This book will leave you, the reader, with a warm and tender feeling inside. Indulge yourself a little bit with these timeless and romantic words. You'll find yourself embracing the love and passion woven together neatly in every piece. These poems will touch your heart and leave you breathless, all the while having you believe in "Love's Soft Whisper".

OF WHAT FUTURE ARE THESE THE WILD, EARLY DAYS? An exploration of the role that artists play in resisting authoritarianism with a sci-fi twist. In poetry, dialogue and visual art the book follows two wandering poets as they make their way from village to village, across a prison colony moon full of exiled rebels, robots, and storytellers. Part post-apocalyptic road journal, part alternate universe history of Hip Hop, and part “Letters to a Young Poet”-style toolkit for emerging poets and aspiring movement-builders, it's also a one-of-a-kind practitioners' take on poetry, power, and possibility. NOT A LOT OF REASONS TO SING is a: -post-apocalyptic road journal -alternate universe history of Hip Hop -“Letters to a Young Poet” -toolkit for emerging poets and aspiring movement-builders it's also a one-of-a-kind practitioners' take on poetry, power, and possibility.

But haiku is not limited to nature; it is a form that can delve deep into the human heart. In "Poems from the Heart," you will also encounter poems that explore the spectrum of human emotions, from love and longing to sorrow and introspection. These haikus are like mirrors reflecting the complexity of the human experience most succinctly and poignantly. "Poems from the Heart" is not just a collection of poems; it is an invitation to slow down, observe the world around you, and savor the beauty in simplicity. It is a reminder that even during our busy lives, there are moments of grace and wonder waiting to be discovered if we take the time to look. This book is a tribute to the countless haiku poets who have drawn inspiration from the natural world, from their own experiences, and the rich tapestry of human existence. It is a celebration of the profound impact that a few carefully chosen words can have on our hearts and minds.

The poems in this volume are poems for your brave heart, little seeds of spirit that will hopefully speak to your strength and beauty and help you reconnect to the timeless love you and we all are. It is in stillness that we find our true soul, our real strength, and our lasting happiness. Poetry can give us stillness. Poems can be sweet and lovely. Poems can shake us deeply. Poems can speak what must be said. To take a moment with a poem, we experience the holiness of this divine creation. We encounter the beautiful, the painful, the timid, and the tall. We are not our physical circumstances. We are not the death of our loved one, for we will see them again one day. We are not poverty, lack, hate, or injustice. We are not illness or accident. We are not sorrow or desperation. We are not mistakes. But we must overcome these things from time to time. We must regain hope. To sit with a poem and to let the reading of the poem fill a quiet moment helps us see that we are eternal spirits of promise, love, kindness, and holiness. We all truly matter. We are timeless and limitless beings, and we connect with this in our quiet, still center. We are the seed of God placed here in creation to do good things. To connect with our capacity to create good and to know we are completely loved by our Creator is where peace comes from. To keep moving forward is a testament to our true nature. This book is dedicated to the brave heart we each have.

This book of poetry is a continuation of the messages found in Songs from the Heart, the author’s first published work. Words that encourage faith and strengthen the heart for love and service are found in the pages of this book. Sometimes eliciting tears and occasionally coaxing a smile, the messages are fresh and yet timeless. The author continues to write when inspired by words that seem to flow onto the page to create a compelling message for Christians and those seeking a foundational belief system. Poetry is word art in its purest form. Christian poetry is form meeting function: “God’s will is that none should perish” (2 Pet. 3:9). Let these words reach into the recesses of your soul to rekindle hope in a loving Savior.

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