College Transfer
Holding tight before
letting go, and the wind sweeps
her far, far away.
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Books by Lorie Ann Grover
Kirkus Starred Review, Firstborn: "A fantasy that reads like a lost history tome and deftly examines issues of gender...An engrossing story with welcome depths."
Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Poetry Friday: Sonnet 130, Alan Rickman
Oh, thank you dear, Miss Erin, for sharing this with me. What a Christmas gift! Happy Poetry Friday, everyone!
(Thanks to discosherpa for the original post!)
(Thanks to discosherpa for the original post!)
Alan Rickman reads Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Poetry Friday: My Soul Lights
your lips touch softly
and my soul lights with wonder
love's intersection
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Poetry Friday: Christmas Troll, Gift Tag
Did you see the holiday e-poetry collection, Gift Tag? It was compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong. I'm so happy to be in this work with other poets who write for children. Each entry was motivated by an image. You might click and purchase the book for yourself and gift it to others for just $2.99. It's spot on for little ones and older readers. Gift Tag is full of holiday memories, thoughts, and wishes you'll want to read again and again. You will love it! As a teaser, here's my entry. Happy Poetry Friday!
Tucked Between Branches
A green puff swirls
Like angel hair
Golden eyes
wink
Beside warm
white lights
A round belly
bulges
Like a plump
ornament
My Christmas
tree troll
Curls a smile
And reaches out
to me
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong
poetrytagtime.com
Friday, December 2, 2011
Poetry Friday: Christie Taylor Waldron
Christie Taylor Waldron
Cradled safely in
the palm of her Maker's hand
content in His hold
Lorie Ann Grover, 2011
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