#ASMSG NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LIFE

NEVER ENDING CIRCLE OF LIFE

Love

Care

Commitment

Which binds each and

Every one of us in this

Never ending circle of life

The good

The bad

The ugly

Times

These are all moments that we share together

As one

Building the bridges that once were lost

Smashed to pieces

In hate

 Bitterness

Deep regrets

Efforts from the heart

So futile

Useless

Pointless

When trying to help those in need

The heart felt joy and bliss

When we play a role

In each and everyone’s recovery

Broken hearts

The sick and the suffering

The rich and the poor

Let the door be forever more

Open

Not just ajar

Wide open

Like the spaces in our hearts

A

Love unconditional

Just how it is meant to be

The ever never ending

Circle of life

That has us twisting

And turning

Along this road called life

Love

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

29^th May 2012

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#ASMSG THE LONGEST WINTER SEASON

The Longest Winter Season

Taken from the anthology ‘Heartfelt Baring All’

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

It has dragged its heals

The long drawn out meals

The dark, dark nights

Just a glimmer of lights

So many faces

Distant but near

Crying in anguish

I feel it too it was distant keeping its distance

The suffering, the pain, the agony I felt was in vain

Or was it in vain?

The dreams the visions

All now what seemed a dream?

Were real, cascading through this mind

The fir trees shedding their cones

The mistletoe the rose

Oh now I so want, need to curl in a ball

To be comforted, soothed from this troubled tormented sorrow

Shroud myself in an invisible veil

Away from this world, would this be to no avail?

But it helps to be shrouded with this veil

Brings a comfort, security, peace and wisdom too

Maybe not for you!

I am not a prisoner to it

I see clearly, clarity,

Lucidity, simplicity,

Transparency,

I need this veil adorned never embellished

My thoughts and feelings privately cherished

No intrusions, private, no secret

The world can wait

On this

The Longest Winter Season

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

23^rd March 2013

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#ASMSG ABOVE AND BEYOND

ABOVE AND BEYOND

These great mountains and the skies

There is a spirit that passes us by

Maybe once in a while

His greatness and his grace

His presence we embrace

Above and beyond

The Great Spirit that is wolf

Once was

And told of

Above and beyond

Stories once told

Victories

Battles of old

But above and beyond

This character will behold

His presence is now held

With the old and the new

Who knew this great

Spirit way above

And beyond

Above and beyond

His spirit will shine on

Just like the morning sun

Never ending

Never ceasing

Always begun

Above and beyond

The pack he belonged

Lives on

Way beyond

The rugged terrains

The snowcapped mountains

His spirit will remain

And reign

Way above and beyond

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

2^nd May 2012

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#ASMSG A POWER WITH FIRE

A POWER WITH FIRE

That burns through its veins

Emitting his strength and power

Over all things that be

Be on your guard

He is on his

Ready and waiting

Not just to stalk

Or walk

But run so fast

You won’t last

His pace

Fast and furious

Ready for the kill

And the thrill

Beware of the fire

In his veins

He may not always show it

But he is at the ready

And won’t you know it

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

2^nd May 2012

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#ASMSG A MOTHER LOVE

A Mothers Bond

So strong

And powerful

That no one can break

Or take

This bond

Steal it

Fight for it

She shall

With all her

Might

And strength

A mothers bond

She will guard

Protect

Teach

Right from wrong

Days gone by

Traditions

Of the family

A mothers bond

Can do no wrong

She will fight

With her honor

And all of

Her might

To protect her

Child

From those that

Do harm

A mothers bond

Is formed of love

Untold

Timeless

Ageless

Unconditional

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th May 2012

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Ian's Realm: On Marketing

Ian's Realm: On Marketing: Writer's Digest has a nice article today written by  Jeri Westerson .  Are you Ready to be Published? Here are 5 Things You Need to K...

#ASMSG Dianne Gardner - Ian's Realm Trilogy Synopsis

Ian's Realm Trilogy

by Dianne Gardner

Hydra Publications

Ian's Realm: Deception Peak

now available

Teenage Ian Wilson follows his father through a portal into a deceptively beautiful Realm, where horses run free, the wind sings prophetic melodies, and their computer avatars come to life. But separation from his dad puts Ian in peril as he’s abducted by a tribe of dragon worshipers and forced to find his courage.  As he struggles for his freedom and embarks on a perilous search for his father he meets the true peacekeepers of the Realm, and learns of a greater purpose for his being there.

Ian's Realm: The Dragon Shield

release date Feb 2013

As a young man, Ian returns to the Realm to fight against the tyranny that has befallen his friends. But the Realm is a different place, the forest is dying, the Kaermperns have lost the shield that protected them from the dragon, and Ian has a hard time proving his allegiance when trouble follows him through the portal. His struggle to do right buries him in confusion, and he must fight his own will to prove his integrity.

Ian's Realm: Rubies and Robbers

release date 2013

Ian has proven his abilities as a warrior and now the most dangerous battle begins, the battle against the power of evil. Ian must unravel the secrets of the mountain and discern who his real enemy is, the enemy both without and within. He tackles with the twelve year old boy who seems to hold the fate of the entire Realm in his hands, and yet the pressing Songs of Wisdom call for compassion in his dealings. Ian leads his men in the fight against the powers of darkness. But he must also be willing to sacrifice everything he ever hoped to have in order to save those he loves.

