribal life, and with the first shiploads of migrating British colonists arriving in 1841, near genocide for the Kulin, Mara, Kurnai and Murray River first-peoples.

Experience the beauty of nature and the depth of human emotion in this captivating anthology of over 100 poems. From the lush greenery of spring to the crisp chill of winter, each season is brought to life through the eyes of this talented poet. These heart-touching and relatable works will transport you to a world of tranquility and reflection, while also inspiring you to appreciate the natural world around you. Whether you're a lover of poetry or simply looking for a new way to connect with nature, this collection is sure to delight and inspire. Get a book to savour on and adore your beautiful collection