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Armando Lara, Heba Shaher, Herbert Appleman, Anita Dwyer, Jerry Gidner, Joseph Anway, Kristin Faigh, Salaheldin Elmekki,
Tekkan, Sandra Haynes, Richard Vernon, Mary Angeline Bell, Marilyn Wassmann, Karen J. Chisholm, Cheryl Batavia

Editor’s Note
I know, I know. The fashion these days is to admit the
smallness, the helplessness of humanity in the grand
scheme of things. We are tiny petty, shortsighted beings
that are hell-bent on self-destruction, and the cockroaches
will outlive us all.
Yes, I get it.
But just for a second let us also remember the
greatness our kind is capable of. Our capacity
for kindness, our ability to imagine, and our
capability of thinking and pondering on
our existence.
Best of all is how we are able to
translate all of those musings into
beautiful writing, condensing the
enormity of human experience
into poignant reflections in
beautifully structured poems.
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Powerful, evocative words strung together, stirring a myriad of
emotions, all wonderfully created by us humans, to be told and
retold for so long as we are able to communicate. So maybe it’s
not only cockroaches that will outlive us.
We celebrate the ingenuity of human imagination in this little writing
contest of ours, and here we are reminded and humbled by the
sheer talent that our publishing house is able to foster.
Read on, fellow human, and share in the joy, despair, and epiphanies
that our poets detailed in their works.
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Bookside Press LLC
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Norma Ray
by Armando Lara
Grandpa
by Jerry Gidner
Where I’m From
by Kristin Faigh
Where I’m From
by Zaki Al Ali
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Airplanes and Histories
by Norman Currey
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Literary Contest Finalists
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Freedom’s Journey
by Dennis A. McIntyre
Contest Winner
I Am A Trophy Hunt In The
Sahara by Jill Neibuhr

It Suddenly Rained
by Salaheldin E. Elmekki
Questions
by Anita Dwyer
by Tekkan
Lovely Hour
by Herbert Appleman
CONTEST FINALISTS
ENTS
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Honorable Mentions
Sandra A. Haynes
Karen J. Chisholm
Mary Angeline Bell
Cheryl Batavia
Richard “Ritchie” Vernon
Marilyn Wassmann
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Escaping Our Fallen Nature
by David Piper
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GOD'S
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William Edmondson, a native of Monroe, Michigan, accepted Christ as his Savior in the
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AIRPLANE STORIES
AND
HISTORIES
NORMAN CURREY
A collection of tales that takes
you through the sky, stories
from history as man began to
take flight.
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AIRPLANE STORIES AND HISTORIES chronicles two hundred
years of aviation highlights including the exploits of pioneers such
as Sir George Cayley, the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Wiley Post,
Amelia Earheart, R. J. Mitchell, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, Allan Loughead,
Frank Whittle, and Kelly Johnson. Notable events and developments are
discussed, first Atlantic flights, World War airplanes, jet engine development
and post-war dedesigns. It concludes with a discussion of new designs...
NORMAN CURREY was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1926. He
graduated as an aeronautical engineer in 1948 and was a stress engineer
on the de Havilland Comet. He went to Canada and helped design the
Jetliner and Arrow. He spent 30 years at Lockheed, working in the
C-130 JetStar, C-5 and special projects. He is a Chartered Engineer
and a Fellow of the Roya Aeronautical Society, and has lectured in
the U.S. and abroad. He is also the author of Aircraft Landing Gear
Design: Principles and Practices, AIAA1988.
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MENTCHU-HOTEP
AND THE
SPIRIT OF THE
MEDJAY
MFUNDISHI JHUTYMS HASSAN SALIM
This book is based upon real characters of the eleventh
dynasty and specifically on a real ruler, Menchu-hotep,
the founding and unifying king of ancient Kemet’s
(Egypt) Eleventh Dynasty and Classical Age who ruled
for fifty-four years. Because he is an obvious black
African from the south, very little is written about him
even when he is a giant in ancient history. As an African
cultural custodian, I come to shine light here there is
darkness. Amen-Ra.
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Mfundishi Jhutyms Ka n Heru Hassan Kamau Salim is a holistic Kultural custodian of traditional Afrikan
Kulture and ancient Kemet. Mfundishi (pronounced M-foon-dee-shee) is an author, poet, playwright,
Story-Teller, Professor of Afrikan Studies, Kemetologists, Kemet High Priest, Spiritual Guide, lecturer,
motivational speaker and Grand master in the Mentchu Afrikan combat system of Kupigana Ngumi. He is a
teacher and professor of Afrikan studies who specializes in the Nile Valley Kulture of North east Afrika and
the Mdw Ntchr (Hieroglyphics), and has taught nationally in the United States of America, the Caribbean's,
Europe and Africa, lecturing in over 150 Colleges and Universities.
