Cynthia A. Morgan's Blog, page 179

#WordlessWednesday – Photography by Sarawut Intarob

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Exquisite Photography by Sarawut Intarob  Please be sure to visit their Beautiful Website

Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: 500px photography, amazing Photographers, Amazing Photography, Beautiful Earth Photography, Beautiful Photographs, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Earth_Pics, Light in Photography, Nature, photography, ~Morgan~

Confidence – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Delicate Beauty

Standing Proud among the hordes

Confidence Blooming

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see  The Original Post from Day One

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Day 270 / 365

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Beautiful photo found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, confidence, Inspiration, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Whispers – #RomanticTuesday #6WordStories -#MicroFiction

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His eyes spoke Shakespeare in Whispers.

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Beautiful Photograph is of Ralph Fiennes.

Filed under: Flash Fiction and Shorts Tagged: 6 Word Stories, Beauty, Bedroom Eyes, BnV, BooknVolume, Longing, Micro Fiction, passion, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Romance, Whispers, ~Morgan~

Swelter – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Sweltering sunlight

Glaring from the angry sky

Stirs Longings for snow!

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see  The Original Post from Day One

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Day 269 / 365

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Beautiful photo found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Haiku Challenge, Heat, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Poetry Challenge, Summer, Sunlight, Writing Prompt, ~Morgan~

Crossing – #50WordStories – #MicroFiction

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Sliding into the past by tumbling through the present reality utilizing a crossing created in the future, we skidded into yesterday in a chaotic whirlwind.  Those standing round, staring at us like we were unholy demons from the underrealms, greeted us better than anticipated.

Now we just needed to escape!

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Beautiful Image found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original Photographer/Artist.  Thank You~

Filed under: Flash Fiction and Shorts Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, creative writing, Fantasy, Micro Fiction, Portals, Time Travel, Writing, ~Morgan~

#MusicandMuseMonday – Fragile – #Inspirational #Poetry

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Breath

Of All that is Intangible,

Laying Promise across the Path,

Singing in the Shadows of Understanding

Where Perception Plays amidst the rolling Clouds of Whispering Time,

Shallow Dream, Most Incomprehensible,

Delivering, Disguising, Directing

The Harbingers of Light who Dance upon Sparrow’s Wings!

Sing

Sweet Breath

Of All that Encompasses Mystery,

Speak of other times and days of History,

Once Deeply Sought, Now Long Unremembered,

Build a Bridge of Comprehension

Beyond this Mortal Gash of Limited Dwelling,

Into a Realm of Constancy and Hope and Purpose;

Beyond our Scope of Imagination,

Engendering, Encompassing Enigma;

Breathe

And Make this Fragile knowledge I call my own,

All that Bends to your Dulcet Harmony.

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.The Music and Muse category by Morgan shares Poetry and the Music which Inspired it.

Beautiful Music: Aurora by Hans Zimmer

Filed under: Music and Muse Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Hope, Inspiration, life, Music, Nature, Poem, poetry, relationships, spirituality, time, ~Morgan~

The parable of the wheat and the weeds…

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In the 13th chapter of Matthew Christ gives the parable of the wheat and the weeds.  “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat.”

“Master did you sow good seed in your field?” his servants asked.  “An enemy has done this,” the Master replied.  “Should we gather the weeds?” the servants questioned.  “No, in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them.  Let both grow until harvest, the reapers will collect the weeds and burn them, the wheat will be stored in my barn.”

The Master of the house in this parable is God, the seed sown is the word of God and the servants are us – his disciples.  The enemy if the devil who sows weeds in this parable and lies in our lives.  Under the cover of nightfall, when we aren’t watching, when we are at our most vulnerable is when Satan preys upon us.  Sowing the seeds of hate, discontent, anger jealousy, envy and greed.

He is the great sower of lies.  You’re not good enough, you don’t measure up and you won’t gain approval from those from whom you seek it the most.  Those are just a few examples, there are thousands more.  The grain in this parable has to compete with the weeds in order to survive.

Our spiritual’s lives and Christ’s church are the same.  Competing with vacations, ball games, camping, fishing, enjoying the summer weather and on and on.

The weeds, those things that don’t bear fruit, will be gathered up and thrown into the fire.  The good seed, that which produces a harvest of 30, 60 or a hundredfold will be stored up in the treasure of heaven.

