Between Life and Language
Pride in Poetry Volume I
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Maria
She walks along the ocean’s shore
She helps to curl the waves
She whistles in the mountains
In the trees poetic sways
She howls down the canyons
She’s the “her” in hurricane
She’s the lonely sound of whispers
She’s the force of sideways rain
She is sometimes soft and gentle
Other times she’s filled with rage
She can spread the scent of roses
She can fill the air with sage
If you’re quiet she will whisper
In the somehow rhythmic tune
She will greet you in the morning
She may stay till way past noon
She never stays in just one place
In an instant she can change
She’s a force that can’t be reckoned with
Maria is her name
bj smith
* Inspired by the song, They Call the Wind Maria, pronounced, mah-RYE-ah and now commonly spelled Mariah, but in 1951 when the song was written Maria was the popular spelling.
Pride in Poetry First Place Winner, 2007
I still depend
Upon
That red wheel
Barrow
Aged, peeling and
Muddy
Familiar, constant and
Comforting
Misty Walker
Pride in Poetry Second Place Winner, 2007
Peaches
It is cold
When a spring frost
Kills all the peaches
And I think this
Summer might be
A lonely one
Timothy M. Collman
Pride in Poetry Third Place Winner, 2007
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About the Book
The poet is that rare artisan who lives between life and language, transforming life into language and living language as life.
Between Life and Language is an intriguing and diverse collection of powerful poetry from around the world by modern, grass roots poets exploring a wide variety of topics and issues.
Chosen by NavWorks Press for their clarity, readability, impact and pleasure, the 107 selected poems fall into such categories as culture, life experience, world experience, philosophy, spirituality, nature, youth, abstract and conceptual ideas, love and relationships, writing and poetry, and more.
We know you will enjoy the diversity of topics, forms, styles and voices in this appealing anthology: Between Life and Language.
“Promoting poetry and the writing arts”
About the Author
About the Editor and NavWorks Press:
David E. Navarro is a minister, writer, poet, speaker, and editor, born in Newport, RI. He grew up in inner city Chicago and northern Indiana until college at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. His love of poetry and the writing arts began at age eight and in 1980 he became a published poet in The Purdue Exponent. Over 40 of his poems have been published in various magazines, literary journals and anthologies, including the chap book, Such Are the Poems. In 2006, he and his wife and three children moved to Tuscaloosa, AL, where he started NavWorks Press.
NavWorks finds its earliest roots in 1995 when David began using the name on his written work and art. In 1996 he established the name with an email account, and in 2004 secured the domain name NavWorks.org for his Writing and Editing web page. In 2006 NavWorks Services was established as the overall name with the following divisions: NavWorks Press, NavWorks Writing and Editing, and NavWorks Seminars.
NavWorks Press initiated the annual Pride in Poetry Prize in early 2007 as a way to support their mission and motto: "Promoting poetry and the writing arts." They also host the Cozy Word Café at www.cozyword.com.