Poetry is no doubt an attempted distillation of a moment in time, an interlude. In as much as we are all present in the cosmos right now, cosmic pretty much sums up the location of the present moment in time. This collection of some 50 odd moments, distilled into anthology form, is offered up in the hopes that the whimsy contained will remind you of one or more of your own cosmic interludes.

Maya Angelou’s unforgettable collection of poetry lends its name to the documentary film about her life, And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS’s American Masters.Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I’m telling lies.I say,It’s in the reach of my arms,The span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl o...

When the land was new and magic flowed freely and elves walked the earth with man, there was an elusive Queen of the Elves and legend said her heart could not be tamed by man. This is the story of the man who tamed that heart, and then let it go wild again.

The line between fact and fiction blurs for an aspiring, young story-teller as he embarks on a quest to write the perfect Heroic Story. Mort will have to realize the ending of his story isn't in his hands.

This book is filled with many types of poems that I have written about different events, emotions and much that helped to influence, shape and inspire with only the help from God Himself. My goal is to share these words of inspiration with others in hope to reach people who may have been through struggle with their faith or have had a hard break up or even a simple dream of ones true love. Many things in life happen everyday in our lives and most of time we just seem to ignore them or pass...

Poetry by April Follies, on assorted subjects and in a variety of styles. Included are twenty-seven poems, ranging from strict forms such as the sonnet and villanelle, to the more unorthodox "prose-poems" and completely free-form ventures, rhymed and unrhymed.

These seventeen carefully chosen poems are divided into three chapters. By turns sweet, sexy, pointed and provocative, I strive at all times to be both entertaining and tasteful.The major threads (that I can see) are romantic love, ill-fated and wise choices, finding a voice in the world, nature, birds, and the cosmos.Degrees of choice, degrees of fate;Find your voice before it's too late.Inspired in so many ways by my best friend John, whose influence on me o...

A charming tale in verse of a poor farm girl who craves adventure, and a lonely young prince who wants to get away. Fate brings them together, but the world wants to keep them apart. Can a prince and a peasant find love? Can she ever be his princess?

This is a book of poems dealing with the themes of Heaven and Hell, Sin, Repentance, and Christianity as the struggle of an author trying to come to grips with spirituality. Other themes threaded throughout such as love, desire, beauty, addiction. It is not an "inspirational" book in the traditional sense, but tends to be of a darker nature.

Qwantu Amaru, novelist, poet, and spoken word artist offers up this poetic treatise on the love battles he's waged, lost, and won in his search for love. From the beautiful opening poem Moonlight to the final statement Better to Have Loved and Lost, take the voyage with this unflinchingly honest poet. Lovelost just like his first chapbook, After the Storm is a FREE offering from this up and coming writer.

This is a collection of easy to read story poems that weave tales of fantasy, war and humor.