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1) Gitanjali
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When W.B. Yeats discovered Rabindranath Tagore's work in translation, he felt an intense kinship with a man, whose work was similarly grounded in spirituality and opposition to the British Empire. For the Irish poet, Tagore's poems were at once deeply personal and essentially universal, like a secret kept by all and shared regardless: "I have carried the manuscript of these translations about with me for days, reading it in railway trains, or on the...
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Ode to Jesus Christ is a three volume set of poetry books totaling 415 poems in all, authored by Darl Dinger and his friend, Louise Carter, over the past 36 years.
Anyone paying attention today can see that many things are not right with our world today. Our world is ruled by lies, greed, endless corruption, wickedness and sin. These two poets make sense out of this unusual era in all of world history known as the final days of the end times of Bible...
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I hope my thoughts will be a help in the further meant of enlightenment for the citizens of our potentially beautiful and peaceful future of our planet. I am excited to present this my fourth book of philosophical poetic thoughts. This volume is dedicated to ideas both ancient and on the cutting edge of science, spiritualism, and beneficial reasoning. How these things are related in this day and age to what I believe to be the most productive and...
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Jean Marie wrote this book during some very difficult trials. She always relied on God for her healing. Her book is about God first, then family, friends, and her two cats. She loves all these with her whole heart and soul.
Jean Marie Patty was raised in Anniston, Alabama. She has also lived in California, Florida, New Hampshire, and Atlanta.
She studied at Florida State University and loved writing and art courses. She also loves photography....
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In this real-life adventure, Justa, youngest of ten children in a Mennonite family in WWII era Ukraine, revisits a childhood in totalitarian Stalinist USSR. When authorities swoop down in the middle of the night to seize neighbor's fathers, Justa begins to dread the dark. Would her beloved papa be next? As both armies—German and Russian—approach, thirteen-year-old Justa and her family hurriedly pack their wagon to flee. What valuables...
6) The Fugitive
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The Fugitive (1921) is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Translated into English by Tagore after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, The Fugitive is a powerful collection of poems, dialogues, and songs by a master of Indian literature. "Darkly you sweep on, Eternal Fugitive, round whose bodiless rush stagnant space frets into eddying bubbles of light. Is your heart lost to the Lover calling you across his immeasurable loneliness?"...
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The author has been fortunate to spend her life surrounded by history and natural beauty. Life in Inspiring Places, a book of poems and beautiful photographs, shares memories and impressions of living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Washington, DC, Miami Beach, and the Florida Gulf Coast. Poems offering personal perspectives about life and family round out the book.
“Hanging Out with Wild Animals I-III” is a book series of photos and poems...
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Gibran Khalil Gibran (1883 — 1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and artist best known as the author of "The Prophet" (1923), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Gibran's work covers such themes as justice, religion, science, free will, love, happiness, the soul, the body, and death. He is widely considered to have been one of the most important figures in Arabic poetry and literature during the first half of the twentieth...
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In "Seasons of Sobriety", the American poet, Amber Michele, invites readers to follow her along as she discovers a sober lifestyle. She views her journey toward sobriety as if she is traveling through the seasons of the year (winter, spring, summer, and autumn), with each season representing a different phase of her experience: impulsivity; healing; abundance; and renewal. The poems throughout this book are arranged to follow these seasons, through...
10) Elijah
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A Dangerous Prophet for Dangerous Times! Israel. 9th-century BC. Jezebel has killed the true prophets of the Lord, and Elijah must flee her wrath. But, he is not alone. Embraced by a shapeshifting goddess, counseled by a great angel, he is empowered to call down fire from Heaven!
In the spirit of Dante, Shakespeare, and Homer, this 12-book epic relives the stunning miracles of the great prophet as described in the Old Testament-fed by ravens, raising...
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Written in the form of biblical prophecy, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell presents philosophical ideas about God, humanity and the complex nature of ethics. It's a bold yet humorous examination of binary belief systems and their conflicting principles.
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a remarkable narrative that explores common religious themes such as good versus evil. The author uses vibrant storytelling to expand on the importance of these contradictory...
12) Paradise Lost
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Immerse yourself in the timeless poetic epic of "Paradise Lost" by John Milton, a masterpiece of English literature. This epic poem transports you to the heart of a cosmic struggle between good and evil, exploring themes of the fall of man, redemption, and the quest for meaning.
Follow the fate of Satan, cast out of paradise and determined to corrupt humanity, as well as that of Adam and Eve, the first humans faced with temptation and the loss of...
13) Blossoming Heart
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"Paper thin skin
easily bruised
but she remains
gentle with everything
for God loves
those who are gentle."
Blossoming Heart is a compilation of poems about conquering your fear and forgiving yourself. Learn about yourself and love yourself in your journey. Find stillness in your life. Let your brokenness find hope and peace. Through faith, you will heal.
14) The Human Race
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In 1986 I continued on with my prayer time. It wasn't much, just continuing on during prayer time with the Father. Then one night it changed, I prayed a little more when suddenly I was aware that this was a prayer to almighty God. I continued on a little bit and whoops, I made a mistake. So I made a correction and started from there. I made a few more lines and whoops, another mistake, So I fixed it and started again, only I didn't get even halfway...
15) Rising Soul
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From an identity crisis and being naive about my beliefs, Rising Soul is about accepting my identity and understanding the depth of my faith. Rising Soul covers topics of womanhood and self love.
16) The prophet
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Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of his birth.
And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward, and he beheld his ship coming with the mist.
Then the gates of his heart were flung open, and his joy flew far over...
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A hybrid of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience that brings poetry, philosophy and spirituality into an all-inclusive text that's both accessible and enlightening. These selections have an easy-to-follow format that allows readers to smoothly transition from one book to the next.
Blake's writing consists of two parts: one focusing on "innocence" and the other on "experience." They each feature a group of poems that fit their respective themes....
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About ten years ago, I started writing down thoughts that popped into my head in my spare time. Poems for the Common Man became the working title. These poems are meant to enlighten and touch your senses and thought processes in many different ways. I hope you enjoy them.
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• I intended to ensure this book, further opens the eyes to the truth and light of God.
• We can see the need for Christianity worldwide and the Irish and people of Ireland are seen to be one of the special lights of God.
• I also understand that the foundation of holiness and being holy and the foundation of this also seen in Ireland as well. As touch of Gods hand was on me, this helped in the growing of this book.
• There is one light and...
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Marvin Samson Jr. was born in Dayton, Washington, and spent most of his life in the midst of the Willamette Valley. The mountains and woodlands of Oregon have inspired his writings of nature and instilled in him a great love of wildlife and the wilderness. His poems reflect a mixture of love, nature, physiology, blues, and spirituality, mirroring his own experiences and feelings about life.
It is Mr. Samson's desire to share his God-given gift of...
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