Pieces of the Soul

By Amy N. Turner

Amy "Lyre" Turner brings the magickal and the mundane to life, simply and powerfully, in Pieces of the Soul, her first collection of poetry. Take your time and enjoy the works within, and experience just "how freeing the words can be."

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 6, 2009
• ISBN: 9781438989549

Amy N. Turner

Amy "Lyre" Turner is a mental health professional who enjoys writing poetry, spending time with family and friends, and playing with her feline daughter, Samhain. Pieces of the Soul is her first published work. Ms. Turner lives in Northern Virginia.

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© 2009 Amy N. Turner. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 10/1/2009

ISBN: 978-1-4389-8954-9 (ebk)

ISBN: 978-1-4389-8952-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4389-8953-2 (hc)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2009909041

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

Contents

fickle

cradled promises

blanketed in stillness

aurora

migraine

cherry blossoms

simplicity

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horizons

mirror mirror

lost

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falling apart

drowning

vehemence

frustration

loneliness

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ccp

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shades of reality

borderline

highs and lows

a pill for every ailment

addiction

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30 days

forgiveness

1 year

heartache

kith & kin

for dawn

faded grey

mamaw

jim

grief

grief subsiding

gaia

4 years

ten years

samhain

grandpa

pressured speech

doubt

repetition

2 am

kindred

the other night, i dreamt…

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chimera

dy

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tricks of the light

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pieces

you, me, and the end

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solitude

patriot

my study

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spirit on the wind

last night

hands

yen

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love’s insomniac

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fairy tale princess

fairytales

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wretched

inflammation

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pot, meet kettle

bitterness

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ghost

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overnights

exhaustion

insomniac

nightmare

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moonlight

winter’s kiss

13 magickal moons

totwc

break

high priestess

incense

birth of magick

ritual

lady of the silver moon

inner divinity

There are some folks without whom this couldn’t have happened. So here’s your spotlight:

Debbie, for always encouraging me to write and being willing to proof my 3 am typos and word confusions. The reason this all looks so great is because of her mad English teacher skills. I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you were willing to do this.

Giana (Mama Duck) and J Sunny, for activating those fantastic Virgo twin powers of yours and helping me start to get everything in order. There is flow because of these awesome ladies. Two of cups!

J2B, for helping me to finally have an about the book and about the author. Thank the Divine he stepped in and saved the day on that.

My sisters (Rizzie, Nikki, Lana, and Taz) have been incredible for putting up with my spaztasticness (I did, in fact, just make that word up. They are used to that.) during this process. Love you.

Mom and Dad, for being you (so that I could be me) and for never having any doubt that I could pull this off.

Sam, my High Priestess and friend, for dubbing me Priestess of Words, which reminded me where one of my core talents lies, and for demanding an