Pastor Shawn – Seymour UMC

Author of Incomplete

incompletedevotional.com

Filed under: Guest Bloggers on BnV, Poetry Tagged: christianity, Faith, Inspiration, life, Reflections, Religion, Truth

Dance – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Dance of Golden Light

Shimmering into the Calm

Awakening Life

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see  The Original Post from Day One

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Day 268 / 365

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Beautiful photo found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Inspiration, life, Nature, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Amid – #DailuHaikuChallenge

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Amid the Stillness

Among the Sparkles of night

The Hush Reaches out

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To take part in the Daily Haiku Challenge see  The Original Post from Day One

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Day 267 / 365

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Beautiful photo found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Calm, Harmony, Nature, Peace, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Quiet, spirituality, Stillness, ~Morgan~

#FridayFantasy – The Life of a Legionnaire

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Blaylscith scattered in all directions through puddles of murky, gray water as a battalion of mud-spattered Legionnaires tramped into the bustling encampment.  Straggling behind the main group and panting with over-exertion, a second unit followed closely, but unlike the former, who marched in unison and carried their weapons with strength and purpose; those who followed were ragged and in visible disarray.  Many of these bore scars that stood out in vivid contrast against their pallid complexions and others nursed fresh wounds; a testament to their harrowing existence, which was exemplified when the unit came to a halt and many stragglers stumbled or nearly collapsed out of fatigue.

When the battalion of Demonfey ahead of them stopped, they stamped the ends of their spears into the ground or clapped their swords against shields as they voiced a growling, unified exclamation that echoed along the bleak way and sent shivers of fear through any who heard them.

“Raah!”   These were the Legionnaires of the Realm; fiercely loyal to their Centurion and vicious of nature, not only in battle, but with any who crossed them.  Their uniforms were spattered by the mud of the road, but they were in good repair; made of finely worked leathers treated with oil to repel water, and their weapons were fashioned of exceptionally-wrought steel by skilled Dlalth hands in the forges of Vrasduuhl, the centermost and chief city of the Uunglarda.

In contrast to this disciplined, brutally efficient regiment, those who followed behind were under-nourished, poorly equipped with second-hand, over-utilized weapons, and wore clothing that had been repeatedly patched, were soaked through from the pouring rain and distinctly unclean.  These were Legionnaires who had been forced to undertake their oaths of service after years of harsh punishments and deprivation.  They were the insignificant and the irrelevant; the expendable vanguard who would suffer the greatest number of injuries and fatalities before the highly-trained, ferocious Demonfey ever stepped onto the field of battle.

As icy rain leeched down in heavy torrents, the battalion of Demonfey were rapidly processed and sent off toward the tent where hearty provisions awaited them.  The remaining Legionnaires were left standing in the downpour with little thought to their comfort or the fact that several had fallen out of utter exhaustion.  Lying in the pooling rain, their needs were ignored by those standing round them.  They were all fully cognizant of the fact that any display of compassion would only result in further torment or punishment, but although they were weary beyond measure and, in spite of the fact that some had not eaten for days, they stood in the downpour with grim, mute endurance and waited.

Long after the Legionnaires of the Realm had enjoyed a satisfying meal, one of the Captains returned to those still waiting in the rain, who were now shivering violently from weariness and exposure to the elements.  Compelling them to undergo an inspection, the Captain first released only those who were still able to follow his instructions while he callously ignored those who had fallen or who could no longer force themselves to obey.  Sending the first group off to the provisions tent to scavenge whatever food and drink might remain, the Captain then summoned one of his Lieutenants who carried a barbed lash.  Mercilessly, he stalked through those few who remained hunched against the deluge, handing them the lash and forcing them to beat those who had fallen until they scrabbled, wailing, to their feet.  Only when all the remaining nonessential Legionnaires were once again standing, did the Captain give consent for them to join the others in search of any provisions that might yet remain.

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This is a snippet from book three of the Dark Fey Trilogy, Breaking Into The Light.  It is an unexpected insight into the life of a Dark Fey Legionnaire.  Book three of the series is filled with shifting perspectives as both sides learn to See each other as they truly are, opening the portal trust and, ultimately………

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Amazing artwork found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original Artist(s)

Filed under: Dark Fey, Friday FeyDay / Fantasy Tagged: Best Fantasy Books, BnV, BooknVolume, creative writing, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Characters, Fantasy Preview, Fantasy Teaser, Insights into Characters, ~Morgan~