Haiku, and those poems inspired by them, attempt to realize the essence of a moment simply, directly, and creatively. Haiku represent a beautiful combination of presence and transcendence, of wonder and realization, through the crystallization of an instant in time. With two hundred sixty haiku and haiku-inspired poems, Swaying Branches, Rustling Leaves offers insightful observations of everyday and uncommon moments presented with humor, joy, and clarity. Ranging from the traditional to flexible verse, this book explores the simple marvel and delight present in the world in and around us if we but look. Swaying Branches, Rustling Leaves is for those who wish to experience the heart of each instant that the mind may open and become still. Tags / Related Terms: haiku poetry poem asian japanese chinese religious spiritual spirituality present awareness inspirational zen buddhist mind insight ordinary moment poignant profound profundity miraculous buddhism poet meaning humor joy verse mind mindfulness silence peace serenity nirvana meditate meditation humanity life perception japan china floating world wonder

Two weeks of temptation for the medical volunteers! Join them on a life-changing trip to France in Janice Lynn’s latest Harlequin Medical Romance novel. FROM FRANCE TO FOREVER? When unlucky-in-love doctor Ivy leads a medical team on a veterans’ trip to Normandy, her sole thought is for the patients in her care. So she’s unprepared for the frisson of attraction she feels at meeting fellow volunteer Caleb! It’s clear the good-looking paramedic has ghosts of his own, but over the two weeks they’re together, an undeniable connection forms… Only when they return home, will they be brave enough to risk everything and turn temporary…into happy-ever-after? From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine.

Nurdin Lalani and his family, Asian immigrants from Africa, have come to the Toronto suburb of Don Mills only to find that the old world and its values pursue them. A genial orderly at a downtown hospital, he has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl. Although he is innocent, traditional propriety prompts him to question the purity of his own thoughts. Ultimately, his friendship with the enlightened Sushila offers him an alluring freedom from a past that haunts him, a marriage that has become routine, and from the trials of coping with teenage children. Introducing us to a cast of vividly drawn characters within this immigrant community, Vassanji is a keen observer of lives caught between one world and another.

The Apostle Paul is strong. And unstoppable. He walks thousands of miles. He is driven by one goal: Tell everyone about Jesus, their new world king. He allows nothing to get in his way. Dare to experience with him every rod slamming into his bones, every whip lashing through his skin, every breath struggled for when treading water a day and night. Survive with him through all the ship wrecks, going days without food, a snow storm in the Taurus Mountains, being robbed on the highway. Listen as, each time his body is mercilessly attacked, he calls out, “Jesus! This is for you!” Discover what makes this man tick. In this present-tense book, you will walk with him over twenty years of crisscrossing the often hostile Roman Empire, challenging pagan priests and trying to convince Jewish rabbis to listen to him. Understand what Barnabas, Silas, Timothy, and Dr. Luke go through to keep this man alive to do what he has to do. With Paul, it is never enough. What drives him? Why can he not stop? Dare to walk with Paul.

Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: RISKING IT ALL WITH THE PARAMEDIC By Janice Lynn When unlucky-in-love doctor Ivy leads a medical team on a veterans’ trip to Normandy, her sole thought is for the patients in her care. So she’s unprepared for the frisson of attraction she feels at meeting fellow volunteer Caleb! It’s clear the good-looking paramedic has ghosts of his own, but over the two weeks they’re together, an undeniable connection forms… Only when they return home, will they be brave enough to risk everything and turn temporary…into happy-ever-after? PREGNANCY SURPRISE WITH THE GREEK SURGEON By Luana DaRosa After Nikolas’s intoxicating encounter with cardiologist Camila at a medical conference last month, bringing her to his cardiac institute in Athens is the best and worst decision the Greek surgeon could make. Professionally, her groundbreaking research could cure his patient. But as his colleague, she’s now otherwise completely off-limits… The confirmed bachelor just never imagined that Cami would surprise him with the news that she’s pregnant! TRAUMA DOC TO REDEEM THE REBEL By Charlotte Hawkes Former army surgeon Connor is instantly drawn to ER doc Nell. She’s beautiful, intelligent and the first person to really see him—ever. Rebel Connor has spent years running away from his painful past, relationships and himself. But since Nell understands being abandoned in childhood, as he was, could she be the one woman to finally break through his barriers…and redeem his barricaded heart?

'Immensely captivating and original’ The Guardian 'A poetically written domestic drama with a wonderful magical-realist twist' Daily Mail How do you make sense of the loss of those you love the most? Delia Rabbit is already struggling to juggle three wayward children, a damaged relationship with her mother and an ill-advised affair with one of her students. Then her sixteen-year-old son Charlie vanishes in the middle of a blistering Brisbane heatwave. The family reels from the loss, as twenty-year-old Olive descends into hedonism and eleven-year-old Benjamin clings ever tighter to his superhero obsession. However, Charlie’s disappearance is stranger than it seems. And while his family search desperately for him, he may be closer than they think . . . A multigenerational tale of motherhood, grief and the tribulations of adolescence, The Rabbits weaves a thread of magic into a classic family drama novel.

Smeetha Bhoumik is an artist celebrating her deep engagement with poetry. Her main theme of work is the Universe Series, exploring the mystery, oneness and unifying energies of the universe in oils and new media, shown in national and international exhibitions.