Also Dianne Gardner has given me a link to Kickstarter which is as follows: 

www.kickstarter.com 

Please take a look and watch Video on her novels 

Many Thank you's for taking the time to read and hopefully share this Blog 

Teresa 

#ASMSG Dianne Lynn Gardner Biography

 Dianne Lynn Gardner

Author-Illustrator

Young Adult Fantasy-Adventure Fiction

Dianne Gardner is both an author and illustrator living in the Pacific Northwest, USA.

She's been a painter all her life having started at the age of 12 under her mother's supervision. Her first private art lesson was with a sculptress in California. Excelling in art in school and on to college, her portfolio includes portraits, inspirational works, and plein air landscapes. She was the portrait painter for the Washington Renaissance Fantasy Fair for several years painting 20 minute oil paintings during the fair. She has just recently started illustrating books, beginning this endeavor with a 9' triptych of Stenhjaert the Dragon, the antagonist in Ian's Realm

Dianne is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and the National League of American Pen Women. Besides the Ian's Realm Saga (Deception Peak, The Dragon Shield, and Rubies and Robbers which will be released in 2013) she boasts authorship to four short stories titled A Tale of the Four Wizards Series which interweaves with the Saga. She writes for middle grade and young adults targeting boys and adventure loving girls, but adults are some of her most zealous fans of all Her writing definitely falls under the 'family friendly' category!

Books

Ian's Realm Trilogy
Deception Peak
The Dragon Shield
Rubies and Robbers coming soon

Sequels
Cassandra's Castle To be released
The Diary of a Conjurer To be released

Short Stories

A tale of the Four Wizards
Silvio
Meneka
Kaempie
Reuben

#ASMSG 'SWITCH' by Karen Prince

http://www.amazon.com/Switch-ebook/dp/B009H28446/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363861592&sr=8-1&keywords=karen+prince+switch

FREE ON KINDLE EDITION 

21st March - 23rd March inclusive

#ASMSG THE SHIFT IN THE BALANCE

THE SHIFT IN THE BALANCE

A balance that once was free

Like the landscape before me

It may look unbalanced

Its mountains

The grassy hilltops

But this is nature

The wonders

The world that we see

Its beauty

The marvels, the wonders of it all

But there in the distance we befall

The sickening sites

The sickening sounds

The fallen

That has tumbled

Collapsed in agony

Torture

The hunting, the slaughter

The blooded landscape

Before these eyes

The weeping, the crying

The howling

Of long lost

Brothers and sisters

The packs declining

Do we resign?

This landscape so unbalanced

Here before me

I lay awhile

I ponder the future

Our fates

Our destinies

All is uncertain

But I lay here

Hoping

Ever hopeful eager and yearning

Longing for better days

Trusting, expecting, imagining

This unbalanced landscape

Will return to the way it once was

A land to roam free

A place for everyone

Be it man or another beast

Is that too much to ask?

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

All Rights Reserved

#ASMSG THIS WIDE, WIDE, OPEN LANDSCAPE

THIS WIDE, WIDE OPEN LANDSCAPE

With its breath taking views

The mountains all around us

Peaks covered in snow

The swirling of the misty clouds

Wonderful hues

Sweeping over the landscape

The valleys below

Lifting with the light breezes

Over and between the peeks

A room with a view my friend

And I mean room

Room to move

Room to roam free

Room to breath

Look at you my friend

Curious?

Or just as amazed as I am

This once was your roaming land

It is still is

Right here up on the craggy rocks

And passes

But they have gone

Hunted

Haunted

Taunted

To your last packs stand

The shame

The disgrace

That has been shown

They have dishonored you all

Degraded

Discredited

Your humble names

Yes you all have names

It is they that should be named

And shamed

Dishonored

Degraded

Humiliated

But you are safe here with me

No one to hurt or take you away

This I promise you

Right here

Right now

In this our quiet solitude

Your land

There will be more

Take heart

There are others watching

And listening

Petitioning

For you all to roam free

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

8^th July 2012

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#ASMSG WE HAVE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

WE HAVE WALKED THIS WAY BEFORE

So many times our story has be told

Retold over and over again

What do you reckon that they have gained?

Money in the author’s pocket

The tale of the big bad wolf

And me

Little red riding hood

And my grandmother

What is all that about?

You wouldn’t hurt a fly

Except maybe in your eye

Just look at us

The two of us

Look at your face

Loving, attentive, caring

And always here guarding

Protecting

Wherever I go

Their myths, their legends

Of the big bad wolf

They need to be here

Right now this minute

The reputation they gave you

The one of destruction

The one hounding its prey to the death

Oh heck

What did man do before guns and rifles?

That was for survival

Now you are a trophy

Something to walk on

In their sweet homes

Oh boy!!!

Now they still want to

Taunt you, haunt you

Out of existence

What more can be done?

A lot

A great deal can be done

There are supporters

Supporting your cause

You walked these lands

Before man walked this Earth

The plains, the mountain, the glens

Why can they not see? Truly see

You are just like us humans

The only difference being

You have four legs and I have two

This is your time now

Time to bring on your show

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

12^th August 2012

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