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    The Awakening: Written Tales Chapbook, #9
    The Awakening: Written Tales Chapbook, #9
    The Awakening: Written Tales Chapbook, #9
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    The Awakening: Written Tales Chapbook, #9

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    Introducing "The Awakening," the charming IX volume of the Chapbook series.


    As the world undergoes unprecedented shifts, some find themselves awakened, their consciousness elevated to new heights of clarity and enlightenment. In this collection, conflicts give birth to truth, unveiling eye-opening revelations.

     

    Through the power of poetry, immerse yourself in "Absolution of a Kiss," "Days and Light," and "Flicker," where each verse ignites the spark to inspire your mind. Dive into the stories of "A Post-Brunch Awakening," "His Butterfly," and "The Autumn of Her Fall" as they navigate you on transformative journeys. Experience the freedom of "The Peregrine Falcon's Plainsong" and reveal the hidden truths in "Selective Attention."

     

    Join us in this world of awakening, where hearts and minds unfold, and the power of self-discovery awaits.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWritten Tales
    Release dateJun 19, 2023
    ISBN9798223063698
    The Awakening: Written Tales Chapbook, #9
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      The Awakening - Written Tales

      Part One

      Poetry

      The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

      Walt Whitman

      Absolution of a Kiss

      J. Iner Souster

      Of eternities passing,

      I can hardly think-

      of a better way to say goodbye.

      To the sun and the moon,

      the water and the clouds.

      I've always wanted to live

      someplace where the sky is blue.

      With the light of a star,

      the fragrance of a blooming fruit tree.

      The kiss of a bare hand,

      to the fading flowers on a winter's night.

      To be the one last person-

      who fell in love before the end of time.

      When lost has already found you.

      She was here. She lived. And now she's gone.

      Forgiveness is a harrowing entity to manage.

      It is the third quality of tragedy,

      the fourth quality of magic,

      the second quality of death,

      and the first quality of belief.

      Perseverance equals-

      the ability to overcome,

      the overwhelming desire to run

      and the will to hold on.

      Forgiveness allows-

      us to live with our mistakes,

      even in the most minuscule,

      when absolution is forward.

      And for that, if there is a God,

      I should forgive her

      But if there isn't a god,

      I will forgive her anyway.

      Even if I am nowhere to be found,

      I can still smile.

      Because in death,

      She is always beautiful. ¹

      Days and Light

      Thompson Emate

      The mind is a pathway to the dreamland.

      Thompson Emate

      The farther I walk,

      The more I am seen of myself,

      The higher I ascend,

      The deeper into me I plunge.

      There’s a light in us,

      Disparate lights we bear,

      Though we're wounded and torn,

      This light tarries in our chamber.

      Though dawn chauffeurs the unknown,

      We can script our lines on its pages,

      Though it brings us to a frail meadow,

      Roses are springing underneath.

      The mind is a highway to treasures,

      Faith & perseverance are the twosomes measures,

      Hope is like a fragrant prayer,

      There’s a tranquil flow of events. ¹

      Evening's Watch

      Ann Garrett

      Rain drizzling

      I sit

          in the failing light

          staring up

              at the graying ceiling

      waiting for you to die,

          or is it,

              to live?

                  You are on the edge.

              For you’ll be the one

                  to step out of time and space

                      into eternity;

              and you’ll be the one

                  embraced by God,

                      his child:

                  Running

                      unshackled from pain,

                      free from disease

                  Running

                      through the lush green meadows of

                      the Kingdom of Joy.

      And I wonder,

          as I sit here, already missing you, if

          I might not be envious

          of all you will soon be able

              to see and do. ¹

      Flicker

      Ann van Wijgerden

      Palm fronds tango wind, sun-

      light & silhouettes shuttering

      like an old movie reel

      on backs of eyelids, 

      sneaking a cold beer into peak heat

      crevice of Philippine afternoon, 

      coming to terms with not coming

      to terms with such poetic response

      to holocaust cruelty–my silence held

      in cicada electric hum, escaping slip-

      stream of a leaden sleep as one

      more strand unravels grip

      & eyelids flicker wide. ¹

      It's Not All About

      It's All About

      Andrea Laws

      it’s not all about death

      it’s all about discovering

      undeniable birth of a

      healthy baby

      it’s not all about a life-giving uterus

      it’s all about detecting

      lumps, tumors,

      torn tissue and infections

      it’s not all about misinformation

      it’s all about girls (and boys)

      trapped in determining a

      future too early

      it’s not all about irresponsibility

      it’s all about pressuring

      educational systems to

      teach abstinence only

      it’s not all about abortion

      it’s all about understanding

      health care to those that are

      jaded by their religious values

      it’s not all about the woman

      it’s all about the man

      trying to reason the power

      he once lost in his racial haze

      it’s not all about the man

      it’s all about the others

      who will face similar cruelties

      once one is criminalized

      it’s not all about the children

      it’s all about an environment

      they

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