A Penny for Your Thoughts
Description
<p>Have you ever loved, been loved, been confused about love, or suffered from loss of love? All these feelings have been captured and shared in the words of heartfelt poems, compiled over many years by a former teacher and award-winning author.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon now shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. "As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years."</p><p>There are three sections in her book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words.</p><p><strong>A Sign</strong></p><p>In the depths of my winter</p><p>I heard a small bird -</p><p>Braving the cold,</p><p>Bringing the word.</p><p>He gave my heart hope</p><p>As I heard him sing -</p><p>Three little notes</p><p>Promising spring.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of 10, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's stories that have received 48 national and international book awards between 2011 and 2017. Also a playwright with seven published plays for elementary school children, her works have been performed internationally in over 20 countries. Most of her children's books try to teach something, such as good manners and caring for others. Married for 57 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.</p><p><strong>Publisher's website: </strong> http: //sbprabooks.com/SherrillSCannon</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
Written as a series of poetic "cycles", starting in the summer of 1995, for the next 18 months the "Panther Cycles" captivated a growing online audience as the poet recorded his passions and the ebb and flow of the love affair between himself and the artist known to his readers only as "the Panther" as his marriage disintegrated and she eventually deserted him out of guilt and remorse. Based out of the legendary AOL Writers Club, the poet finally committed the full set of the cycles, unedited to retain their emotional integrity, and with annotations, in 2005. Cover artwork and internal art of model and recording artist Jillian Ann.
Three forewords, including by "Midnight Muse in a Convenience Store" neo-beat poet and author Daniel S. McTaggert, and back cover notes by erotic poetry queen Mari Laureano ("The Riverman Series" who describes the author as "The Einstein of the Human Heart".
Yahoo declared the author or the "Romantic Poet of the Internet" in 1996.
