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Mountainbird's poetry challenges women to face each day as an adventure. This poetry for women chronicles the maturing of the poet herself, a woman who transforms from youthful depression and insecurity to mature confidence, self-esteem and inner strength, faith and peace. Through these empowering story poems, Mountainbird Melodies: Book One--Dances with Waterfalls, Mountainbird takes the reader by the hand and gently leads her through a metamorphosis. While most women will struggle at times much like a caterpillar in its cocoon, these poems will inspire them to awaken to healing and growth, inner strength and confidence. Laugh, cry, and reminisce as you read empowering poems about nature, motherhood, empty nesting, grief, as well as love and relationships. The female poet, Mountainbird, encourages each reader to embrace a life imbued with joy and gratitude during each day's events. As you read, discover your own emotional healing, growth, inner strength, perseverance, and beautiful metamorphosis. Throughout the first three sections, the poetry reflects transformations the poet went through: Cocoon, Awakening, and Fullness. The last section of story poems, Herstory, records heartfelt personal events. As the reader explores each poetry section, she discovers heart wrenching events and challenging emotions that transform a woman as she matures and heals. Mountainbird shares to empower women to discover, choose and chart their own marvelous self and future. May each woman enjoy these poetic melodies, while filling up her personal treasure chest with bountiful precious memories. As a newly divorced young mother, Mountainbird began sharing her writing when she tossed her first poetry submission into an old-fashioned post office box on the side of a country road. She, then, quickly shut the lid, so she could not change her mind. Thus, Mountainbird's publications began with the poem, By a New Salem Brook during Midwinter's Thaw, first published in the small, country town newsletter, The Wendell Times of Wendell, Massachusetts. As the years passed, she published poems, scholarly articles, educational manuals, local newspaper columns, and (eventually) books. Her first book is Lookin' Up in Down Times: Stars Shine Bright on a Moonless Night. Her second is a children's picture book, The Healing Circle. Mountainbird Melodies: Book One-Dances with Waterfalls is her third book. At only twelve years old, Lydia Noble rose to the challenge as illustrator. Lydia is a student of art, dance, quilting, nature, and all things beautiful. Her inspiration is her faith and the unique coastal scenery of eastern North Carolina where she resides. Mountainbird Melodies is her first experience as a book illustrator. She genuinely hopes her artwork blesses and encourages others.

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From Angela K, Boynton Beach, FL: I don't usually read poetry, but your poems touched me. I resonated with Circles and contemplated on life's difficulty and the many bumps and crashes. In another poem, I reminisced about wonderful love on my wedding day. The poem, By a New Salem Brook, sounds like ""hope"" and happy times and a peaceful time in life! For You-No Less a Miracle. . .Beautiful! Missing you: I cried when I read about the loss of a loved one. Most of all, the poems helped me to be grateful for each day. From Cameron B, Wilmington, NC: The poetry was amazing. The beach poem summed up my wonder of my own lifelong beach days.

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This collection of poems emerged over the course of twenty years. Just as, after much struggle, a chrysalis emerges from its cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, Mountainbird metamorphosed from an insecure, emotionally distraught, young adult to a more peaceful, yet still evolving maturity. However, her entrance into adult life began in a Cocoon of despair. Through experiences that developed Awakening, her This collection of poems emerged over the course of twenty years. Just as, after much struggle, a chrysalis emerges from its cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, Mountainbird metamorphosed from an insecure, emotionally distraught, young adult to a more peaceful, yet still evolving maturity. However, her entrance into adult life began in a Cocoon of despair. Through experiences that developed Awakening, her trials and tribulations culminated into a love of joy as well as the more hesitant appreciation for the inevitable strife in life. Encompassing Fullness, she transitioned from full-time motherhood to graduate studies. After eight years of study while single parenting three sons, she entered the fulltime workforce with doctorate in hand. Still, success in creative and educational avenues did not exempt Mountainbird from personal crisis and, even, tragedy. In Herstory: she relates a heartfelt history of travels, empty nesting, grief after her eldest son's death, and joy in nature's beauty. Reluctant at first, she eventually embraces the fullness of life with its crises, heart-wrenching grief, and amazing joys. Journey with her as you read her poems. As a newly divorced young mother, she began a timid start as an author when she tossed her first poetry submission into an old-fashioned post office box on the side of a country road. After she threw her letter in, she quickly shut the lid, so she could not change her mind. Thus, Mountainbird's published writing journey began with her first poem, By a New Salem Brook during Midwinter's Thaw published in the small, country town newsletter, The Wendell Times of Wendell, Massachusetts. As the years passed, she published poems, scholarly articles, educational manuals, local newspaper columns, and, eventually, books. Her first book is Lookin' Up in Down Times: Stars Shine Bright on a Moonless Night. Her second is a children's picture book, The Healing Circle. Mountainbird Melodies: Book One-Dances with Waterfalls is her third book, a poetry collection. Lydia Noble embarked on illustrating this book at just 12 years old. This began her first professional art venture. Her parents cannot recall a time Lydia was not drawing. Over her short lifetime, she rarely ever showed her parents the hundreds of art projects that she so diligently drew and painted. After her home-schooling work was done, she would draw and paint in her room to her heart's content. First, Lydia rose to the challenge to even share her work with another while learning the demanding work of an illustrator, which entailed going back and forth with the writer, who had her unique vision for the cover and sections of her poetry book. However, Lydia dove into every editing request with the utmost grace and enthusiasm. Lydia Noble is a student of art, ballet, quilting, nature and all things beautiful. She is inspired by her faith and by the unique coastal scenery of eastern North Carolina where she resides. Mountainbird Melodies: Book One-Dances with Waterfalls is her first experience illustrating a book. She genuinely hopes her artwork is a blessing and encouragement to others on their journey.

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