Soul Music The Colour Of Magic

By David Ellis

This is a poetry collection that embraces the playful, evocative and rhythmic nature of music in its words. It's title is inspired by a Fantasy author, who is very well respected and admired by the writer.In his follow up to his award-winning poetry collection "Life, Sex & Death", David Ellis has selected another series of poems that focus on inspirational and love/romantic values, imbuing them with a real sense of purpose to fire up the reader's imagination, along with giving them hope, courage and strength.Explore a myriad of poetic styles and themes that evolve into emotional experiences that we can all relate to on many levels. In this eclectic collection, David delves into a mix of sensual free-form / free verse pieces and more traditional forms, such as Haikus, Lunes, San Sans, Sestinas, Tritinas, Abacedarians, Shadormas, Lais, Kyrielles, Sonnets, Kennings and others (even a Golden Shovel poem inspired by The Raven / Edgar Allan Poe!)Enjoy the poems shared within, for many will strike a chord and give you a tune to call your own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Ellis
• Release date: Dec 28, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393054078

David Ellis

David Ellis’s previous novels include In the Company of Liars, Jury of One, Life Sentence, and Line of Vision, for which he won an Edgar Award. An attorney from Chicago, he serves as Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.

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Soul Music The Colour Of Magic

A Poetry Collection

By David Ellis

Intro/Preface

Thank you for purchasing this book and supporting the author with your interest in poetry, along with embracing the opportunity to read poems that experiment with both free-form / free verse structure and traditional forms/styles.

The poetry in this particular volume predominantly embraces themes of an inspirational nature and how our emotional responses to situations can influence our lives in cathartic, enchanting, even spellbinding ways.

It is said that music can speak to our very souls, bringing us hope, courage, serenity, joy, awe, peace within ourselves and ultimately generate love unlike any other feeling we have ever encountered before. I believe that our words have a rhythmic magic of their own, their musicality inspiring us to move mountains with our minds.

The poems included here regularly explore love/romance motifs and some even indulge in the occasional sprinkling of humour throughout the pieces.

I am very lucky to have made the acquaintance of esteemed poet and author Vijaya Gowrisankar, who has very kindly written a foreword for this collection for you all to enjoy before the poems begin.

My award-winning debut poetry collection is also still available and can be purchased at your favourite book retailers. It is called ‘Life, Sex & Death – A Poetry Collection’.

If you are interested in further updates regarding my work, feel free to become a follower on Twitter or subscribe to my blog. My Twitter handle is @TooFullToWrite and my blog can be found at www.toofulltowrite.com.

Stay inspired friends and never give up on your dreams, focus and flourish!

Cover design by David Ellis (Cover Art by Arthur Ellis – www.blindartist.co.uk)

Published by David Ellis at Draft2Digital.

Copyright © 2019 by David Ellis. 1st Edition.

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About The Author

David Ellis is an award-winning poet, author of poetry, fiction and music lyrics.

His debut poetry collection ‘Life, Sex & Death’ won an International Award in the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards 2016 for Inspirational Poetry Books.

He lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent in the UK.

David is extremely fond of cats and dogs but not snakes. Indiana Jones is his spirit animal.

He can be contacted at [e-mail]

Contents

Intro/Preface

About The Author

Foreword By Vijaya Gowrisankar (Author Of Inspire, Reflect, Explore, Savour & Evolve)

True Colours (A Lune Poem)

Some Of Us Die Heroes

Flowing With Affection

No Ordinary World With You In It

The Truth In The Triviality

You Can’t Hide From The Sun, The Moon, Truth Or Love

Heir Today, Gone With The Wind Tomorrow

Nobody Dances Sober For Long

The Endless Beauty Of An Authentic Voice (A Tritina Poem)

Vulnerable Delight

Every Dawn, You’re Surprising

Seasons Exist, Renew, Rebirth (A Quatern Poem)

Soul Music The Colour Of Magic (A Spine Title Poem)

Bittersweet Memories Feeding The Senses

Surrendering Memories

Hate, A List Of Things I Really (An Abecedarian Appendix/List Poem)

Let Your Passions Take Your Breath Away

As Beautiful As A Thousand Kisses (A Tritina Poem)

My Kingdom For An Honest Newspaper Headline

Art On Its Own Terms (An Abecedarian Poem)

The Nature Of The Enchanted Heart (A Fibonacci Poem)

Synthesizing The Sound Of The Eighties

How To Write A ‘How To’ List

Queen Of Hope (A Kenning Poem)

Wicked Business (An Ode To Nursery Rhymes)

Mother Nature Deserves To Be Nurtured

The Shadow Of Our Dreams (A Sonnet Poem)

Existential Asides (An Embracing Jargon Poem)

The Ghost Of A Burden To Oblivion

Gifts Of Eternal Light

The Ending Changes Everything

The Salty Breeze Of The Unknown

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