Of the Moment: An Anthology of Verse

By Carolyn Rose Durling

There are many reasons for my collating this book of poems. The main being is the very positive way of getting my emotions, be they anger, frustration, humour, despair, frivolity and optimism down on paper. My spontaneous nature, where time becomes irrelevant as words form in my mind is the reason for the given title Of the Moment. It is a reflection of me and my passion for the written word.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Oct 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490765808

Carolyn Rose Durling

I have loved poetry since I was a child and find that everyday situations as well as current topics steal their way onto my head and heart and therefore leave me with no option other than to pen as I find. Nature, war, spirituality, animals, life, emotions, all have a story to tell, and I enjoy forming words to highlight these subjects and hopefully to delight the readers’ palette.

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Contents

KNOCK ON WOOD

PAST TIMES

GYPSY DAWN

IF I ONLY HAD WINGS

A CANDLE HELD HIGH

SOW THE SEEDS

I FELT THE RHYTHM OF THE BEAT

ALTERED TIMES

REALITY IS BORN

SWEET CHARITY

IT’S NOT TOO LATE

MIND BODY AND SPIRIT

FORGIVE ME MY SINS

SECRETS YET UNTOLD

THE UNDERWORLD

INSANE LANDS

LILAC TIMES

FOREVER THERE

A BRAND NEW DAY

WHAT PRICE LOVE

HOLD ON SWEET DREAMS!

INNOCENCE

A CHILD OF TODAY

IN GOD’S NAME

AN EXTRACT FROM MY RANTINGS ON A MISERABLE EXISTENCE

UNIVERSAL PLAN

MY ANGEL

ONE SEED

A TAINTED SOUL

REFLECTION

ORANGE ROBES

EPITAPH TO A BYGONE AGE

COMPANY

LONE WOLF

SATIN THOUGHTS

HOW PERFECT

FIRE STOKED

BRACKISH WATERS

SECRETS

A NEW DAY

OFF THE HOOK

ARE WE HOME?

THERE IS A JOY

BETRAYED

A SOLDIER OF WAR

STAY AND PLAY

AQUARIUS DAWNS

JUST ANOTHER STATISTIC

RAINBOW BRIGHT

EVILS OF WAR

NO SIN, NO HARM

HAVE A NICE DAY

SURVIVORS NEEDS

DAWN

MY QUEEN

REFLECTED TIMES

MY GUIDE

WHAT WONDERS

UNFETTERED ….FREE

DEADWOOD

A PIPERS LAMENT

UNBELIEVABLE

BABY DOLL

BIRTH OF REALITY

RETRIBUTION

I SPIED A MERMAID

FREEZE FRAMED

OH SO SIMPLE

THE ASSASSIN

READY TO BEGIN AGAIN

PERFECTLY FORMED

RAINBOW WINGS

NO ONE AT HOME!

A LONELY GULL

THE BIRTH OF REALITY

A BUTTERFLY

A TANNER A GO

A MIRACLE

THE PREY

ECHOES ON THE WINGS OF TIME

HOLD THE MEMORY

JUSTICE

MUSIC

PILLS

AN OPEN GATE

PERFECT BALANCE

NEARLY DONE

GRIEF

REALMS OF FANTASY

TOMORROWS DAWN

HOW ENCHANTING

DEEP BROWN EYES

RESCUED

FOR THE LOVE OF HER PACK

A NEW MOON

MINDFUL LONGINGS

HEARTACHE GONE

WOODSTOCK

SNAPSHOT

THE BRIDE

MY EPITAPH

COMPASSION

TENDER TIMES

PERFECTION

THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED

TROUBLED THOUGHTS

A MUG OF TEA PLEASE

A PALE PINK MOON

FAITH

YOUR GUIDE

To Mum, who still guides me from the other side.

Many thanks go to my family and friends, for their endless support and encouragement. A special thank you to my friends Jayne for her hours of patience and understanding while editing this book, and to Edna who collated, and made sense of my scribble.

By standing on the shore of imagination – your mind can cross continents.

An Anthology of Verse…….

KNOCK ON WOOD

I selected carefully what I should say

and how to word my poem today,

with my serious head on I decided to unfurl

what’s currently going on in the world.

On second thought, would it be best

to leave well alone and not be a pest?

Should I make people laugh in light hearted prose,

or would that get up someone’s nose?

Perhaps a tear jerker, to tug on heart strings,

or maybe some lyrics for others to sing.

A spiritual piece to uplift the soul, or

a tip or two on how to reach your goal.

I finally decided to just be myself,

and to do the best that I could

with what’s in my head, apart from the wood.

I’ve nothing to lose, and perhaps something to gain,

so I’ve reached the conclusion, it’s been worth the pain,

and leave it to you to decide if it’s all been in vain.

PAST TIMES

I hankered after passing times!

Threw caution to the wind.

Re -kindled flames, where only embers had remained.

Yet! Still somehow expected yesterdays to be the same.

I fired my imagination!

Walked down memory lane in trepidation

lest my thoughts betrayed my pain.

I stealthily gained a foothold

within my hearts domain.

Reluctant to let go of that tiny flickering flame.

Then I gazed into the future, and saw what I would lose,

by living in past memories, I knew I had to choose!

So! One last glance, then the picture dimmed.

I had dampened the flames smoldering within.

I poured oil on troubled