Poetic Yearnings: December 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Stories Coming Alive

Stories Coming Alive

The light beckoned

Calling gently

To come hither

It was all in my imagination

As I stared at the picture

But the stories called to me

The forest animated

Flourishing with life

Made me feel aware

As if the earth called to me

I walked through the forest

In my mind's eye

A world of wonder

Where fairies dwell

Magical creatures inhabited

Appeared before me

For an hour

Then for all time

As I took up my pen

The tales came alive

©Sheilagh Lee December 6, 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Tuesday's Writing #No 23~ Wonder

Prompts: this week: Treasured, bittersweet , anticipation

Wonder

The wonder of Santa Claus

Seen through children’s eyes

Brings back treasured memories

Of Christmases long ago

The anticipation of Christmas morning

The family gathering too

Seen through rose-coloured glasses

The bittersweet remembrance

Siblings gone too soon

Of parents gone too

Forgotten for a moment

Lost in the anticipation

Of the celebration

So long ago

©Sheilagh Lee December 5, 2017

What Will Poor Robin Do?

Carol is distressed and angry at the world as her grandfather has been murdered along with her parents and it seems like her family is fighting for custody of her to get her inheritance. Meanwhile Emmett’s life is in turmoil as his baby mama Sherry-Anne and his son Caleb have temporarily moved in with him and Lily isn't speaking to him. Emmett is however preoccupied with solving the Banks murders and the mayor but is getting nowhere. The teens band together to solve the murder and put themselves in mortal danger again as they all find that family connections are the ties that bind.

The Kelly Murder Mysteries

A Penny Saved A Murder Earned -A series of dead bodies, close to the Kelly's hearts, a stalker's love offerings and the Kelly curse continues. A Diller A Dollar A Really Dead Scholar -A dead Casanova choir teacher and a scared killer pull the Kelly’s closer together as they strive yet again to defeat the curse and survive the killers frantic plans. Betty Blue Lost Her Holiday Shoe- The Kelly’s and the newest Kelly have planned a trip to Niagara Falls and area followed by New Year’s Eve wedding in London, Ontario; but the curse has other plans as Rose finds one of the fellow tourists dead and the Kelly’s are spiralled into yet another murder mystery, as more bodies pile up.

A Stitch in Time- Prequel to A Penny Saved A Murder Earned

Emmett is considered a hero for his actions in Afghanistan, but all Emmett wants is to forget the battle there and get on with his life, in his new job as a police officer. However coming home is as idyllic as Emmett hoped. His seventeen year old sister has gone missing, his father having thrown her out of his home, echoing another sad moment in Emmett’s life. Emmett must fight the fire fights he now faces on the home front and confront his own demons, before he can move on with his new life.

A Penny Saved A Murder Earned-Book 1 of the Kelly Murder Mysteries

The Kelly’s (Lily, Rose, (Lily’s daughter), Great Grandma Katha and Amelia, (Lily’s cousin)) all feel like they are under a curse; but it appears it’s the work of a serial killer that people around them having been falling like dominos. Now as someone is killed at Amelia’s store and others known to them perish, Lily and Amelia become under suspicion by the investigating officer Emmett Rogers. They must fight the impulse to blame the curse and get to the bottom of who caused all their woes, before the killer targets them.

A Diller A Dollar a Really Dead Scholar- Book 2 of the Kelly Murder Mysteries

Lily Kelly, her adopted daughter Rose Brooksfield, her Great-Grandma Katha, and Amelia try to get over their trauma at the hands of a serial killer. Rose tries to overcome the whispers and innuendoes at school by joining in on school events such as basketball and choir. Rose and her friend Carol arrive early to school to participate in choir only to find the choir teacher; Mr. Scholar has been brutally murdered. Rose collapses and is brought to hospital and Lily learns more than she wants to know about Alexander Scholar as she’s drawn into the investigation. Now Lily must help Emmett, and his new partner Kendall Owens, find the killer before he or she, threatens the Kelly clan yet again.

Betty Blue Lost Her Holiday Shoe- Book 3 of the Kelly Murder Mysteries

Love's Labours Won

Sarah is a young single woman in dire straits. Her rent is due, she was fired from her last job and she has no family to turn to. So she accepts the fateful offer of a mysterious job interview, which turns out to be a ruse to steal gifts that she never even realized she had. As she set upon this journey Sarah will discover a world of magic, mystery and the supernatural. As Sarah learns about this new world she is exposed to adventure, danger and intrigue...and romance in the form of the mysterious Demetrious Blackstone. All the while Sarah must learn to control her gifts and suppress her own demons to defeat the perils that await her. Only then can she discover her inner voice and follow her own path that will lead to the true love she knows she deserves