Cynthia A. Morgan's Blog, page 129

#WordlessWednesday – Reaching for the Morn

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Beautiful Photographs found on Google Image Search. Credit acknowledged to the Original Photographers, Thank You!

#DailyThankfulnessJournal – Babies

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For the Sweet Blessing of Adorableness, Preciousness and Innocence.  May we Ever Protect and Cherish it.

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Day 52 of 365 of the Daily Thankfulness Journal Challenge 

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Beautiful Photographs found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographers.  Thank you~

Stirred – #RomanticTuesday #LovePoetry

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Stirred

To the very Depths

Of All which makes me

Breathe Deep

From those Places within

I Rarely visit

Stirred

By the Gentle Supposition

Of All which makes You

Breathe Deep

From the Depths within

You Seldom Seek

Or Stir.

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Beautiful Original Photography by Ebru Sidar.  Please visit her at: http://www.ebrusidar.net/

Found – #Poetry of #Spirituality and the #NaturalWorld

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Sweet as a laughing brook through the

River of a steaming day

 

Fulsome as pirouetting snow

Around a singing, horse-drawn sleigh

 

Delicious as the ripest berries

Celebrating flavour

 

Lush as Indigo moonlight

Glimmering Silver to ponder and savour

 

Life Sings

Spirit Sighs

Heartbeat Whispers

Dreams Fly

 

Symphony of Harmonious Sound

Ever Ringing

Ever Springing

With Blessings Waiting to be Found

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Beautiful Photography by Johnnie Lawson and found on Pinterest.  Credit acknowledged to the Original Photographers.

Sigh – #RomanticTuesday #LovePoetry

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Sigh

Only Sigh

Sweetest Breathless

Dreaming Sigh

Never asking why

Only Sigh

Not here

Not goodbye

Longing, Waiting

Yearning to Try

Whispering Delicate

Softest Sigh

While the Nighttide

Fleetingly shall fly

Sigh

Only Sigh

Beloved

Beguiled

You and I

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Beautiful Photograph found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographer.  Thank You!

#DailyThankfulnessJournal – Friends

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So Thankful for All my Friends…..yes YOU!….You know who you are

The Phoenix Project #BookReview

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A thought provoking and compelling dystopian world that will change the way you view justice…

A man fights for life—and redemption—in D. M. Cain’s riveting new novel, The Phoenix Project.

Britain has descended into chaos as violence and terrorist attacks seethe across this once-peaceful country. Outraged by the steady stream of lawlessness, citizens demand a harsher penal system, and the Phoenix Project is born.

In prisons across the country, inmates fight to the death in a weekly bloodbath while the nation cheers them on.

Raven Kennedy, a prisoner who has never forgiven himself for his unspeakable crime, struggles against his own guilt and self-loathing. But even as the real war wages on within himself, Raven is forced to battle some of the prison’s most ruthless killing machines. Can he survive long enough to unravel the anger and regret that shackle him—and one day find the forgiveness he seeks?

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After reading the book’s cover description, I was already intrigued to learn more, not only about the history of this futuristic society where brutality has become the norm, much as it had been in Roman times, but also by the main character, Raven. It did not take long to connect with his tortured soul as he was beautifully and lovingly developed; his pain and the trials he faces to survive, outwardly and inwardly, are poignant and marvelously developed in a story that delves far beyond the gladiator theme I originally envisioned.

Aptly named, The Phoenix Project tells a stirring, vivid tale of a self-destructive soul who eventually discovers Hope and Renewal through the inspirations and insights provided by those he meets on his journey. Entertaining, yet thoroughly provocative, Raven’s story captured my imagination and, very quickly, my heart.  I unreservedly gave this book 5-Stars.

D.M. Cain is a dystopian and fantasy author working for US publisher Booktrope. She has released two full length novels: The Phoenix Project – a psychological thriller set in a dystopian future, and A Chronicle of Chaos – the first in a dark fantasy series. She is currently working on the next novel in the series, ‘The Shield of Soren’, and a novella to accompany it.  You can read more about her via her Amazon Author Page here:  http://www.amazon.com/D.M.-Cain/e/B00LTTX3PA/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

And you can grab your copy of The Phoenix Project Here: https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-D-M-Cain-ebook/dp/B0195A6AYK

I hope you enjoyed this review, the first of more to come

Of Rhyming and Timing and Musing that Priming

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Not too terribly long ago (though I cannot tell you how long precisely) I was conversing with a fellow writer about Inspiration and Poetry.  It was a fascinating discussion that I, not surprisingly, never wanted to end.  It started out innocently enough, with a simple query ‘What makes a poem a fantastic poem?’, a question which soon spiraled into the importance of metaphysical thinking and transcendence of emotion; the subtleties of wordplay vs. explicit vulgarism, and the inevitable influence our musings may have, even if such an outcome is not deliberate.

As might be expected, our ideas contrasted, but it was not surprising as our own unique writing styles are quite different (his more structured and traditional, mine…well you know mine.) These variances, however ultimately came down to format, style, grammar and the like; yet we agreed to disagree on these points.  After all, whether a poem comes in the form of a sonnet, a rondeau, a pantoum, or a cinquain; a troilet, a senryu, a tanka or a kyrielle, the desire to share a particular thought, emotion or impulse is usually the underlying motivation for writing.

Our views on the emotive side of poetry concurred, such as allowing Inspiration to lead as opposed to leading Inspiration. Leaving yourself open in all situations rather than closing yourself off to the emotions that may inspire you, whether that inspiration comes through quiet contemplation or at the spur of the moment in some flash of creativity that makes you reach for pen and paper (or laptop) to scribble effusively before the wave passes by. (and the resulting frustration that can occur when you do not.)

We also agreed that rhyming is far less important than timing; that the heartbeat of a poem is crucial, the pulse, as it were, which brings the verse to life and keeps it alive.  Rhyming is a beautiful thing when it happens, when it works, but it should not be the focus of writing poetry.  There is a fine balance between (good) free verse (which quickly became another facet of the conversation, but I’ll prattle on about that another time) and rhymed poetry, and it is a tightrope that is often difficult to walk, but we did unequivocally agree that the age-old, sing-song rhyming scheme so often forced upon an unsuspecting verse (or reader) can easily trap the poet, stifle the verse, and, ultimately lose the reader, frequently for good.

So what is the magic combination that stirs the heart, mind and spirit of both writer and reader?  What is it that constitutes a fantastic poem? Perhaps you have thoughts you would like to share? (please do!) but we could not really say, yet just like any form of art, ‘Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder’. The artist can never predict what might inspire smiles or prompt sighs and, in the end, the creator must create whatever it is their heart longs to express.  After all when two poets start musing about musing and the words we are choosing and using, the result can be amusing, but very often confusing.

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#DailyThankfulnessJournal – Glows

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For the Graceful Glows that gently Transcend the darkness,

Thank You!

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Day 50 of 365 of the Daily Thankfulness Journal Challenge 

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Beautiful Photographs found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the Original Photographers.  Thank You~

#FridayFantasy – All Things (Dark) Fey – #OfficialWebsite

 

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For those of you who find Dark Fey of interest, it now has it’s own Official Website! You can explore the Realms of the Award Winning Epic YA Dark Fey Trilogy, Discover more about the lands the Fey inhabit, read free book teasers taken straight from the stories , learn insights into the characters through in-depth descriptions,  read a few behind the scenes secrets and more.

https://allthingsdarkfey.wixsite.com/feyandmusings

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