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The global financial Crisis of 2008 demonstrated the comprehensive failure of Economics and of the
theory of economic management which has dominated Economics for more than 50 years. Their
disastrous track-record shows that macroeconomists are no better
than shamans - witchdoctors. This book explains the reasons for
this failure.
The book describes the fallacies in the dominant theory and
identifies the guilty parties, whose uncritical belief in the theory
led to the Crisis, and the few ‘wise virgins’ who foresaw it.
The book questions the mistaken belief that Economics is a true
science, comparing the negligible progress in Economics over many
decades with the extraordinary advances in genuine scientific fields
such as engineering, medicine, physics. The inherent indeterminacy
of economic behavior means that, rather than scientists or engineers,
economists should more accurately be regarded as novelists.
Happily, there are now signs in the work of a few macroeconomists
that the subject is returning to the socially-useful roots it should
never have left.
SHAMANOMICS
A Short Guide to the Failure, Fallacies and Future
of Macroeconomics
Giles Conway-Gordon
MACROECONOMISTS HAVE FAILED US
Visit www.shamanomics.info for more details.
“Economics was part of my Oxford degree. Even then I saw a serious conflict
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Giles Conway-Gordon, Author of Shamanomics
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Freedom's
Journey
Dennis A. McIntyre
A journey to light
amidst the darkness. A
story of vice to virtue.
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Freedom's Journey is Jake Wilson's continued
saga. In Shackled Yet Free, Jake sought
to replace the loss of a father with many
things, including alcohol, drugs, and
women. While in prison, he met a
man who turned his life around.
After his release, he had his share of
setbacks, but he stayed true to this
man's teaching and became the man,
God wanted him to be. Jake is about
to find more answers to more things
that plagued him from the past. God
would lead him on a journey that would
stir an emotional cauldron.
Dennis A. McIntyre is a native of Rochester, NY, and served as an electrical
engineer and a technical writer for over 40 years before retiring. Since
retirement, Dennis has focused his efforts on his personal writing,
publishing his first book, an autobiographical work entitled Legacy of
Love, in 2008. He published Shackled Yet Free in 2011 and Coffee Shop
Ministries in 2021. Dennis currently resides in Dacula, GA. He enjoys using
his gifts of encouraging and writing for the glory of God’s kingdom. His
main goal for writing involves drawing people into closer relationships
with the Lord and one another.
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Poems of the Ignited Heart is a series of 54 sonnets that powerfully relate
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Poems of the Ignited Heart &
Illumination of the One
Sonnets for Seekers Everywhere / from
Trinity to Unity
Consciousness to mental health. They each convey a powerful image given to the
author at a deep core level that painted themselves upon the page in precise words.
Taken together they present a dynamic portrait of the evolution of individuals and
humanity. Illumination of the One, is a vital sequel to his first book, A Science of
Consciousness, which focuses on Oneness as a living reality. This book includes a
series of 6 visualization exercises, meant to be used in conjunction with the text,
to promote an experience for the reader of this sacred insight.
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A Science of
C onsciousness
Pneumatology for a New Millennium
What is Consciousness? What is the Holy Spirit? What if the ancient word
St. Paul used for “spirit,” pneuma, were to be interpreted as equivalent to
“consciousness” as we are striving to understand it today? What would be the
effects and implications of this upon understanding of the self, the world, and
the greater creation?
A Science of Consciousness begins with the author asking the reader to accept
as true for a moment a few basic, though perhaps un-thought-of premises. On
that basis, the reader is invited to go on an imaginary journey into a world of
new implications, possibilities, and powers coming from human creativity.
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Shiva C.A.D. Shankaran has been a dedicated practitioner and teacher of yoga and
meditation for over 45 years. He completed his Master of Arts degree in Religious
Education/Pastoral Counseling at Fordham University in 1984. Prior to that a BA in
English Literature with an extensive background in Western and Vedic philosophy
from various schools. He has worked in mental health in clinical settings and in spiritual
counseling as a private practice for many years. He currently resides in Vermont.

