Life is random and so is this book. It is a collection of poems arranged in no particular order. There are happy poems, sad poems, silly poems, serious poems, poems about real life and poems that are total fiction. There are poems about love, poems about cats, poems for children, and there is even one about aa | From one page to the next you don't know what you are going to find. Come with me and climb a rainbow one colour at a time until we reach the clouds. We can drift away with the billowing grey on a quest to catch a wandering star. And on that star we can make a wish that our moment will last forever.

This book was created as a five- or ten-minute read, each day for the rest of your life. The hope is you will see parts of your life, and those of your friends, and reflect on your past and smile at your future. Author John Walsh was born in Widnes in 1937 and has lived in Cheshire all his life. A joiner by trade, he became Managing Director of two major joinery companies. On his retirement, John became an artist and he also enjoys writing poetry.

Here is our garden. The gate is not locked But don't venture in if you're easily shocked. We admit that our plantings won't please everyone; But if you're unsettled, that's part of the fun. See these creepers - like this one, that's wrapped round your feet? They creep terribly fast, and they only eat meat. Oh, and though they look pretty, please don't pick the flowers; They pick back, and their nails are far sharper than ours. You've seen how our chickens don't scratch in the mud? They're vampire hens, and they much prefer blood. And our goat, with the red eyes like smouldering coals? Satan's his name: he devours human souls. But don't be too frightened: all's not what it seems. These flora and fauna are tissues of dreams; And the monsters we dredge from the depths of our brain Fall asleep when we wake...or they'd drive us insane.

Collaboration The Mind's Eye is a collaboration between the artist's emotional response to the poems and the immediacy of the poet's reaction to nature and personal encounters. The Poet Gail Gowers Cotton is a member of the Poetry Society and the British Haiku Society. Her poems have appeared in the Societies' journals as well as in other specialist magazines. She "scatters" her work by leaving poems on buses, in cafes and tucked into library books. The Mind's Eye is her second book. Her inspiration comes from nature and personal encounters including memories of Ireland, Africa, North Wales and visits to Sydenham Hill Woods, Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Horniman Museum in South London, where she now lives. The Artist Pat Keay graduated as a painter at the Edinburgh College of Art in 1971. She has worked as an artist and designer in Scotland, Kenya and London and now lives in Worthing. Read more on www.patkeay.com. The illustrations come from Pat's spontaneous reaction to the essence, rather than the detail, of a particular Haiku.

Hierdie studiewerkgids vir leerders en onderwysers kan saam met die voorgeskrewe poësiebloemlesing vir Afrikaans graad 10 EAT gebruik word. Die gids verskaf bykomende inligting, vrae en opdragte by die voorgeskrewe gedigte in ​Vers en vlam: ’n poësiebloemlesing vir graad 10 EAT​. Die aanslag is toeganklik en informeel, en gerig op die leerder.

Paul Hume Simmons was born in Ilford, Essex, in 1957 and attended Brentwood School and the University of Essex. He has worked as an administrator in local government for the last 26 years; has two daughters and two little grandchildren and lives near Colchester. This collection of poems The Look of Beauty follows on from his first publication in 2013, A Construction in Space. Its style can be concise and sometimes apparently simple and retains a certain rhythm. It touches and dwells on ideas and situations with insight and some delicacy - and the poet hopes to instil a sense of beauty and a degree of order, in whatever ways these can be recognised; not just in appearance.

The second of five new books of unpublished poems from the late, great, Charles Bukowski, America's most imitated and influential poet -- 143 never-before-seen works of gritty, amusing, and inspiring verse.

Born in Lahore, Punjab in 1937, the family moved to New Delhi, India, after Partition in 1947, schooled at Modern School, New Delhi, and graduating in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he worked with Indian Industry until 1977 and then started his own international trading company, Monarch International, of which he is president. His love for art, literature and the finer side of life finds expression in his earlier books: The Sands of Time, As Time Goes By, Fruit Salad, Chequerboard, To Have Loved, The Tyranny of Truth, The Mango Grove at Kashipur, The Rabbit's Tale, The Misadventures of a Flying Horse, A Pigeon and I, Till the End of Time, Think Poetry, Think Haikus, The Shepherd Said, Three Cheers for Poetry, The Beauty of Silence and Balm for the Soul. His book Fruit Salad has been translated into both Chinese and Persian. He writes in Urdu too and now has four books to his credit.He has a book of short stories, 11 Short Stories, published in the UK. He has also written books for children in English and Hindi.

