Blurb Blitz: A Particle of You

October 04, 2022

A Particle of You: Love Poetry

by Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis

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GENRE: Romantic Poetry

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BLURB:

In this new collection from well-established authors Cendrine Marrouat and David Ellis, enjoy a series of love poems delicately crafted to stimulate emotional and endearing aspects of our deep connections with each other.

Cendrine and David have selected poems for this volume that perfectly capture feelings and nuances relating to romantic notions. They explore how love can fundamentally shape and change you, how it can feed your innermost muses/desires and ultimately how it can define you as a person, if you fully embrace it with every fibre of your being.

Love need not be scary or complicated. This collection shows us that even the simplest of intimate gestures can mean more to us when speaking from the heart and soul.

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EXCERPT:

The Garden Beyond the Looking Glass

(Inspired by the Greek Fable The Magician’s Horse)

Once upon a time  

There, in a large forest  

Beneath the stars at night

Stood a trace of human life  

A living soul, with hunger and thirst  

Lost in the flame of a fire, flickering

A glow spoke from it  

Pure gold in a looking glass  

Smouldering ruins, discovered, heard  

Behind a mirror, there was nothing to lose

The sound of the earth, answered  

“Fly once more and see the way!”  

We must look back again behind us  

When not able to advance, retrace steps  

Hear the twinkling, the water, the fizz  

Gather it, open a door of promise  

Let anyone see and set out through beautiful paths

Everything loved from that moment, celebrated  

Not to be left behind

You will find the sun glittering, in all directions

A rose in rebellion, disguised as a garden

Where the right of nothing but ‘be themselves’ is good enough

Be a hero for many and see a reward embroidered within

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Cendrine Marrouat is a poet, photographer, author, and creator of literary forms. She has released more than 40 books, including Tree Reflections (2022), In Her Own Words: A Collection of Short Stories & Flashku (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Songs in Our Paths: Haiku & Photography (2020-2021), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).   Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, Sepigram, Vardhaku, and Reminigram.

David Ellis is a poet, multi-genre writer/author and co-creator of literary forms, with a fondness for found poetry.   He has released several poetry collections including Life, Sex & Death (which won an Inspirational Poetry Award), Soul Music the Colour of Magic, Lemons, Vinegar & Unvarnished Truths, See A Dream Within (based on the entire collected poetic works of Edgar Allan Poe), along with a Fifty Shades of Grey parody 50 Shapes of Cakes.

Think of him like a thriller novel - fast paced, relentless and impossible to put down!

Cendrine and David are the founders of Auroras & Blossoms, a platform dedicated to positive and inspirational creativity. Its flagship publication, the PoArtMo Anthology has given a voice to artists ages 13 and over from around the world for the last three years.

Cendrine and David have co-authored many books together, including Seizing the Bygone Light: A Tribute to Early Photography (2021) and Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku (2020). They have also created several poetry forms: the Kindku, the Pareiku, and the Hemingku.