MAPLESTAPLE MAGAZINE
I FELL IN LOVE WITH
EAST HARLEM
OFIR SANCHEZ
After reading I Fell in Love with East Harlem, readers
should learn that for nearly 12,000 years before any
European arrived in North America, the Manhattan
tribe and Lenape tribe lived in the area that is New
York City.
Initially, the community was inhabited by poor
German, Italian, and Eastern European Jewish
immigrants. In the late 1800s, the neighborhood
became known as Italian Harlem and became the
first section of Manhattan to be called Little Italy. The
Italian population remained strong until the 1980s.
Today, however, the neighborhood is now called East
Harlem and is predominantly Latino.
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Ofir Sanchez was born and raised in Argelia Valle, Colombia. Her family’s
decision to migrate to Miami was an eye opener for her. She gained a new
perspective of the culture of her country in which gender and class roles are
more pronounced. She decided to move from Miami to New York City, and
she has been a New Yorker ever since.
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Bonita
Carl R. Brush
Meet Bonita. Often reckless, often victimized,
a deeply spiritual person who transforms
herself from a rebellious adolescent into a prominent
entrepreneur. When we meet her as a twelve-year-old
in 1843, her future looks idyllic—a privileged life on
a hacienda overlooking San Francisco Bay. But her
penchant for eavesdropping and her feisty willfulness
wreck everything. She learns that she’s not who she’s
been told she was, and she strikes out on her own to
discover the truth. Along the way, she becomes immersed
in the swirl of historic events that surrounds her—the
Mexican-American war, the gold rush, California drive
for statehood. An intense romance both complicates
and enhances quest. Her search and its discoveries
create fresh challenges, challenges she meets with the
originality and boldness that by that point we’ve come
to expect of this extraordinary woman named Bonita.
From writer Dan Barth, author of, among other fine works, The Day After Hank Williams’
Birthday: Prose Pieces & Poems, This historical novel, set in Northern California in the 1840s, opens
with the 12-year-old title character intent on learning how to rope a grizzly. The result is not at all
what she expects. The thing she lassos turns out to be more like a whirlwind. From Sausalito to Yerba
Buena, up and down the San Francisco Bay, north to Sonoma and south to Monterey, she gamely
hangs on to her end of the rope. Like Bonita, readers of this Carl Brush novel are in for a wild ride.
Paperback | $16.99
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Bonita’s Quest
SEQUEL TO BONITA (1)
Carl R. Brush
It is 1855 in San Francisco when Bonita’s Quest
begins. From page one we find ourselves in
the midst of Bonita Kelly’s fight to clear her
parents’ names and claim her rightful place at
her daughter’s side. The fight carries her from
San Francisco to New Orleans and back again. An
intriguing love triangle adds a delicious spiciness
to the whole affair. You will find yourself in the
company of an extraordinary woman and will
have an exciting time getting to know her as you
sail the tempestuous seas of this romantic and
suspenseful tale.
Paperback | $14.99 Ebook | $7.99
Carl Brush has been writing since he could write, which is quite a long time now. He
is the author of six historical novels, five of which are set in Northern California, plus
one (The Yellow Rose) which takes place in the Texas Revolution of 1836. Carl lives
with his wife in Oakland, California, where he enjoys the blessings of nearby children
and grandchildren.
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LAST APRIL, we announced our first ever
Maple Staple Magazine Literary contest and
we gathered entries from across the globe.
We set guidelines and made sure that each
entry followed it.
The submissions we received were all
amazing but there were a few that rose above
and beyond the others.
As they say, many were called but a few
are chosen.
