Blossoms of Light: An Oasis for the Soul

ISBN-13: 9781504957861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 52 str.

Iris Arla Moore

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RAVE REVIEWS
"In this debut collection, Moore (Henrietta the Guard Chicken, 2006) offers poems borne from a struggle that enlightens, uplifts, and heals. T.S. Eliot's epoch-making The Waste Land opens with trauma and a "heap of broken images" but ends with hope. That hope arrives in the form of a single word: Shantih, a Sanskrit term that means peace, calmness, or tranquility. Moore's verse cleaves to a similar pattern. It begins, she writes, with the unexpected, traumatic death of her mother when she is just 12 years old. Yet this tragedy sets her on a spiritual and creative path that ends in both beautiful poetry and, ultimately, serenity. She describes that destination in "Change" "Om Shanti, Om Shanti.../ Peace at last has caught up with me, / Since I have stopped the running / From fear / That had turned love upside down." "Poetry written to bring peace, both to the soul and to the world."
- Kirkus Indie Reviews

"A collection of poems that seek to inspire, heal and uplift. The poetry relies on gentle, natural imagery, invocations of the divine and epigrammatic passages." "The author sees life as a journey and every experience as a learning opportunity, despite the unpredictability of the future." "Moore's book will be inspirational for those looking for poems that are more like short prayers. They don't tell specific stories, but they do speak in pleasing cadences and encourage readers to embrace the healing, accepting power of The Holy Spirit."
- Blueink Review

Each poem in this book is a door that opens to the beauty of heaven...to the call of Home... to the light of Spirit shining undiminished within us. They whisper of the perfection of who we really are. They unfold beyond the mind's ability to understand into the heart's ability to know. They flow through our being like wind gently blowing through a tree - stimulating ... moving... stirring. They bring forth ancient memories of our Gentleness and our Greatness and unfold the mystery of our Being, laying the beauty of our true Reality at our feet to be reclaimed and cherished once more. Let this book be your best friend on your journey Home. Celebrate with it in times of joy and laughter. Comfort with it when your soul aches from the long journey. And most of all, honor it for the great gift of Love it is from the author and our Creator.
- Henry Broeckling - Light Worker, Educator

Iris's poems nourish my soul. Her love and wisdom shine brightly in her writing. The images she chose to go with each poem enhances that. The creative power of her words inspires me to tap into my own creativity in ways that inspire others. When I meditate on her poems, the patterns of her words and the images they invoke remind me to look within for my own blossoms of light.
- Juanita R. Moores, Artist, http: //www.juanita-moores.com