Vers en vlam stel graad 10- Eerste Addisionele Taalleerders in staat om te beleef hoe Afrikaanse gedigte kreatief, intelligent en vindingryk met die taal omgaan. Die bundel is volgens die KABV se riglyne saamgestel. Die bundel se titel verwys na die Afrikaanse uitdrukking “iemand is vuur en vlam”, ’n uitdrukking wat daarop dui dat iemand baie opgewonde en entoesiasties is. In Vers en vlam is gedigte uit al die soorte Afrikaans opgeneem wat die belangrikste versvorme, literêre tydperke en temas in die Afrikaanse digkuns verteenwoordig. Só word daar ’n vlam aangesteek wat lig werp op die geskiedenis, op vandag se samelewing en verhoudings, asook op ontwikkeling en verstegnieke in die Afrikaanse poësie. Vers en vlam is vir die leerder en onderwyser ’n uiters bruikbare werkboek. Dit bevat: ’n inleiding tot die Afrikaanse poësie; biografiese inligting by elke gedig met ’n oorsig van die digter se lewe en werk; ’n kort inleiding oor die onderwerp waaroor die leerder bloot kan nadink of ’n gesprek kan voer of kan skryf; agtergrond oor elke gedig en ’n kort verduideliking waaroor dit gaan; woordverklarings van moeiliker woorde in Afrikaans en Engels; ’n afdeling “Pitkos” wat die leerder se aandag op sake vestig wat ’n sleutel is om die gedig beter te verstaan; ’n afdeling “Leerfokus” wat die poësietegniek wat in die gedig gebruik word, saamvat; kontekstuele vrae wat leerders help om soveel as moontlik van die gedig te verstaan, dit te interpreteer, en hul gevoel daaroor weer te gee; ’n afdeling “Vir jou joernaal en/of in die klas” wat leerders die geleentheid bied om skeppend op aspekte van die gedig te reageer; ’n glossarium wat literêre begrippe verduidelik. Ekstra hulpmateriaal kan gratis afgelaai word by www.nb.co.za

There is a lot to learn from the way we take care of our books about the way we take care of each other. In the second episode of this delightful trilogy, we follow the stories of custodianship encountered during the travels of LGB. Warm, tragic, humorous and endlessly insightful, this is soul food.Whether published or not, we are all looking for our stories to be read. Hoping for a gentle hand to turn our pages, hear our words and of course, never to judge us by our covers. Since time immemorial across the globe, humanity has yearned for its unique books to be taken care of. This is the simple tale of one more, a certain LGB.

This book of poems consists of some incidents of everyday life. Sometimes when you find yourself in a difficult situation you seem to think, a This cannot possibly get any worse.a I assure you it can, but it can also get better. I also believe that there is always a way out. Please allow me to take you on this journey of eventful, challenging and rewarding life experiences. We all know that inspiration can be drawn through observing and paying attention to the people around us. The names mentioned in the poems are fictional.

The thoughts of a family man, expressed in words 1949 - 2014.

Sarah de Nordwall is a poet and storyteller who calls herself a Bard with a Bard School. In 1993 she was inspired by an account of the ancient Bards of Ireland who were called to 'speak truth to the king without fear' and to 'entertain all from the Peasant to the King'. This she determined to do, and also to set out to found a Bard School like the ones of old that trained one for such a mission. Since then she has been writing and performing her poems and stories in her unique style for 20 years all around the UK and also in Saskatchewan, Transylvania and Lourdes, from day centres for the homeless to the House of Lords. She is bringing out this edition of 50 of her best loved poems to celebrate her 50th Birthday this year and hopes that the telling of a small part of the tale will inspire others to take up their pens, their paints and their dance shoes afresh and explore for themselves the enchanting delights and perils of the bardic life.

A reflective look at the Great War of 1914-1918 through modern poetry and verse.

Another collection of poems - and also some songs - about the darker and lighter sides of life, with illustrations by the author.

As the world scurries ahead into electrickery, there is much to revere about the hard copy book. Suzanne J.Cairns takes this moment in history to draw a parallel between the way we read our fiction these days and the way we treat our relationships. In a fast moving, technologically driven world, Suzanne urges us to stop awhile and be kinder to things that have moved us, that have taken us out of the mundane, opened our eyes and inspired us. Simplicity is key in these poems and pictures, a back to basics journey. Suzanne J. Cairns has always had a love affair with words, she studied them at university for three years. In fact as all those close to her will testify, she often has far too many. Writing in many guises to keep Red Riding Hood safe, she is also seduced by images, having exhibited her paintings and designed interiors over the years. In this tome these two strands of creativity collide as she leads us all into the gentle narrative of a burgeoning romance and its tortuous decline.

Ashok is prolific, no doubt, and his choice of subjects very varied. He has a book of haikus already published and another is on its way. His new interest is blank verse and he threatens a book all a blanka . Born in Lahore, Punjab in 1937, the family moved to New Delhi, India, after Partition in 1947, schooled at Modern School, New Delhi, and graduating in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he worked with Indian Industry until 1977 and then started his own international trading company, Monarch International, of which he is president. His love for art, literature and the finer side of life finds expression in his earlier books: The Sands of Time, As Time Goes By, Fruit Salad, Chequerboard, To Have Loved, The Tyranny of Truth, The Mango Grove at Kashipur, The Rabbit's Tale, The Misadventures of a Flying Horse, A Pigeon and I, Till the End of Time, Think Poetry, Think Haikus, The Shepherd Said, Three Cheers for Poetry and The Beauty of Silence. His book Fruit Salad has been translated into both Chinese and Persian. He writes in Urdu too and now has four books to his credit.He has a book of short stories, 11 Short Stories, published in the UK. He has also written books for children in English and Hindi.