You can predict the tides but not the changes they make. Gunnison Del Valle was the current in the tide that was about to change my life. Crash one we met. Crash two we fell in love. Crash three changed our perfectly planned lives forever.
This is the story of a sailing odyssey, but also of an inward journey into deep truths about who we are and how we belong in the universal scheme. A meditation on sailing and life, it is a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking book for landlubbers, sailors, philosophers and naturalists alike. Mostly sailing alone, Peter Reason invites us to share in the minute-by-minute challenges of seamanship and navigation, on his journey in his yacht Coral from Plymouth across the Celtic Sea and back again. Exploring far more than the seaways, the author successfully manages to tell the story of a journey with another dimension - that of investigating and reflecting on our human place in the ecology of the planet. Above all, this book shows us that Nature is not just a place to visit, but our home.
"About the book" A Literary Journey Through Lyrical Expressions of Passion and Praise: In the realm of poetry, the ode stands as a testament to the power of language to capture the essence of human experience. It is a form of verse that celebrates, praises, or laments, often employing a grand and elevated style, ranging from the personal to the universal. This comprehensive collection of odes, spanning across eras and cultures, offers a captivating exploration of the diverse themes and emotions that have inspired poets throughout history. From the ancient Greeks and Romans, whose odes extolled the virtues of heroes and the beauty of nature, to the Romantic poets of the 19th century, who poured their hearts out in passionate odes to love, loss, and the sublime, this anthology traces the evolution of the ode and its enduring significance in the literary landscape. Discover odes to nature's wonders, to the transformative power of love, to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the profound mysteries of existence. Whether you are a seasoned poetry aficionado or a newcomer to the world of verse, this collection of odes promises an enriching and transformative literary experience. Let the lyrical melodies of these poems transport you to a realm of heightened emotions, where language transcends its ordinary boundaries and becomes an instrument of profound insight and expression.
Taking place in present day, Jessica and Stake soon confronted with death one early morning realize their planet in space must be extremely vulnerable. Aliens having known about the planet before even the appearance of the dinosaurs, are out for blood. Unknowing what was happening, Stake and Jessica are abducted after a massive alien ship embeds itself into the planet for unknown reasons. After being returned, the planet had been decimated from orbit, the human race left to a transforming disease called Tycostiforious, mutations roamed. Again they're picked up for placement forever somewhere else they believe. It was the knowledge of their sun's nova soon immanent foretold they awaited a natural genocide. Believing they would never feel the warmth of their birth sun, their forced to accept it the Kriec'Tik like a disease rule the entire universe, and their only offspring, Alyson, had taken to outlandish deeds with her alien friends, and being a natural linguist, she quickly favored well, and she left them. Years pass as Jessica and Stake live lives amongst alien environments, and having luckily fled one of the oldest worlds, searching for Alyson they began to give up on until it was the Kriec'Tik themselves that brought the three back together amongst the process of a massive planetary acquisition they all nearly die in, but after the nova, the chance to take in the warmth of a new sun sets their sights to new hopes.
Rachel Ellen Zangrillo's debut collection of poetry brims with empathetic, sincere, and delicately crafted poems that demand repeated readings. The author presents six chapters that, with keen insight, focus on Lessons in Life, Love and Relationships, Parents, Children and Animals, Places and Harmony, Self-Awareness, and Dreams and Resolutions.
This stunning keepsake baby book awes and inspires, reaching parents who appreciate design and elegance and who want to treasure the memories of their baby's first year in living color, connecting the birth of a new child to the beauty of the world he or she is entering. Sweet, tender, and inspirational entries help parents fill out a memory scrapbook for their children that goes far beyond "first tooth" or "first steps," but misses none of those key milestones. This book introduces the new baby to a world full of beauty, promise, and hope, just what every parent wants for their child.
In Kelli Russell Agodon’s fourth collection, each poem facilitates a humane and honest conversation with the forces that threaten to take us under. The anxieties and heartbreaks of life—including environmental collapse, cruel politics, and the persistent specter of suicide—are met with emotional vulnerability and darkly sparkling humor. Dialogues with Rising Tides does not answer, This or that? It passionately exclaims, And also! Even in the midst of great difficulty, radiant wonders are illuminated at every turn.
Fallen Angels is a book about the world in which we live in, and musicians and angels. In this work, we see the light of the divine and how hope pours to us from heaven. In the year 2010, the streets are fl ooded and there are people in all directions. Life begins to change, and people look to hold onto something in the middle of storms, and the revolution. In the year of our God, we held on to our faith. As God said that he would be with his people. And so not only beyond the life we know, but Gods plan. And so with winters cool passing and springs of hope, we dance under the stars. Fallen Angels/i> is a book about angels. Fallen Angels/i> talks about stories, and stories from buses like people told in the old days. Stories that make people think. And stories that make people laugh. Stories about the black night, and stories that could last. Forever in his arms.
This book expresses not all my opinions about life, but how teenagers, young-adults view their world around them and how it affects them. Throughout my poems the word "I" is used to express everyone who is reading it, not specifically me. It includes how teenagers feel at times and how it feels to walk in another person's shoes. My poetry is a collection of poems of things I have written over the years. The poems in this book, mostly will resonate with all, its about love, pain, anger and specifically the nature of people how they think.
An Ancient Evil A Promised King A World Besieged Mhorag’s name is whispered in every land. For some there is no greater dread; for others no greater hope. But in this new age of rage and wonder, what is hope? In growing darkness, Sgarrwrath’s quest for domination of the world is interrupted by these whispers and prayers, and stars aligning to reveal the Living Flame. All hangs in the balance as the forbidden desire that started it all culminates in a battle of wills that will darken the stars, shatter the Sun and raise the dead.