The Echoes of the Soul: An Edifice – Anthology

By Elma Gabriel-Mayers

“The Echoes of the Soul.” This volume continues in a related element of the former yet; more the flavor of an anthology, giving readers a closer view of the writer’s journey with a mixture of encounters– inspirational quotes, views, passion, mystical, love, deceit, survival, pain and motivational poetic variations and narrative, limerick, metrical, romantic, dramatic and classic patterns.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781728350295

Elma Gabriel-Mayers

Welcome to ‘‘Scopes of Alliance”; a work of openness, tips and bits, elements which aided the writer’s journey of survival, her loss of a parent and brother during the Covid19 pandemic; her consideration to that of the encounters of many relatives, close friends and her community at large. Thousands of others; some whose last connection was that ‘drop off in faith’, that dreadful reality which equalizes a society to seclusion, Surges into a political confusion, a capitalist game controlled by a market trend, managed to the disadvantage of a people in isolation. Elma’s observation excels within her writings; releases a mixture of encounters– Of inspirational quotes for survival. A realist who admits that to find the real meaning of love you have to look into the eyes of the little ones, that being in-distress is the purity to those innocence; tarnished by the unconscious confusions of The Day. And so as she prepares the release of her third volume, she brings us closer within her inner circle, by way of poetry, quotes and the opportunity of reading between the lines of her walk through what she terms “my destiny”. She welcomes you with a peek into her passion….. ‘Feel the passion within the book; Her PROSE................. As through mid-winter I see The wonders of a summer tree, Mirrored by rays of the sun ablaze........... A silent sound a trick at play, A tinging here a toggle there.............. The sun may dim but not as grimed, so worry not what –Life’s destiny still spins.

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THE ECHOES OF

THE SOUL

AN EDIFICE – ANTHOLOGY

ELMA GABRIEL-MAYERS

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Copyright © 2020 Elma Gabriel-Mayers. 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.

Published by AuthorHouse 03/10/2020

ISBN: 978-1-7283-5030-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-7283-5029-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020904472

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CONTENTS

Prologue

Introduction

Focus

Looking Yonder!

Prefix

A Migrant’s Grim

Dedication

Dancing

A People Oppressed

Mama’s Love

Mama’s Church Bless

Sista; Sistars!

The Thinker Walks

St. Vincent SVGAT’s Pioneers Lay

We’ll Soon Connect

The Man

A Woman of Dignity

My Sweet Cousin

Quotes

Aging

Beauty

Contentment

Compassion

Deception

Destiny

History

Image

Leaders

Learning

Life

Living

Love

Motivations

Reality

Sincerity

Survival

Truth

Values

Life

To do what you do

Ethics–’ it’s Values

Life’s Baggage

Life’s Plight

Your Body a Sanctuary

Such Sweet Peace

Digging Dirt

Trait of Deception

Your Happiness you Siege

The Black Widow’s Blessing

Lineage

They Are Our Fathers

Our Brothers - We Love Them So!

Oh Mom

My Father Died

The Pilgrim Father

Mentor

Torch of Collective Cohesion

No favor—No

Change

Think Girl– Think!

Think Man – Think!

Muse

Glimpse

If The Skies Fall

Maintain Immunity

Happiness Is Contentment

The Treasure in You

The Tranquility of a Day

Mysticism

The Scepter and the Crown

This Message Is Sent for You!

A Mystical Woman

Sabbath Church Retreats

Hell! Oh Hell!

Perfection - No

No God but Light

Nationality

Caribbean Dawn

Black Girl’s Radiant

"AIA Vision, Pains,

Hope-Hence Love"

Aid in Dignity Their Hope

Reality

The Curse of Hell

Ghetto Dude a Slip of Faith

We Hail Our Forces Reign

Season

Near in Heart

A New Year–New Day

Sentiment

The Shivers of Love

Tears

Mystic Energy

The Innocent Babes

Chapter 1

Prologue

This book takes its readers on a journey through the different aspects of life, exploring the fundamentals to human growth and development. Structured tactfully, it releases its story in the format of an anthology yet with the sensation of a novel.

Elma Gabriel-Mayers is a passionate individual, committed to her beliefs. As she shared with me her wish for me to review the contents of her second book, I wavered. Nevertheless, having worked with her in the past, I had some indication of what to expect.

Ironically; from the very beginning of reading the manuscript, I felt a sense a connection; if not that of my personal encounters but of others of characteristic parallels.

On everyone’s journey we never know what is destine but what really matters is how we face lives daily chores, how we move on. Elma knows how to ‘Move On’ as in one of her poems illustrates. The universe, the world, as we twirl; such unveil, thus; as human’s sort– But darkness is surely not light, as without light it is dark; but least we forget the limits to a day when Light dissipates and Dark take its play. So in hope for the Light We’ll shout, Oh God! Please stay.

It was truly a pleasure reading the creative writings of this amazing poet who never fails in stretching and exploring our hearts and minds to a world of countless possibilities.

Audrey Kydd

Chapter 2

Introduction

Elma’s first book, Standing Tall in Echoes of Destiny, garnered so much attention that she used this positive acceptance of her work to author a second collection, The Echoes of the Soul. This volume continues in a related element