Here are our finalists:
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Norma Rae
Armando Lara
“Get with it you Bitch”
With poor Norma Rae grimacing
As the long gun’s front sight
Dug deep into her ribs
She somewhat understood
She was making her own bed
But never not one of this type
That would be her final resting place
Prodded from behind with a rifle’s barrel
Norma Rae slowly dug her grave
The moon her only light
As she slowly moved the dirt
“Norma Rae you, Cunt
Hurry up God dam it
You fucked with us all along
Now you’re going to pay the
price, you dirty old whore”
She was all of 47
And he was right
Her life just a “bitch”
Never ever worth a plug nickel
A living hell
From the very beginning up to now
Raised in a shit hole trailer
Not far from Highway 44
Her daddy a fall-down drunk
Beat her mom at least once a day
Not for any real reason
Just because hated himself
Only went to school til 7 years old
Cause daddy farmed her out to
others to do their chores
Never allowed to keep a cent
He kept it all for his smelly beer
No one in the local school
Never cared if she attended to learn
Her daddy Garfield
convinced the teachers
Norma Rae just plain too stupid
to remember a word
The barrel poked her in the head
Cutting a gash above her ear
Hurt as hell
Now awaiting a bullet to relieve the pain
She welcomed the end
Knowing life’s nightmare would
finally come to an end
She thought about how she got here
The plan for her and those two killers
to the fleece the old man for all he had
But those two guys, Horace and Shortie
Wanted every last cent the ol’ man had
Didn’t want to share any with her
Just like her old man Garfield did to her
So little by little squirreling
away her just share
Didn’t think these two would
find where she had her stash
But she was too careless
They discovered the hiding place
Off to the Zuni Indian reservation
Where it was to come to her end
No one would find her there
In that desolate place
“Deep enough Norma Rae
Lay down in that hole
Say your prayers if you want
Won’t make any difference anyhow”
She lays down for one last time
But sees a shooting star for
the first time ever
Muses if it’s a sign of better things to come
And maybe an end this shithole ride
The 30-30 rifle shot scatters the cows
But the noise isn’t heard by anyone else
Norma Rae finally ends her terrible life
Horace and Shortie wonder at the
broad curious smile on her face
This true story goes on for much longer
But to be saved for another writing
At least poor Norma Rae
Had a final respite from
all she had suffered
Written by Armando Lara, December 3, 2018, based on real life events in the fall of 1980 when
I as an FBI agent investigated her murder on the New Mexico Zuni Indian reservation
Some would say a career in the FBI and private investigation rough and grim. They
wouldn’t be wrong. But instead of numbing him to violence, Armando Lara’s
more than five decades in the field, covering cases like aircraft hijackings and
kidnappings, gives us a unique insight into crime investigation. “Norma Rae”
poignantly humanizes one of those cases instead of leaving the victim as yet
another nameless statistic.
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Alzheimer
Zaki Al Ali
When my grandfather
suffered Alzheimer’s
He used to call us all
by the name of a woman
That we don’t know who she is
It wasn’t you, grandmother
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The poet Zakariya Abdul-Ali Muhail, better known as Zaki Al-Ali, was born in the
southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah in the region of Al-Sedinawiya. He completed his
elementary and secondary education there before earning his degree from the
Persian Department of the Military Institute of Languages.
He has always loved poetry books since his southern upbringing led him to
portray its culture, history, and momentous occurrences. He also likes swimming
and fishing.
His grandpa, who had Alzheimer’s illness before passing away, served as the
inspiration for the poem.

Grandpa Lewis
Jerry Gidner
His pipe smelled like pine woods,
and lumber camps,
and horse teams that fell through the ice.
The bowl, worn and warm,
was comfort and mystery,
created by and cradled in
calloused palms.
The smoke it birthed was a wisp of fog,
the damp smell of yesterday,
that clung to a carpet of moss.
His beard was as sharp as
the pine needles
littering the backyard.
He shaved with a cup
and a brush
and a scrape
over the back-room sink.
Blue walls the only color.
His fringe of white hair
was the scratch of low-slung bushes
where we picked huckleberries
one eye alert for bees,
the other for bears.
The lazy sun of a northern sky
taunting us through the pines.
His eyes were the still of winter.
Frozen lakes.
Gellid, unfathomable.
A flash of fish in the shadows
revealing possibilities of
ancient mysteries,
but little else.
His voice was an echo.
A jangle of history,
A tangle of centuries,
A mangle of cultures.
Memories of worlds long gone,
remembered in vague bits and colored shards.
His spirit was his rocking chair,
green seat and arched wood and rhythmic creaks.
It’s sighs measure the time needed
for a universe to unwind
for a lifetime to unfold
for a heart to beat.
A world away, it sings me to sleep
Jerry Gidner, of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, never truly knew his maternal grandfather, who
was already old when Jerry was just a boy. His poem,
“Grandpa,” paints a portrait not only of his enigmatic
forebear but also of America in bygone days, shaped by
the hands of hardworking laborers.
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Where I’m From
Kristin A. Faigh
I come from green lake water
and blue skies inviting me
to explore their depths in many ways.
I come from a great body of fresh
water and pounding waves
bidding me to climb dunes of great
height to witness their beauty,
or to bodysurf in rolling thunder.
I am from hope and fantasy of "if
only, then all will be well,"
and it is, for I exist.
I am from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
(now with garlic, rosemary, and salt),
and a blue birdhouse shot into
by my mother, to kill a rat.
