The Typewriter
©2017 By Patricia Harris
Stuck the shelf,
Dust covered
Forgotten in the dreams
Of writer’s long gone.
Clicking clacking keys,
The E sticking,
Ink dried.
Paper jammed
As dreams once
Crammed in drawers
To hide the writer’s soul.
Category: W TITLES
Where the Poetry Hides
©2017
By Patricia Harris
In the teardrops
Falling from the broken heart
In the flower
Dancing in the soft distant wind
In that crippling moment
Of self doubt profound
In the darkness of the heart
Growing by leaps and bounds
In the joy
Of the innocence
In the faith
Of a being above
Poetry hides in all
If you but look
So many poems
For endless books
Preparing New Year goals
I Know it seems early to consider my goals for the new year…but I am not one who does well with “new years” goals. I do have a lot of changes coming for 2018. I have been asked to assist my sister doing a new blog/newsletter that we may try to turn into magazine later. It will be posting weekly(thankfully I am not the only blogger on this so the schedule should be able to be depended on)
Spiritual Gardening with the Mindful Faeries
Life is also settling down for me some, so I am hoping to update this blog at least twice a month as well as doing that.
I am well over half done with Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie…and the poetry volume Word Petals. So there will be some book releases that can be expected from both Serena and I. Serena has a couple of stories she is working on, and a couple of stories planned. I have two children’s books in the works as well as my poetry volumes.
This time of year tends me towards self doubt and introspection, as it does many of us. So please be patient with me and I will hopefully be able to give you more to ponder in the days ahead.
In the meantime, Go check out the Spiritual Garden and be prepared for the Mindful Faeries to help your knowledge grow!
Writers
©2017 By Patricia Harris
We write because we must,
Lest insanity set in.
We write the snarls
Emotionally,
Lest the outside world
Cave in.
The words each a monster,
Deep inside our heads,
Tearing down our psyche
Demanding to be heard.
We write because
Without it,
We are but simply
Star dust.
Energy sapping Monsters
With so much requiring our attention, this time of year is not always a productive time for us writers. Well at least in a personal sense. Between Nanowrimo and the November PAD challenges, and other writing, there is more than enough people looking for our attention. Add in normal Seasonal blues that many have, and it can be overwhelming.
Personally, I find myself an anxious mess about the amount I am expected to join in. I chose not to do Nano this year because of the amount of stuff I have going on in my personal life…still I am finding that other writers are looking for me to join. I am so glad that I have friends that include me. There is always something to be said for that.
I have been doing the PAD challenge. I also have managed to get a bit farther in Rust, Gore and the Junkyard Zombie. I believe that 2018 will be a wonderful year for book releases. Many wonderful writers are doing Nano this year. I am cheering them on.
However, with all that I have going on, life is weighing heavy on this girl right now. It means that I am finding my spoon supply a lot smaller. Forgive me my sweet ones if I fail to post more that a couple times during the next two months. I will do my best to keep all my balls I am juggling in the air, but if one falls…I will just have to dust myself off and try some more.
November Pad challenge
Just wanted to let y’all know….I am doing the Pad Challenge. I will be sharing a few more of my poems in November than usual….keep an eye here!
Written yesterday
©2017
by Patricia Harris
Inspiration,
A fickle beast.
Today a river flowing,
Tomorrow a dry gulch again.
The muse delighted
Ideas a plenty,
While art completed
Few indeed.
Feast, young poet,
Writer, or artist.
While the muse is generous,
Lest your time of
Creativity become too lean.
Inspiration monsters
Well I have been extra prolific this year with poetry. I just published my third volume for the year. That was three times what I have managed before. So I was not expecting to do much else poetry wise this year. I have two children’s stories I want to finish, a novel half written(as Serena), a novella that needs more(again Serena) and two stories due to an anthology I am doing by March. So I was sitting down to work on Serena’s Rust, Gore, and the Junkyard Zombie.
I found myself distracted…and so to clear my mind I started to write out my thoughts. A mental cleansing if you will. Next thing I knew I have seven poems for my next volume. I don’t have any idea of why I have been this inspired, but I am not going to complain.
Go peek at my author page. I have added Literary Drops already. There are other great volumes available too. It seems that my muse has decided to be kind, so I will be releasing more soon. Tomorrow, when I type the new ones in, I will be sure to post at least one for y’all to enjoy.
And in case you are curious about Serena, she has an Author page as well. Currently it only has a single novella, but keep your eyes out for that to change.
For those looking to buy
This is what’s out for all editions.
Will post for each as i finish them.
============================
A Pocketful of Poetry
—————————-
============================
Creative Juices
—————————-
Epub – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/mobile/w/creative-juices-patricia-lynn-harris/1122497501?ean=2940158075551
paperback – http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1516812573/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1448768721&sr=8-1
============================
Castle Truth (a novella)
—————————-
paperback – http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1515362396/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1449767867&sr=1-2
============================
word play
—————————-
Epub – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/mobile/w/word-play-patricia-lynn-harris/1123137433?ean=2940157688929
============================
Sacks of Wit
—————————-
============================
Pip the Pup
—————————-
Epub- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/mobile/w/pip-the-pup-patricia-harris/1123533878?ean=2940157717315
paperback – http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1516920694/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1451694114&sr=1-4
============================
Bedtime Tales I:
The Teddy Bear Picnic
—————————-
Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CZK88NS
Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6142704
============================
Bedtime Tales II: The Princess Lost
—————————-
Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M4G8PJL
===========================
Life Drops
—————————-
Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KGIK8G6
Paperback – https://www.createspace.com/6502919
============================
Wayward Dreams
———————-–—-
Mobi – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTTIJEP
===========================
Or visit my author page and I will post it on there as soon as any new ones are available!
Got inspired
So my sister pointed out some nanowrimo sprints on Twitter. And I was tickled and inspired by one of the prompts.. It was three words to work in the current section of your writing. GREATEST, BRAINWASH, HAMPSTER.
I found them delightful. So I wrote this poem…
The greatest thing
To clear the mind,
Leave all worry,
Work and woe behind.
Brainwash yourself
To enjoy all the simple things.
Sitting in a swing,
Enjoying the night air.
Forgetting for a while
That you even care.
Stop acting the hamster,
Running the wheel.
Expending all your energy,
Getting no where real.
Pattimouse 