Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on February 16, 2020 by Colleen M. Chesebro
Twin brothers Harold and William love the magic of the natural world.
When Harold dies he leaves a simple memorial request.
Will his brother William and his sister Annette honour it?
Or, will the garden work its magic to ensure that they do.
A magical story expressed via an original compilation of poetry and prose with photographic images.
#Poetry #Prose #Photography #NaturalWorld #Trees #Magic #Spirit #Animals #CircleofLife #Humour #Halloween #Cats #Buddha
Mr. Sagittarius is the tale of two very different brothers and their only sister, told in poetry and prose inspired by the natural beauty of the botanical gardens in Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Montreal. The accompanying photographs compliment the story adding to the beauty of the author’s words.
We begin with William, who is mourning the loss of his brother Harold. However, he isn’t the only one feeling the pain of bereavement. Annette, the sister, also laments Harold’s passing. This loss forces the two remaining members of the family to come to grips with their grief in a most extraordinary way.
This is a charming poetic journey inspired by the author’s chance meeting with a dragonfly and a robin, sure to delight all readers. Yet, there is more than one magical tale spilling from this collection. By the time you reach the finale, Mr. Sagittarius reveals the wisdom of a life richly lived.
This book released today. Grab your copy from this post above. Thank you. I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from the author.
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I am an author who has been blogging for many moons at my lovely blog home Kyrosmagica: https://mjmallon.com. My interests include writing, photography, poetry, and alternative therapies. I write Fantasy YA/Paranormal novels, Horror/Ghost Short stories and micro poetry – haiku and tanka. I love to read and have written over 100 reviews: https://mjmallon.com/2015/09/28/a-z-of-my-book-reviews/
My alter ego is MJ – Mary Jane from Spiderman. I love superheroes! I was born on the 17th of November in Lion City: Singapore, (a passionate Scorpio, with the Chinese Zodiac sign a lucky rabbit,) second child and only daughter to my proud parents Paula and Ronald. I grew up in a mountainous court in the Peak District in Hong Kong with my elder brother Donald. My parents dragged me away from my exotic childhood and my much loved dog Topsy to the frozen wastelands of Scotland. In bonnie Edinburgh I mastered Scottish country dancing, and a whole new Och Aye lingo.
As a teenager I travelled to many far-flung destinations to visit my abacus wielding wayfarer dad. It’s rumoured that I now live in the Venice of Cambridge, with my six foot hunk of a Rock God husband, and my two enchanted daughters. After such an upbringing my author’s mind has taken total leave of its senses! When I’m not writing, I eat exotic delicacies while belly dancing, or surf to the far reaches of the moon. To chill out, I practise Tai Chi. If the mood takes me I snorkel with mermaids, or sign up for idyllic holidays with the Chinese Unicorn, whose magnificent voice sings like a thousand wind chimes.
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review. So thrilled that you enjoyed, Colleen. ❤
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Lovely review 💞
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Thanks, Sis. I really enjoyed what Marje did with the story, the poetry, and the photos. It’s a lovely book. ❤
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It is a lovely combination of poetry and prose and the photos ❤
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Thank you Ritu that’s awesome. And thank you for your lovely review too on Goodreads. Two reviews already! Woo hoo!
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I’ll transfer onto Amazon as well ❤
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Thank you Ritu. 🙂 xxx
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Done 💜
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Awesome. Many thanks. 🙂 x
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I agree. I like how the story of Mr. Sagitarrius wove through all the rest. Great fun. ❤
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Thank you my lovely. 🙂
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I loved how you wove the story of Mr. Sagittarius through the prose and poetry. It’s very playful and fun. The ending was fabulous! ❤
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Aww thank you so much Colleen. It was a fun story to write. And a nice diversion from The Curse of Time which is still to be finalised. I hope to write another poetry collection later in the year. 🙂
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Good for you! ❤
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Aww that means so much. I’m a very happy gal today. ❤ x
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You did a great job. Give me a day or so and I will add your book to the Tanka Tuesday Book Store. ❤
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Thank you so much Colleen. Appreciate that so much. ❤
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You’re welcome. ❤
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What a brilliant review of an unusual and magical book by Marje 💜
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Thanks, Willow. I liked her creativity. 😍
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Marjorie is really so talented 💜
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I love her photography, too. She puts heart and soul into everything she does. ❤️
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She certainly does, and she is a lovely person 💜
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Congratulations to Marjorie. It sounds like a beautiful and original book. Thanks, Colleen!
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Thank you, Olga for your lovely support. Marje’s book is quite creative. I love the photo images, too! ❤
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Thank you Olga, so kind of you. Very excited about this launch. 🙂
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Fantastic Colleen and looking forward to reading. Congratulations MJ.. hugsx♥
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Thanks, Sally. I enjoyed the composition of this book, too. It’s full of fun and surprises. ❤
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What an extraordinary author bio! And the unique book description has me intrigued. Thank you to Sally Cronin for sharing Colleen’s post today on FB. So wonderful the way such incredible bloggers share the work of each other. Keeps the joy going; a benefit to us all.
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Thank you, Claire. Our writing community is such a delight. ❤
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Aww thank you Claire what a lovely comment. So kind of you. 🙂
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Wonderful review, Colleen. This sounds like an interesting read and I love her bio!
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Thank you Jacquie. Appreciate your kind comment and glad you love my bio!
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It was a lovely read. I can imagine this book becoming a gift for some select people on my list. ❤
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Fascinating bio! The book sounds like an enjoyable read!
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It’s a charming story. Thanks for popping in. ❤️
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Oh so thrilled. Colleen has written such a wonderful review. She has captured the essence of the story in such a fantastic way. 🙂
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The book sounds wonderful .
Great review.
And I enjoyed the bio of the author, quite wonderful, really
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Thank you so much Margie. Oh I am overwhelmed with such wonderful comments. So kind. ❤
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Thanks, Margie. Marje is as fun as her bio! ❤️
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful review with us, Colleen. Bravo to Marje! 🙂
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Thanks, Natalie. 😍❤️
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Thank you so much Natalie. 🙂
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Loved reading more about Marje and enjoyed your review Colleen… Have a super week both of you… ❤
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Thank you so much Sue. And hope you have a lovely week too. 🙂
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Thanks, Sue. 😍❤️
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Thank you ❤
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Thanks so much, Sue. Happy new week. ❤
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❤ 🙂
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Hi, Colleen! Thank you for sharing this excellent review! Congratulations on the great review, Marje! The book reads fascinating.😀💕
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Thank you Vashti. Marje did an excellent job putting this book together. Very enjoyable read. ❤
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That’s great to know, Colleen. Thank you. ❤
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Thank you Vashi. I’m thrilled to bits by Colleen’s fantastic review. 🙂
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Congratulations, Marje.
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Thanks, Craig. 😊
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What a fantastic review for Marje’s new book! Congrats Marje! ❤
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Thanks, Debby. It was quite fabulous the way she wrapped the story through the poetry, photos, and other short stories. ❤
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Good review! I’ve been curious about this book.
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It was a delightful read. I like what she did with the main story weaving around the photos and other poetry. 😍
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A fabulous review, Colleen. Thanks for sharing.
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