I am from ANANSI TELLS A TALE
and BEHIND THE BACK
OF THE MOUNTAIN, where
"For little Kristin Aardema,
who tells stories to me..."
are extant worldwide.
I am from powHerful women
giving birth in watercolor,
long legs dancing into literary
history, songs of praise and joy
bursting forth in passionate reams of life.
I am from medicine practiced
in great hope of relief
from sadness, angst, desire,
longing, and coping.
I come by miles swum past limits set
by borders of fear and control.
West Michigan's conservatism pulls
at my driven search for truth,
trying to slow me down in
midst of breaking free--
and it all seems a matter of
my breaking free.
I come by a deep hole dug through
rebellion against well-meant guidance,
to launch in flight to great
suffering, pulling my Self back
to starting point by waiting red
thread, even when I didn't know
that's what it was.
I come from writing and typing
furiously to explore life's dynamics.
I am poetic expression through life, itself.
I come from restless desire to
know and experience,
yet to avoid suffering, sometimes
to my soul's detriment.
I come from heart's longing to Be,
to help others Be, to Be filled
with Creation's Joy of Belonging!
I am from this place of Joy,
moving within and through
musty old thought forms trying
desperately to dictate
the way I live my life, to hold
me back, away from Joy, yet
I also come from a place where
these musty-old-thought-forms
are falling away little by little as I
Become more conscious of them.
I come from Source, who is Love,
leaping away from the clutches
of patriarchy to discover and Be
the powHerful woman I am.
I breathe through acrylics, hold my
breath through watercolors,
bless my Self through anointing of
canvasses on which I Self-express
the layers and layers of life
lived and living, to live.
I am the one searching through
trap doors of comfort,
even when any comfort seems hard
won, and peeking over thresholds
because entry may bring suffering
before it brings safety. Yes, true.
I come from safety’s desire to avoid
rejection, and personality’s habit
to cogitate before deciding whether
said rejection was called for or not.
I come from Christ, universal Light
and Joy whom I am living into.
I am of Jesus whose teachings in
Scripture have never changed
yet have and are changing me.
I am a woman of “the Cloth” whether
it is clothing, a blanket for warmth,
or a blanket of care.
I come by trial and error at first in
marriage and raising precious sons,
and now blanketed by Love in marriage
and the raising of incredible twin sons.
I am Grand and have grands who fill
my heart with joy in our connection,
and sadness at our geographic distance.
I am a new creation, daily being recreated
as tabula rasa of Love’s image and weight.
I am a risk taker and a red rose blooming
in honor of the sacred feminine.
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Who are we and where do we come from? Many have pondered this question,
but few have come to a conclusion as humorous, insightful, and uplifting as
Rev. Kristin A. Faigh in her poem, “Where I’m From.” Mixing the quotidian
with the existential, this poem conveys the unique stylings of this pastor/
poet from Missourian.

IT SUDDENLY RAINED
Salaheldin E. Elmekki
Dense Clouds covered city's horizon
While its shower battered the crust of earth
Then heavy rain engulfed the whole place
Birds flew away taking shelter in their nests
Passers-by rushed seeking refuge in nearby retreats
And the vendors gathered things to move away
Carrying along their heavy weights
And the neighbourhood trees
Enduring the long waiting and the long suffering
felt happy and enjoyed the fall of rain
and stretched branches & leaves
hoping to get a fresh sweet sip that may
quench thirst and instil with life their dying veins.
City and its outskirts witnessed an euphoria as
A condition of vigour and vitality prevailed
So I said, "Congratulations, the elixir of life
Has touched the crust of earth
And in the wake of the rain and the
good prospects that emerged,
I harboured thoughts and hopes
That the rain may eventually wash away the
entire dirt that tarnish the face of earth,
clean human hearts from their deep stains
And cure all the ills of the human soul
The fall of rain and the sudden change it brings to the landscape is prime inspiration
for any poem. In the hands of Salaheldin Elmekki, it is an especially introspective
moment. His bilingual background lends “It Suddenly Rained” a particularly musical
element; the poem, written in English, carries the distinct lyricism of his native Arabic.
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Away To See
The Stars
Joseph Anway
Away! Away! Ere the break of day,
I must away, I cannot stay,
To go and see, past canopy,
A world beyond mantle gray,
The cloak that drapes over all,
And past the earth and its pall,
To seek stars
beyond the sky,
To cross seas heavenward high,
To journey across the waste,
Away! Away! I must haste!
To seek light amidst the night,
To find stars, such gifts to sight,
Jewels high, beyond man’s might,
Shining light to grace my eyes,
Crowning gems beyond the skies,
Look! See! To the stars I go!
