About
I write historical and literary fiction set in the 1800's, from the Civil War through the Victorian period and the Edwardian age, too.
I've written two novels. "Daniel's Garden" is a Civil War epic about a rich kid who becomes a soldier. "The Heart of a Lie" is about a family with a secretive past.
I live in Portland, Maine with my husband, a pug named Jane, and a piano named Humphrey. I give tours at the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House, where I get to talk about a 19th century poet.
A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)
Description
<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
I had so many moments of synchronicity writing this story - finding the perfect home for Daniel on Boston's Beacon Hill, reading actual diaries from the 11th Massachusetts, and walking on the battlefields during a trip in August 2002. It was an incredible journey.
Reviews
<div><span style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;"><span style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><em>"All of us have a "garden", a place of refuge even
if it's in our fantasies only. Did Daniel leave that
place or take it with him? Did it serve him well or haunt him? To
anyone that has ever longed to set their own course and march to
the beat of their own drum, regardless of the consequences, this
book is for you."</em></span><br /><strong style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">
~ Raymond Mullen, Amazon.com customer</strong> </span></div>
