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Cover art by Vicki Thomas, Poetry by Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
"Cherished Pulse is full of poems that describe love from the eyes and hearts of young and old alike. We see love in its youthful stage, stirring the hearts of man and woman alike and tying a bond that even death cannot break. As we continue reading, we understand that love deepens into an awesome, but quiet joy as the couple grows older. These poems renew our faith in love as they remind us of our own experience with this most sought after emotion." ~ Lucille P Robinson for Alternative-Read.com Reviewer
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A New Approach to Poetry! Cherished Pulse is an e-chapbook of unconventional love poetry. Co-authored by Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson Click here to purchase Cherished Pulse. Click here for a review, excerpt and more on Carolyn's chapbook Tracings. Click here to purchase Tracings at Amazon. Click here for Carolyn's first person essay, "Beating Time at Its Own Game."
Review of Cherished Pulse Title: Cherished Pulse Unconventional Love Poetry Entertaining Read Recommended 5 stars Magdalena Ball presents the first 10 poems; from the haunting lyric found in ‘The Ocean,’ strength of ‘Great Sky,’ and stark reality of ‘Dark Matter,’ poet Ball moves the reader toward her final though provoking reflective work; ‘Baker’s Dozen’. Other titles by poet Ball include; Event Horizon, Personality, Body Language, Aurora, Galactic Collision, and Oubliette. Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s poems begin with the delicate refrain found in ‘A Woman's Heart.’ ‘Dreaming Lilacs,’ move the reader into a scented, heart felt remembrance before moving on to a playful stanza ‘Hallmark Couldn't Possibly Get This Right.’ Poet Howard-Johnson’s last offering is a poignant introspective ‘Loving Lance.’ Other titles by this poet include; Watching My Daughter Say Goodbye To a Fleeting Love, Another Day, déjà vu?, Discovery, From the Observation Deck, LA Love Story. Poets Ball and Howard-Johnson have joined forces to create an oeuvre of exquisite work. Readers are offered a rhythmical extravagance as Ball and Howard-Johnson draw upon their journey of life to give rise to an tour de force of superlative work. These bards have crafted an admirable read for their target audience of those who enjoy lyrical offerings. Readers are sure to be captivated in a most charming manner while reading the words offered by this pair of sensitive, forthright women whose evident ardor for life is aptly captured on the pages of this work. Cherished Pulse Unconventional Love Poetry’ is a pleasurable collection of buoyant, spirited poetry sure to pique the interest of the most discerning reader who is looking for a nice afternoon’s read. Each of the verses is a true delight. There is something for everyone. Language use is not predictable, nevertheless ‘Cherished Pulse’ is an invigorating read of agreeably constructed stanzas presented in a satisfactorily rounded assortment. The reader will be drawn into the verses’ rich stitching of sentiment, passion and sensation. On the pages of ‘Cherished Pulse’ poets Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson move the reader along an voyage of poignant remembrance and encouraged expectations through the panorama of emotive setting. On the pages of Cherished Pulse Lyrists Ball and Howard-Johnson have shaped a enticing publication of some of their most excellent compositions. Verses entice the reader with a multiplicity of intensely felt verses penned about human emotion. Fervor for life surges from the page as these rhymes are enjoyed. Verses filled with tenderness, perceptiveness and consideration are included. Readers, those who are admirers of poetry and those who are not, are certain to find much to enjoy Cherished Pulse. Everyday issues of life tuned into an appealing work is not an easy task. Bards Ball and Howard-Johnson have succeeded admirably.
Enjoyed the read, happy to recommend. A delightful read for all poetry lovers whiling away a lazy afternoon in the porch swing with a tall iced tea or mint julep nearby.
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molly martin Author: Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard-Johnson Original artwork by Vicki Thomas Published by the Compulsive Reader ISBN: 1562929356
Excerpt from Cherished Pulse by Magdalena Ball
Aurora
An electrical current charging your ionosphere.
Excerpt from Cherished Pulse by Carolyn Howard-Johnson Watching My Daughter Say Goodbye To a Fleeting LoveWhy would I want this young Masai, soon-chief, taller than I, a Kenyan Kobe? In the noon heat, flies hum in our ears, faces, eyelids. He touches the curve of my silver cell, my shoulder, there near my tank strap, I taller than the others in our tour group, whiter. When by the fire we gather to say goodbye, the embers like flies, billions in the night fly toward the stars, reach for their light. I inhale, not hope but something more embodied. Smoke fills my eyes with tears.
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