Rock, tree, leave the earth below!
To seek rocks the size of earth,
To add joy and also mirth,
And tree beyond all trees of wood,
That tree that since
all time has stood,
Great Yggdrasil, with
stars as leaves,
Away! Away! I must leave!
To seek rock and
tree, to see! To see!
To go and see, past canopy.
Universe beyond the gray,
Away! Away! Still away!
Come! Let‘s see what lies,
Beyond earth, beyond skies.
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Questions?
Anita Dwyer
Don’t you wonder why your reflection doesn’t stay
In the mirror after you walk away?
That children who go out, always come back
After play?
That a laugh, a melodious sound, doesn’t continue
Around and around?
That leaden grey clouds in the sky don’t fall down?
That the weight we lose when it falls off, can’t be
Found?
Your shadow follows you all around yet when the sun
goes down, you can’t find it on the ground?
While a small bird under a pound can take wing
And a jumbo jet is a huge thing, yet both can fly
So why can’t I?
There are many wonders that have no answers or
So it seems
Until someone reasons these thoughts because of
Smart genes.
At 96 years old, Anita Dwyer has definitely seen a lot of life,
and what a life she has seen. She has successfully curated
a fine gallery of experiences: poetry, stage acting, painting,
motherhood, even joining the Ms America pageant, and
more. Her joie de vivre perfectly shines through in her poem,
“Questions.”
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Let these words resemble migrating birds
It’s the flocks that reliably appear
Returning in spring and bringing their cheer
Let the mind absorb these transient words
Playful and buoyant like jubilant birds
Like the indigo buntings and killdeer
Like robins and swallows they reappear
Let these words be a net to catch bluebirds
Remember— this is a vanishing world
The pattern outlasts each living being
Each singular heartbeat will disappear
While the galaxies continue to whirl
Year after year the birds will be singing
It’s fragility that makes life so dear.
Individuals
inevitably vanish
while the patterns of
things gradually shift —
even rocks disintegrate.
— Tekkan
This sonnet creates a lush tapestry of fauna gallivanting
across a cosmic field, as it contemplates the nature of human
consciousness. Tekkan successfully merges English form with
Buddhist sensibilities in this untitled poem.
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Illustration and calligraphy by Dee Appleman
Herb Appleman is no stranger to the written word. This fellow of the Yale
School of Drama is a playwright, lyricist, author, documentary writer
and producer. His mastery of the language is wonderfully encapsulated
in “To Debbie and Loren,” with its almost haiku-like brevity masking
greater depths of emotion.
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I Am A Trophy
Hunt In The Sahara
I am a trophy hunt in the Sahara,
a depiction of the spoils of love
I picked up the smell late at night.
Snacks and grumbles and odds and ends
infiltrating the desert air
I weaved to and fro from the hunter.
He caught my eye and stayed on my trail.
I can smell him all day before the catch too.
I run until I can’t run anymore.
I was acquainted with my own filth,
not his and now it’s over.
He doesn’t know anything about me
but I can tell he’s as dirty as me.
My speed has run down to
the pace of the desert,
Once lush and green and now sand, open space
I’ll be his full belly tomorrow,
I’ll be the meaningless statue upon his wall.
Inedible pieces of me
Scattered on the desert floor
To rot
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Romance is many things, but oftentimes
people overlook the fact that romance
can also be savage and wild. Jill Niehbur
looks long and hard at the violence of
such intimacy in her winning poem, “I am
a trophy hunt in the Sahara.” Inspired from
a dead-end relationship she once had, her
poem explores the helplessness one feels
when one falls prey to romance.
Jill Niehbur looks long and hard at the
violence of such intimacy in her winning
poem, “I am a trophy hunt in the Sahara.”
Jill Niebuhr
Inspired from a dead-end relationship
she once had, her poem explores the
helplessness one feels when one falls prey
to romance.
Literary contest Winner
Meet Jill Niebuhr, a truly empowered woman
who has a multitude of talents. From singing,
writing and blogging, this woman is truly a
Jill of all trades. It is unbelievable what this woman can
do. She has a passion for dance and a love for animals.
In high school, she choreographed routines for her
cheerleading team. She has an album under the name,
Angel Warrior, which is also the name of her Patreon.
She also holds a degree in Political Science.
She dabbled in writing and authored a book entitled
Crush; a collection of poetry she wrote around 10 years
old to 36. She says that poetry gave her a safe space to
express herself and develop a sense of identity. Writing
gave her refuge while living a rather tumultuous life.
