Family Poetry

Poems about Love, Life, Romance, Understanding, Empowerment and How Nature Nurtures and Heals. First collection by a new author, young poetess Lakelyn Chase who resides in the South (US) and seeks to live life to the fullest. She tries to evoke that in her writing. Her poems are mostly personal with vivid imagery that she hopes will help the reader visualize as well as feel their meaning. Excerpt: Girl Among Wildflowers As the sun began to dip below the horizon, and the sky gave way to the gentle pastels of twilight, a young woman found herself standing in a field of wildflowers, lost in ...

Canticos, la serie prescolar bilingüe, presenta “Te Quiero, Mama”, un libro ilustrado para niños pequeños, lleno de arte irresistible y rima inspiradora. Este libro es perfecto para el Dia de las Madres, el Dia de San Valentín, o cualquier ocasión que celebra el amor de nuestras madres.

Set in three sections, Robert Wood Lynn explores interior uncertainty, interpersonal uncertainty and uncertainty at a larger scale. These narrative poems, influenced by storytelling traditions, find themselves at the nexus of the intimate and the humorous, as well as the absurd and the tragic. These poems examine isolation and grief in their many forms—through heartbreak or the death of loved ones, or show us the world looking back at itself after it ends.

At twenty-seven years-old, George Fairweather is “the voice of his generation”, a poet whose talent has garnered him accolades from the literary establishment and homage from the disenfranchised “hippie” youth of the late 1960’s.George is the embodiment of the times with his long hair, rebellious attitude and regular use of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs.Then the sudden and tragic death of Fallon, his friend, his muse and his lover shatters his world, his sanity and nearly ends his life.Katherine is the one person who stands between George and destruction. A hanger-on, a groupie...

From the bestselling author of What the Road Said, Cleo Wade’s next heartfelt book is a love letter to the infinite potential of the future, expressing the many hopes and dreams we hold for our children and ourselves. This book is an important reminder that, above all, what we wish for everyone’s precious life is that they can love and be loved.

This book is based on the life experiences of a little girl who had to grow up fast. She was a mother at the age of 14. She had an apartment and adult bills at the age of 15. She struggled in an urban environment to do the right thing, but kept doing the wrong until she had enough experiences in life to guide her through her storm. Learning by experiences and not giving up, today she is a successful business owner, and her daughter is also a successful business owner. She has two beautiful, respectful, and smart granddaughters.

From the Bronx to beyond!. From Musician to Physician to Builder. I started out with an ideal at an early age. By five I just knew that I was going to be a doctor. We all knew, from my relatives to my parents and really to my friends that I was to become a doctor. Having learned to play piano I graduated to Rock keyboards and guitars and finally , after Woodstock, to a decision. Musician or Physician. That's how my parents put it. The next thing I knew I was off to Medical School. Having received a full scholarship to the University of Guadalajara's State Medical School, through the Social ...

Chronicled in four parts, shifting restlessly between the author's childhood memories, the sudden disappearance of his brother, and the inevitable loss of his ailing mother, Late to the Search Party explores what it means to be a family of one—to be orphaned, whether by fate or by circumstance. In language that is both grounded and ethereal, Dawson tallies the losses and looks at what remains: the frustration and anger, the bewilderment and sadness—and the affection and humor that makes itself felt in spite of everything.

This anthology of twenty poems was Yeats's first major collection after he received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1923.

El cazador ************** Un día caluroso de verano, frente al ventilador Estaba el gato blanco sudando por el fuerte calor De pronto, fuera de la ventana se quedó espiando A una pequeña ave que afuera estaba trinando Desde la espalda al frente, el gato se pudo estirar Y pensó: “¡Que buen día este para salir y cazar!”

Life, love, and work intertwine with nature and a unique series of poems, in Tom's revised edition of his successful book of poetry. No matter what the day-to-day challenges are, as life unfolds, Tom shows us - through his poetry - that life is about enjoying what we can in every single moment.

The Perseverance is the remarkable debut book by British-Jamaican poet Raymond Antrobus. Ranging across history and continents, these poems operate in the spaces in between, their haunting lyrics creating new, hybrid territories. The Perseverance is a book of loss, contested language and praise, where elegies for the poet's father sit alongside meditations on the d/Deaf experience.

**Listen Linda Presents: Women of the Waiting Room Poetic Ministry** is a powerful collection that brings together a diverse group of women who share their heartfelt journeys through poetry. In this anthology, each poem serves as a testament to resilience, faith, and the beauty of waiting—whether for healing, hope, or new beginnings. These women, each with their unique stories and experiences, invite readers into their waiting rooms, spaces of anticipation and reflection. Through their words, they explore themes of patience, strength, and the profound lessons learned during times of ...

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. She sends Macy next door to help 86-year-old Iris Gillan, who is getting ready to move into an assisted-living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own, and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

The work of Carl Dennis has won praise for its “integrity, its substance, and its seemingly effortless craft; and for its embodiment of passionate inquiry” (Times Literary Supplement). The title of his new collection, Earthborn, helps to point the way to its two central concerns: how to find meaning, as creatures of the earth, in lives that are short and frail and destined to be forgotten; and how, as stewards of the earth, to address the need to protect our home from ourselves, from the menace to life posed by our own species.

Christmas is coming! Bells jingle, sleds dash through the snow, trees are topped with sparkling stars, and children everywhere dream of candy canes and presents. But the best gift of all - the most magical gift of the season - is when we spend Christmas with those we love.

No matter how dark life may seem, the light you seek is within you. In life, there are moments that can be intense, overwhelming, and unpredictable – setbacks, failures, disappointments, losses, and hardships cast a shadow over your sense of hope. In these dark moments, it can feel as though the sun will never rise again. However, this self-help book is here to remind you that within you, even in the darkest phases of life, there is always a glimmer of light waiting to be discovered. From understanding love to holding onto hope, this book will serve as a guide to help you grow and ...

A Shot in the Dark by Errol Rubenstein is a meditation on family and relationships and the struggles and triumphs that go hand in hand with being in a relationship and having a family. It references parents and children, their relationships, and the complex emotions that arise from these family dynamics. This collection also addresses love--romantic love and love of family, and also contains musings on the author's impressions of the natural world, as well as the author's childhood memories, the artistic process, and reflections on what the author observes in the world around him. A Shot in...

mother is a work rooted in an intimate fracture: an Indigenous child is adopted out of her tribe and raised by a non-Indian family. As an adult finding her way back to her origins, our unnamed narrator begins to put the pieces of her birth family's history together through the stories told to her by her mother, father, sister, and brother, all of whom remained on the reservation where she was born. Through oral histories, family lore, and imagined pasts and futures, a collage of their community emerges, raising profound questions about adoption, inheritance, and Indigenous identity in America.

En la selva tropical, la temporada de tormentas había iniciado La Señora Araña para ella y su hijo, refugio había buscado. El temporal estaba muy ventoso; truenos y lluvia caían En su casa, bajo las rocas, calientes y secos estarían.