Reflections Through Time And Rhyme

Reflections Through Time and Rhyme is a collection of poems about life. From childhood to adulthood, this book is a tribute to the cherished and treasured memories of life. The poems contained within are original and range from rhymed verse to free verse, with a few sonnets for good measure. Reflections Through Time and Rhyme is divided into sections with poems arranged alphabetically within each section. The sections are arranged as follows: Childhood, Bucks County, Christmas, Family Ties, Life Lines, Pathways, Seascapes, Summertime, The Inner Child, Wings, and Wintertime. This poetry collection is uplifting and a celebration of life through remembering the happy times. About the Author: Sharon Elizabeth Bleasdale-Licht of Holland, Pennsylvania grew up in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a town in Bucks County, PA. Sharon is married to her husband Jeffrey. She has two children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. From a young age, Sharon has loved to write fictional stories, poetry and verse. Writing song lyrics is also a passion. Sharon is retired from a major newspaper publishing company located in Princeton, New Jersey. After a 28-year career as Management Secretary, Sharon enjoys time devoted to her passion of writing. Sharon has attended classes in Secretarial Science, Psychology, English, Literature and Social Studies at both Rider College and Bucks County Community College. In addition to this book, Sharon has also written Magic Marmalade: A Tale of the Moonlight Fairies and Childhood Travels, a small poetry book for all ages. In addition to the publications mentioned, a sequel to the Magic Marmalade story is an ongoing project. The author can be contacted through her website at: www.distantsunbeam.com

This book is written by an Everyman, a person who has traveled through the ups and downs of life, with his eyes wide open and his heart exposed. The eyes have seen too much. The heart has taken a few hits. It started with a poem. One poem reflecting a single thought. Then a second and a third and a fourth. The poems span a period and, in themselves, have become a reflection of the writer, me. The observations are not so unusual. It is unusual, however, I guess, to maintain a printed word of the journey.

This is a fictional story written in rhyme, and a sequel to Sharon Licht's previous book, Magic Marmalade: A Tale of the Moonlight Fairies. Return of Chancellor Paddywack begins late one night when Tracie, the young girl in the story, is awakened by a signal from her magic marmalade jar. A knock on the window, an unexpected visitor, and an invitation invite you back to the enchanted forest for yet another magical adventure. You, the reader, will be introduced to new and exciting characters: Tracie's friend, Travis Holly, two magical horses, a rainbow dragon, a Shaman, as well as magical fairies and awesome elves. It seems the fairies who live in the enchanted forest are losing their magical powers. What is causing the fairies to lose their powers? What can be done to help the fairies regain their powers? Find out when you follow these adorable storybook characters through the enchanted forest as they search for a happy ending. About the Author and Illustrator: Sharon Elizabeth Bleasdale-Licht of Holland, Pennsylvania grew up in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a town in Bucks County, PA. Sharon is married to husband Jeffrey. She has two children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. From a young age, Sharon has loved to write fictional stories, poetry and verse. Writing song lyrics is also a passion. Sharon is retired from a major newspaper publishing company located in Princeton, New Jersey. After a 28-year career as Management Secretary, Sharon enjoys time to devote to her passion of writing. Sharon has attended classes in Secretarial Science, Psychology, English, Literature and Social Studies at both Ryder College and Bucks County Community College. In addition to this book, Sharon has also written Magic Marmalade: A Tale of the Moonlight Fairies, of which Return of Chancellor Paddywack is a sequel, Childhood Travels, a small poetry book for all ages, as well as another poetry book: Reflections Through Time and Rhyme. The author can be contacted through her website at: www.distantsunbeam.com James Browne is a most gifted artist who lives in the Phoenixville, PA area and specializes in painting faeries, elves and other fictional characters in an enchanted forest setting. James' passion and emotion for his work comes through his brushes when he paints, as seen in his magnificent artwork. James has given substance to the characters in, Magic Marmalade, A Tale of the Moonlight Fairies as well as its sequel, Return of Chancellor Paddywack, by putting down on the page what can only be imagined. It is through James' stunning creations that the stories come to life. More about the artist can be found on his website at: www.jamesbrowne.net Both the author and artist reside in the State of Pennsylvania where its abundance of natural woodlands, rushing rivers, meandering streams, and winding county roads offers many unique places for the imagination to roam.

Reflections in the Mirror is Gary Bateman’s second book of poetry. This marvelously conceived and captivating new book is a literary collection of selected poetry spanning the years of 2014 to 2019. In this book, Mr. Bateman presents to the reader a very interesting and an eclectic selection of diverse types of poetry and themes. His literary focus and approach are designed to highlight the importance and relevance of poetry in today’s world, and to give the reader a true feeling for and an appreciation of the sense of enchantment and fascination that poetry engenders as the reader is exposed to a vast spectrum of ideas, concepts, fantasy, myths, and realities. Mr. Bateman believes in the dynamic nature and symbolic power of poetry to capture the imagination, emotions, and passions of the reader as he or she enters into a reflective state of thought, a heightened sense of intellectual curiosity, and a deeper realization of the complexities and challenges facing the mortal world of mankind, and what lies beyond mankind’s mortal reach in the greater cosmic world of the spiritual and the unknown.

First Published in 1996. Teaching approaches for pupils with learning difficulties have often emphasized the presentation and repetition of easily manageable tasks rather than exploration, learning through mistakes and reflection. However, there is encouraging evidence that such pupils may be helped to develop effective learning approaches with marked improvements in their academic performance and self-concept. The importance of the teacher's role in facilitating pupils' reflective activity cannot be overstated. This book locates reflective experiences within classroom interaction and discusses a variety of ways in which teachers can foster reflection. These include their classroom talk, challenging activities, and the creation of an ethos where expectations are high and pupils' thinking and self-awareness are shown to be valued. Most, but not all, of the classroom research reported here was conducted in special schools for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, but the findings have implications for teachers of a wide range of pupils, in both ‘special' and ‘ordinary' schools. The hope is that they will be stimulated to incorporate some of the ideas in this book into their own practice.

In this large full colour coffee table size hard cover book, Kevin O'Dowd shares, for the first time, a collection of his poetry. It is raw and sometimes confrontational, but thought provoking and at times brutally honest. Kevin has his own style of writing that although it rhymes, it is not in any standard style, but a unique reflection of the world around him and how he sees it. His poetry isn't complicated, but he speaks his mind and his words show a lot of vulnerability and passion for what he sees going on around him. Together with the artwork of several prominent and well-known artists, foremost his own brother, Boy George, Kevin has put together a compilation of rhyme and visual art to make this a collector's item, worthy to adorn any coffee table.