Romance is many things, but oftentimes people
overlook the fact that romance can also be savage and
wild. Jill Niehbur looks long and hard at the violence of
such intimacy in her winning poem, “I am a trophy hunt
in the Sahara.” Inspired from a dead-end relationship she
once had, her poem explores the helplessness one feels
when one falls prey to romance.
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Diamonds in the Snow
Sandra A. Haynes
The snow reflects no sparkles on a cloudy, sunless day,
When dark and driven clouds commence to keep the sun at bay.
It’s only when the clouds move on when chastened by the wind,
The sun can play upon the snow, its magic to begin.
Each crystal then will catch the light reflected on the snow,
While causing it to twinkle like no other thing below.
The heart is like the driven snow without the truth of God,
It takes the heavenly sunshine to give the heart a nod.
And when the heart receives the light, the character will shine,
Reflecting like the sunlit snow, God’s attitude divine.
Then like the sparkles on the snow, which twinkle in our sight,
The joy that is reflected there will shed its glowing light.
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Letting Go of Things
Karen J. Chisholm
Precious one, here, hold My hand
So you’ll let go and give away.
You’ll not need where I have planned
Old, used things where I hold sway.
No regrets will follow close,
No reminders of your sin.
Nothing vying, needing most
Will be able to break in.
When I call you, you will come.
Nothing in your hand you’ll bring.
Here in Glory with the Son
You will walk with Christ your King.
All the must-do’s dissipated
Nothing left to worry you
Only Love anticipated
Jesus lives and you will too.
Let your children have your stuff,
They will do what they will do.
You have had it long enough,
Will let it go for Heaven’s view.
So remember your last days
Needn’t mar your memories
For God is meeting you always,
Each day, new ways he sets you free.
There are friends you think you’ll miss.
They don’t call now anyway.
Soon you’ll see them through the mist
When arrive in Heaven’s bright day.
Keep your eyes on Jesus now,
He’s the One you’ve come to know.
Cleaning out, He’ll show you how.
You’ll find happiness letting go… of things.
All your family will be there,
Your special friend will be there too.
There in My Glory you will share
The new life I have made for you.
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Don’t Be Late
Mary Angeline Bell
Time goes at its own speed; no fast forward.
Nor is there any rewind; past is done.
You don’t come at the hour I thought I heard.
I’ll work a task until the goal is won.
I love the time with you, but always wait.
For you to touch my life, and we know joy.
But still I want to reach and cross the gate.
Where deeds are done; regret does not annoy.
Disruptions come, but I can’t relive time
Spent to unravel stubborn puzzling knots.
I can go forward, only forward at the chime.
Of plan and purpose of advancing thoughts.
Sun and stars bring work, play, and rest to date.
Be there to meet them. Please just don’t be late.
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Just the
Two of Us
Cheryl Batavia
One day we made the winding, steep descent,
enchanted by the waterfall’s sweet song.
In pools below, we swam to hearts’ content,
the two of us together all day long.
One day we climbed up to the mountaintop,
where winter winds had dwarfed the ancient trees,
and we lay dreaming on a sun-warmed rock,
our skin caressed by every summer breeze.
One day we strolled among the ferns so green,
a fragrant carpet on the forest floor.
Below us stretched a peaceful valley scene.
We vowed our love would last forevermore.
Oh, those were golden days I spent with you,
enjoying nature’s wonders, just we two!
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Lord Over the Storm
Richard "Ritchie" Vernon
When darkness breaks through like a raging storm,
the shadow of God's light will keep me safe and warm.
And though I see darkly through a hazy clouded veil,
I know of this one who will never ever fail!
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The Need To Read
Marilyn B. Wassmann
More and more people do not take time to READ.
They have their televisions, their IPADS, their computers which feed
their need for knowledge, products, entertainment, and friends.
Besides the happiness of their free time rarely depends
upon turning the pages of a nearby book,
or opening their KINDLES to explore, discover, and look
at the collection of words that describe colorful, amazing tales!
They should recognize that reading is a pursuit that rarely fails
to open our eyes, to expand our thoughts, and to challenge our minds!
Refusing to spend some time reading totally blinds
each and every one of us to the experiences that have been captured in lines.
Some writers report the news, some fantasize, some choose to malign.
With a pen or a pad, every individual strives to describe events as they occur,
scenes from the past, feelings they have felt, even foods they prefer.
