Smile Through the Clouds

By Eileen Kerr Blakeman

Their sounds never reach my ears.
Muffled, hidden, yet free to breathe.
Atop, soft and feathery without fears,
A momma draped gently as a wreath

In a delightful collection of essays and poetry, Eileen Kerr Blakeman transforms ordinary thoughts into amusing writings that encourage all of us to find the humor in life.

Blakeman reflects on why there are holes in a soap dish, why it is so hard to find a runaway pill that has fallen on the floor, whether peanut butter coffee is delicious or not, why a little snow at Christmas and the arrival of spring pansies bring joy, and why good things come when we least expect them. Included in her delightful collection are light-hearted poems that address the many wonders of nature such as two pigeons who waddle and doddle, busy birds who whistle from afar, a pet rabbit who hides in the desert grass, and a hungry yellow cat.

Smile through the Clouds shares a compilation of essays and poems that provide a whimsical look at the fun side of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Jan 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781480856851

Eileen Kerr Blakeman

Eileen Kerr Blakeman divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Joshua Tree, California, where she lives with her husband and their dog, Molly. This is her sixth book.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-5684-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-5685-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018900243

Archway Publishing rev. date: 01/10/2018

In Memory of

Isabel

CONTENTS

Being an Author

I Look About

Not Now

The Pampered Soap

Somewhere

Soapsuds in My Milk

Wash and Wear Out Clothes

The Lost Pill

Grocery Bags

The Peanut Butter Saga

Lessons Learned

Brushes

Those Messy Wipes

The Lost Blob

The Darn Socks

Carrots, Please

The Clingy Chair

The Grocery Store

Let It Snow

Pansies Are Here

Fluffy Cottontails

Vanishing Beauty

Cheese, Everyone

Vintage Charm Bracelets

A Little Forgetful

Oh, Success

The Blooming Leaf

Nothing

Birthdays … Humbug

Offering Help

Wildcats

Cape Cod’s Wild Rose

Give Me the Sun

The Golden Years

First Friends

Poet Readings

My Summer Blanket

Happiness

Pondering

Stumbling in Life

Recycling

A Flea Dance

Chocolate

My Funny Shopper

Change

The Bouquets of Life

Bloomin’ Glory

Goodbye

Contemplating

Comfort

Peace

Jojoba

Jojoba Mollete

Two Pigeons

Mother’s Song

Busy Birds

Past Meets Present

The Bright Side

Today

Me

Floating Moments

Meditation

Ultimate

Desert Rain

Good Night

Honeybee

Morning Light

The Bobcat

The Sun

Father’s Candy

The Welcome

Young Bobcats

Three Rains

Nowhere

My Rabbit

Being Real

Easter Bunny

Moments

Only in the Desert

Local Gig

Lazy Thoughts

Farewell

Inevitable

Different Visits

The Tall and Strong

Rest in Peace

Keeping Peace

The Mouse

More Thoughts

Remember

Life

Misty Walks

Tulips

May Eleventh

Leaves

One Time

Yellow Cat

The Robin

A Deer

The Last Walk

A Tender Moment

Closeness

Desert Green

The Raven

Desert Dog

A Calling

Stand Tall

My Twin

Music

Night Dance

Along the Highway

The Coyote

Bird and Rabbit

Up on a Cloud

Crazy Mountains

The House Finch

The Nest

Three Nests

BEING AN AUTHOR

I wrote a book! Not only did I write one, I wrote five. I wrote some poems that make you smile. I wrote some poems showing my style. While many grab your quick attention, there are some written only for fun.

Being an author just happened. I never said, I want to be an author. I never said I wanted to write poetry. The urge came upon me one day out in the high desert of California. I wasn’t on a high or on a low branch in my life. I was just doing everyday normal things when I had to grab a pen and write. I didn’t have a choice. At that moment, all activities ceased until I had my words on paper.

Words on paper! Where did they come from? I often wonder how this happened or how they happened to come through me. The reason may never be answered. Maybe it was my time to make an appearance into society through my books. Maybe it was my way of contributing something good to humankind, leaving behind my thoughts on life.

Take a break from your orderly life. Find a spot to sit and ponder. Whether it be in your backyard or yonder, soaking up the sun makes you blonder.

And you know what they say, Blonds have more fun.

I Look About

I’m on