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    First Flush: Sample: Inspirational Poetry
    First Flush: Sample: Inspirational Poetry
    First Flush: Sample: Inspirational Poetry
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    First Flush: Sample: Inspirational Poetry

    By Orna Ross

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    "Orna Ross is a major poet and deserves the world's attention." Robin Cutler: Ingram Spark


    "An experienced and adroit writer who effortlessly demonstrates the far-reaching things language can do." kaleeM rajA, The View From Here Literary Review


    "Reaches into the corners of your soul and pulls out all that is beautiful." SoWrite Linda


    Welcome to the imaginative world of Irish poet Orna Ross. If you’re a fan of Maya Angelou, John O’Donoghue, Mary Oliver, or the ancient wisdoms of Rumi or Kabir, you’ll find poems here that are likely to inspire you.


    Unfailing attuned to the beauty and complexity and interconnectedness of life, this small chapbook is a taster of the sort of contemporary inspirational poetry that is spiritual, not religious.


    The poet explains, “I don’t believe in gods made in human image. I believe only in what I’ve experienced myself as real: the spirit that created me creating through me. The mystery of the creative process. So my poems are acts of praise and love, yes, but they don’t shy away from life’s challenges.


    They reflect not just the beauty but also the complexity and interconnectedness of human existence. What the great zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh, calls our “interbeing”.


    These twelve lush and imaginative poems take many forms, from narrative to haiku, with subjects divided into questions, works, histories, moments, gifts and blessings.


    Whether explaining why true love never hurts, gazing at a newborn baby, or translating an ancient Irish blessing into contemporary relevance, each poem in this pamphlet offers access to that open, inner space where “the splendor of creation awaits” us.


    Where heart and mind find themselves restored to spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateOct 8, 2019
    ISBN9781913349653
    First Flush: Sample: Inspirational Poetry

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      First Flush - Orna Ross

      First Flush

      First Flush

      Sample: Inspirational Poetry

      Orna Ross

      Font Publications

      Contents

      Introduction

      Questions

      Where are you?

      Love Hurts?

      Labors

      Whatever

      Writer At Work

      Followings

      Histories

      A Standing Stone In Gladstone Park

      Halo

      Haiku Moments

      About my haiku

      haiku i

      haiku ii

      haiku iii

      Gifts & Blessings

      First Flush

      Underscore

      Turning Point

      The End

      About the Author

      Love To Read Poetry?

      Love to Write Poetry?

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      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Poetry. We need it more than ever in these 21st century days. As media and internet spew out so many forgettable words, words that are designed to dupe or induce us, we can choose instead to take

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