Cynthia A. Morgan's Blog, page 191

Nighttide Sky – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Nighttide sky Singing

Soft Celestial Serenade

Ever Whispering

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

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Day 229 / 365

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Artwork found on Pinterest. Credit acknowledged to the Original Artist. Thank You

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge Tagged: Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Haiku Writing, Harmony, Nature, Night, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Stars, ~Morgan~

#FridayFantasy – Mesmerize

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Silhouette of shifting gold,

Echoes of Memories both new and Old,

Trailing Lantern through the Quizzical Night,

Bold, Defiant, Sweet Gentle Light,

Cascading ribbon of Ethereal Rhyme,

Whispering of epochs of Mystical Time,

Stately Sojourner, Quietly Guiding,

From Fierce Apollo Demurely Hiding,

Enraptured by Thee, I Tend the Night Hours,

Like a Garden of Blissful, Delicate Flowers,

Emblazoned into the Heart of me,

Mesmerizing Enchantress,

Setting me Free.

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Artwork found on Facebook at: Fairies, dragons and other mythological creatures – Credit acknowledged to the original artist. Thank You

#FridayFantasy – Wisps in the Darktide

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Whispers Falling,

Like Starlight Glimmering,

Through Shadows Echoing,

With Tranquility Shimmering,

Hush of Ethereal Beauty,

Delight,

Singing in the Velvet Light,

Whispers Falling,

Like Sparkles of Snow,

Wordless,

Timeless,

In Sweet Serenity’s Show

Of all that is Mystical,

Glistening True,

Wisps in the Darktide,

Observed by So Few.

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Beautiful Original Artwork by: (Attempting to decipher the tiny little signature!) Credit acknowledged nonetheless

#Friday Fantasy – Mystery Enchantment

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Mystery Enchantment Singing

Sweetly, in Deliberate Ruse,

Beguiling Promise of Viridian, Bringing

Calamity, Inspire and Confuse,

Yet Harmonize with my Ethereal Songs,

Memory Speaking of Forgotten Rhymes,

Reminding my Heart where it Belongs,

Amid the Allure of Mystic Times.

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~Morgan~

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Beautiful Original Artwork by: Jonas Joedicke

Filed under: Friday FeyDay / Fantasy Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Dragons, Ethereal, Fantasy, Magic, Memory, Mystical Times, Mythical Realm, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Whispers, ~Morgan~

#FridayFantasy – Serpent – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Serpent of Beauty

Gilded Gold upon the wing

Dance Upon my Dreams

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

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Day 228 / 365

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Beautiful Original Artwork found on Pinterest. Credit acknowledged to the Original Artist. Thank You

Filed under: Daily Haiku Challenge, Friday FeyDay / Fantasy Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Dragon, Dreams, Fantasy, Haiku, Mystical, Mythical Creatures, Winged Creatures, ~Morgan~

Singular Beauty – #DailyHaikuChallenge

 

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Singular Beauty

Does not need definition

It Shines on its own

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

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Day 227 / 365

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

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

What is a Writer?

Source: What is a Writer?

Penny from PennyLaneThoughts blog has left me in tears today….Tears of Joy and Blessing far beyond my ability to express, as she quite unexpectedly Honoured me today on her blog.

Thank You my Lyrical Sister!

Filed under: Poetry

Path – #Inspirational #Love #Poetry

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Path

Of Canyons,

Shadows

Of Shale,

Thunderstorm

Singing,

Raining Bright Hail,

Rock

Of Chasms,

Echo

Of Deep Calm,

Calamitous

Whisper,

Shouting Sweet Balm,

Moment

Of Tomorrow,

Yesterdays Swale,

Timeless Promise

Unbreakably Frail.

Path

of Deep Ocean,

Trail

Of Sweet Tears,

Impossible Harmony,

Cascade of Years.

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Beautiful Photograph found on Google.Plus. Credit acknowledged to the Original Photographer. Thank you!

Filed under: Poetry Tagged: BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Love, Memory, Nature, photography, Poem, poetry, Soul Mates, spirituality, time, ~Morgan~

THE ETERNALS — Richard M. Ankers

Free on Amazon Kindle June 5th – 9th Get your copy for free and see where it all began. TheEternals For Jean, eternity should’ve meant forever.  A DARK FANTASY EXTRAVAGANZA!

via THE ETERNALS — Richard M. Ankers

Great Timing!  If you enjoyed the book reviews I shared, here’s a GREAT Chance to get the first one FREE!!!

Hunter Hunted by Richard Ankers – #BookReview

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As soon as Jean stands in the sun’s ruby light, a world of darkness draws him and Princess Linka in. The Nordic royalty – albino Eternals of myth – transport their guests deep beneath the Arctic ice to the legendary city of Hvit.

Their mother, Queen Serena, offers the pair sanctuary, but all is not right. Betrayed by the royal family and almost drowned in an orca hunt, Jean must leave Linka behind. His mood is darker than ever and the world will feel his fury. Renewing old acquaintances, Jean must solve the mystery of who manipulates him and the deepening saga of his parents’ deaths. Now, Jean fights for more than just himself; he fights for love.

Once again, aided and abetted by the increasingly manic Merryweather, and the mysterious beauty that is Princess Aurora, Jean seeks retribution. Both hunter and hunted, trapped between wolves of land and sea, all directions point north. Jean must return to Hvit, the cloying, lavender stench of death, and the never-ending quest for blood.

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Having thoroughly enjoyed my initial foray into author Richard Ankers unique vision of a futuristic vampire tale brimming with gothic imagery, steampunk ingenuity, and engaging, well-developed characters; I was eager to immerse myself yet again into the shifting landscapes of Earths far distant future.  Told in first-person voice by the lead character who is neither grotesque vampire nor human, Eternal Lord Jean relates his tale through a seductive combination of cynical mirth and revealing honesty.

In this second installment of the distinctive trilogy that seamlessly pairs a vampire tale with dystopian, sci-fi and steampunk elements, Jean finds himself in the legendary city of Hvit, home to the incomparable Nordic Royalty: Albino Eternals who live amid the wastes of the Arctic in a close-knit community and unexpected brutality.  Jean quickly discovers how valuable any alliance with the Nordics can be, particularly the newly introduced, mysterious Nordic Princess Aurora.

For me, the graceful, immensely powerful, often stoic Nordics ‘stole the show’.  I found myself repeatedly reading the passages that described their super-human (and even super-vampiric) capabilities; their enigmatic home deep in the ice of the Arctic plain, and their shocking hunting prowess.  Nordic Prince Grella became an immediate favourite, as his brooding personality and unpredictability left me eager to know more about him.

Jean’s quest to understand the truth about those who try to manipulate him, as well as the truth of his own life, leads him full circle, which is as metaphorically ingenious as it is compelling reading.  I highly recommend delving into this little-know gem of a tale!

Bravo, Richard!  Again!

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Learn more about book one of the series in my review of The Eternals

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Find the two-book series on Amazon

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~Morgan~

 

Filed under: Authors Books Reviews & Interviews Tagged: BnV, Book Promotion, Book Review, Book Review Blogs, BooknVolume, Books that Matter, Dystopian, Fantasy, Horror, Vampire, ~Morgan~