Tales of Wonder Keepers

By Hayley Anne Foo

What's your earliest memory? Did it ever happen?

What's the weirdest thing grown-ups do?

Do you believe in magic?

What scares you the most?

What makes you smile, sing and dance?

What makes you, you?

Tales of Wonder Keepers follows Hayley on her journey from childhood to early adolescence. With a voice both wise and witty, and sometimes emotional but always delightful, Hayley's poetry captures a scene from the daily life of a young child and presents an intriguing puzzle to solve as she navigates the twists and turns of growing up. Each poem is a complete canvas painted in lyrical words that is framed by her own thoughts, memories, experiences and feelings from a complex emotion, such as fear, courage, loss, friendship, family to some of the big questions a pre-teen would ask about body image, self-acceptance, environmental awareness, perseverance and strength.

Presented in richly crafted thematic sections with whimsical illustrations, there's an immersive world to explore with each turn of the page. Somewhere along the way, you might find a memory jar that reminds you of the important things--things that should be remembered and celebrated. Tales of Wonder Keepers is a compelling journey that takes a reader through the myriad of ways to look at beauty, uncertainties and imperfections of the world through the lens of wonder. In its own way, each poem invites the reader not only to be a keen observer of this interconnected world in which we live in but also to be a keeper of the wonder that lives in us.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781638447870

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Tales of Wonder Keepers

Hayley Anne Foo

ISBN 978-1-63844-786-3 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-63844-787-0 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Hayley Anne Foo

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

832 Park Avenue

Meadville, PA 16335

www.christianfaithpublishing.com

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

1

Little Things

Busy Bee

Hand in Hand

Small Me, Big World

2

Star-splattered Ceiling

I Ate A Zoo

A Doll Story

Nocturnal Life

3

Meaner, Meaner, Vacuum Cleaner

Oodles of Noodles

Brown-legged Something

Broccoli

Cocoa Mouth

4

A Sun Within (The Egg Speaking)

Ice Cream Castle

Yellow Stick and A Pink Thing

Double Trouble

Little Orbs of Happiness

5

Finding Feathers

Dear Dandelion

Bookish Delight

The Invisible Compass

The In-Between

6

Art in You

7

Memories of Traveled Miles

The Friendship Orchard

Granny's Spring Tale

8

Lost and Found

Lost Treasure

The Lost Gift

Lost in a Strange World

9

The Invitation

Chase the Sun

Sky on Sea

Paris

10

Wilderness in White

Sounds of Winter

Spring Calls

Poppies

Summer Heart

Falling Into Fall

October

Prairie Ride

11

Heart of Music

A Step To And Fro

12

Balance

Darkened Blue

Rain Through My Window

Gentle Wind

Web of Life

Slimy Trail

13

My Dear Friend, The Old Stout Tree

The Air I Breathe

Concrete Forest

14

A Whale's Tale

The Missing Herd

The Wild Old Hare

15

In A Quiet World

A Distant World

An Unfortunate Haircut

16

Granny, The Brightest Star

Farewell, Prince

17

Wordless

Sleepless Night

Fears and Foes

18

The Wait

A Happy Dose of Boredom

19

Big Me, Small Me

Dear Heart Of Mine

Tools of Truth

Colors Of My World

20

Brown-legged Something - Part Two

Somewhere in The Middle.....

About the Author

For Mom, who taught me it's okay to write and color outside the lines. I still do

For Dad, who have always encouraged me to seek new adventures, especially this one

For every child who has ever heard the ocean in a conch shell

For the child we once were

For those who love the stars and still love them even when they aren't in the sky

And in loving memory of my Grandmother, Grace,

who will always be the keeper of the world's wonders, our family stories and memories

Whisk yourself away into the most stunning landscapes of my world. You see, the funny thing about my world is that the scenery changes with the position of the sun on its daily path across the sky. It might just sweep you to another unfamiliar universe or just another place within your world. Let your imagination run wild, let it be bigger than the pages of this book.

~Hayley

1

I wonder what babies would say if they were able to put

their thoughts into poetry?

~ Hayley

Little Things

Ma's smile reaches her eyes

Like stars that sparkle in the skies

I see love.

Ma's embrace is as warm as the sun

There's no safer haven than Ma's arms

I see protection.

Ma's lips resemble a crescent moon

Whenever she hums a lovely tune

I see comfort.

Pa's beard was thick