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A carefully composed, deliberately chosen selection of poetry that aims, firstly, at relating to the emotions evoked in day-to-day experiences. Secondly, this audiobook of carefully woven words aims to ensure your pleasure in listening to it. Savor as you listen and enjoy!

Transitions is a collection of poems about the author’s emotional and physical dependence on alcohol during much of his early adult life. The poems chronicle the author's attempt to achieve sobriety through the principles learned from 12-step recovery. The intent of this audiobook is to share some of the author’s innermost feelings during an actively addicted period through sobriety and recovery - one day at a time. Hopefully, others will be able to relate to some of these poems and find that change is possible.

One minute you'll find yourself in the cockpit of a bomber, limping home from a raid over enemy territory, and the next, in a dogfight during the Battle of Britain. Author and screenwriter Brian L. Porter served with the RAF during the Cold War. Many of the works in this collection are based on the personal experiences of those who took part in the conflicts they depict - men and women who were pleased to relate those experiences to the author.

Footsteps in the Poison Ivy Patch is mostly a collection of political and satirical commentary, with a few gallant attempts at genteel observations. The highlight, though, is a picturesque critique on the United States, taking, past, present, and current issues and exposing the deceit and follies that have repeated themselves, starting from the founding of the United States to the current day.

Short Poems Book is just so enticing, absolutely elegant, and so amazingly gorgeous in every way. It is such an awe-inspiring, relevant, and poignant book for today’s world. This collection of short poems is one that speaks straight from the heart. This, dear listener, is the real, intelligent, and artful mastery of a beauteous poetic language.

Misfits, Mystics, Love & Life is a collection of poetic works that truly takes you on a journey. From the emotional repercussions of war and broken human systems to the bliss and tumult of falling in love, Raminder Bajwa's poetry is sure to speak to your soul on multiple levels. Often child-like and innocent but steeped in old soul wisdom, the poems in this book are an expression of the spirit and, like all poetry, will resonate with other souls and touch on ideas and emotions deep within.

It was a very sad day in the magical land of Floss Children had vanished from their homes, every single child was lost. Their parents looked high and low, then all around. Not a single child could be found. Weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. They went to see the King on his royal seat. After hearing their tale, he went very pale. To know more of what ensued. Of kings and things Of knights so bold. Of a magician named Pearly who seeks the tree that sings. Of a beautiful song. To be part of the glory, just listen to the story.

Fallen Angels is the marriage of a thrilling tale of good versus evil with a purposeful coming-of-age narrative. Filled with twists and turns and battles, the story will delight listeners seeking both action and substance. The characters are keenly aware of their status as agents of good or evil, and in a sense, the author has created a heavenly superhero series to encourage listeners that no matter what life throws at you, you can still get through it as long as you keep your faith in God and in yourself.

This is a short book of poetry that was born out of the strangest corners of my mind. It is a cesspool of uncomfortable imagery and frank introspection. Some of the ideas go to dark places that only a select group of people might relate to. I myself have felt like a completely different person when coming up with a lot of the material.

The 36 poems, many of which are written in Aussie vernacular, highlight the extraordinary, the comic, and the tragic of daily life in Australia. Quirks of culture, geography, and language are simultaneously caricatured and celebrated, while the challenges and ironies of human experience are touched upon with humor and pathos. Many of these poems first appeared in Australian periodicals during the early 20th century. As a collection, Backblock Ballads and Later Verses was first published in 1918 and includes the notorious mock anthem, "The Austra-laise".

Poetry is direct and soul-opening if you allows its potential to come to fruition within you. Just let it flow over you and through you! See where you land and if the audio experiences shift you from your everyday experience. Many of these poems were written from such shifted modalities. Enjoy!

This book of poetry is about a little bit of everything. The poems are about the simplicity of life and the profoundness of a fleeting moment.

A collection of over 30 poems for the entire family from kindergarten to adult. The majority of this poetry is from Common Core Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks.

A collection of poems of various lengths and styles, all written for some of the various pets my hubby and I have had. The pets mentioned in this collection include four degus, two rats, two chinchillas, and two dogs.

Of the Moon is a collection of poetry and prose chronicling the soul's journey through human experience such as dread, sorrow, hope, and love.

This audiobook of poetry, by Hans De Cuyper, zooms in and out of extremely raw, needing, and wanting feelings, in an elegant and eloquent style, all his own. In the near distance we hear his voice, which has been shaped, in patches by great masters of writing, that have inspired him - musically too. The dark and light reflections, old and new mystical reverences and song sung always in his voice, with always the delicateness of talking directly as well as with insight and respect to the listener.

Temptation looms large in love poetry and religious poetry, but over the centuries, poets have described and explored the topic of temptation from a variety of different perspectives, choosing some very unusual metaphors to illustrate the dangers - or the delights - of temptation. Here are six all-time favorites.

Butterflow will take you into the author’s experiences of dealing with emotional trauma and complex PTSD spanning 33 years. The author acquired complex PTSD when she was a young child, and because she wasn’t diagnosed her struggles continued into adulthood. At the age of 36, she discovered she had complex PTSD and began the journey of understanding and healing. The poems in this book are expressive and candid. Through the twists and turns she shares personal details of her experiences, emotions, and lessons learnt along the way.

Into the Land of the Midnight Sun is the third volume of poems (The Star Road, Volume 1 and Doctrine of the Moon, Volume 2) written to accompany the treasure fleets series (A Story: Love and Land Discovered and A Story Hope Returns). As she continues to write her poems for him and he for her, they are a world apart. Their love grows as they try to find a way to be together again.

Jubilate in Despair is a poetic journey into the mind of author Terry James as he explores his thoughts and emotions from his troubled past brought on by years of being bullied by his peers during elementary and high school. The haikus and free-form poetry gives the listener a window into mixed emotions, self-hate, low self-esteem, contempt, and sorrow of the author during school and his early twenties.