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
The author is indeed a female tour bus driver. Before writing Unexpected Rendezvous,her son said, "Hey, mom, write a story about a woman bus driver, and tell all the stories you've told us through the years."
Well, I didn't keep a diary, and I didn't meet my husband on the side of the road as Jana did, but she borrowed many bus driving experiences and skills of mine.
The Bridgeport California area was chosen because I've been through there on Marine moves many times, as well as spent personal time there.I have enjoyed the beautiful area and thought Jana would enjoy it too.
To date, some of biggest fans are the mostly men drivers I work with. They have enjoyed reliving experiences and can appreciate Jana's experiences. Some of their wives have enjoyed the glimpse of what their husbands have done, and had to put up with on the job.
Recently, three of us were driving our empty buses (dead heading)back to Reno, Nevada from Camp Pendleton California. After traveling through Bridgeport we came upon cowboys on horseback working a heard of cattle. A young steer escaped and was traveling back and forth across the main highway. Russ, the driver behind me, was asking questions as to where the sheriff lived and became so distracted by the cowboys he didn't see the loose steer until he almost hit it.
When we pulled off near the cut-off to the Marine Training Facility for a break, I had to listen to lengthy comments about how I could add the incident to my next novel.
And speaking of that, the sequel to Unexpected Rendezvous is being pitched now! So maybe an Unexpected Rendezvous will led to A Deadly July soon.