On the Internet or the television, the ideas of writers may shine, but eventually
fade from our view.
But books remain on our shelves, they are there, waiting patiently for you.
Books do take up space, they can become dusty with time, and their contents
brown when they age
But nothing compares with the joy that we feel when we begin to turn a page!
READING is just so good to do!
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of life. However, getting to this point in human
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Norman Currey is no stranger
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versed in the subject alive
today. Born in Yorkshire in
1926, Norman’s destiny lay
in the skies, and from the
moment he could, he entered
and learned what he can in the aviation industry.
He started in the Air Training Corps in 1941, joined
Havilland Aeronautical Technical School after
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stress engineer not long after. When he moved to
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steps humanity took in aviation, such as the first
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Open Your Heart by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.: To trust in and
surrender to life is everyone’s sacred task. One senses that
the inner voices encountered here are not unlike one’s
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to do is welcome it home and listen.
Matters of the Soul by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.: How we know our
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Accepting Unconditional Love by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.: When we
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Transformation Workbook by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.: When you reach
that point and you throw up your hands and you say, “I must live
deeply and passionately. Acting respectably isn’t enough. I want
to honor my heart’s longing,” then you open to transformation.
What is transformation?
Transformation is the process by which we recognize that we are
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Matters of the Heart by Ruth Cherry, Ph.D.: This is a terrific
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Living in the Flow: Practicing Vibrational Alignment by Ruth
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Souls from Mercury: Chakra Magic Empowering Relationships by
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The Spider’s Journey by Kate Gardner: A spider takes an
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Civil Strife United States Affairs by Steve Swazo: This book is an
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Have We Found Our Better Selves? by Meril Smith: is a follow-up to a
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We Need to Get It Right or It will Be Tight by Mary Rumble
Flemming: This book is not for the lighthearted. I hope to
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Spidersilk by Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea: With an
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The Destiny of The United States of America 2 nd Edition by
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collapse like the Soviet Union did in the 90s. The author tried
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I AM with You by Karen J Chisholm: These poems are God’s
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Escaping Our Fallen Nature by David Piper: These scripturally
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how God pulls us out of any complex situation, inspires us
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This book will cause us to appreciate our new nature’s ability
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Escape from Ukraine by Ward R. Anderson: In a fertile but
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Luboš witnessed the significant events of the era: Stalin’s
death, the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Prague Spring’s rise
and fall, the Velvet Revolution, and Soviet Union’s dissolution.
The Cabala of the Cushite, Zephaniah by Beverly C. Prince:
The story is about Zephaniah, a man named after a biblical
author who proudly proclaims himself a Cushite in the Old
Testament. The author uses italicized words from the Bible, so
the reader is made aware of the racial identity of the biblical
characters who wrote them.
As Zepha travels each town takes on the characteristics of one
of the ten Sefirot. We can see how the levels affect what he
will directly or indirectly experience, as we become part of the
invisible hand that guides him toward self-awareness.
Come Fill Up My Cup by Jean Murray Munden: On a trip to
Scotland, Robin Lindsay, a 45-year-old Canadian widow, meets
James Maclachlan, a Scottish widower.
James is haunted by his poor relationship with his wife, who died
under mysterious circumstances nearly 10 years ago, leaving a
daughter and infant son. The couple fell in love, but events emerging
from the past and violent murder in the present complicate matters.
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PUBLISHED BOOKS
I’ll Remember April by Jean Murray Munden: “I’ll Remember April”
is a love story that spans seventy years and three generations
of a family. Louise Ferris is an elderly woman whose adored
granddaughter comes to her with a problem of the heart. The
girl’s story prompts Louise to reflect on her life and loves, and
those of her family, told from several perspectives, beginning at
the outset of the Great War.
Wonders: Poems about Love and Relationships by
Cheryl Batavia: A lifetime of experiences is reflected
in this collection of poems. Rhyming poetry, free verse,
narrative poems, limericks, and haiku explore the author’s
relationships with men she has known and loved. Both men
and women may find something familiar in the poems that
makes them say. “Yes, I’ve been there!”
Confession of an Elementary School Principal by Meril R. Smith: is
a book that will take you down memory lane as it looks inside what
kinds of things happen in an elementary school. The stories will
make you laugh; some may make you cry, and it may provide insight
about children and teaching. A lot of the stories give you something
to ponder about. As a retired elementary school principal, he enjoyed
every moment he spent with students, teachers, and parents. Stories
included here are true hence, some of the names may have been
changed to “protect the guilty.”
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