Christina M. Ward
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Celebrate with Me My Debut Book: Organic!!
It is a truly beautiful collection of poetry. I am so proud of this long-awaited debut book. To order: organic–in paperback! organic–Kindle version! Order your copy now! I am pleased to have some wonderful recommendations written by other published authors and poets: Praise for organic: Christina Ward’s poetry is heavy with the music of nature.… Continue reading
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Gathering Them — A Free Verse Poem on Leaps of Faith
Preparing a poetry collection. Gathering Them I am gathering them,snapshots on a line,puzzle pieces,building blocks,roots. Together. Individually, yes, strength.Each a painting, a break in the timeline of my life,a check mark. But, together… Together they say something bigger.Together they are a timeline. Snapshots become an art gallery,puzzle pieces, when placed,begin to lose their lines of… Continue reading
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Misunderstood (i have been a flower in a tree)
a free verse poem i have been a flower in a tree.i have been so high up, no one could seethe immeasurable me, the impetuous me the always, always superfluous me this is what happenswhen a tree has its leaves on upside down, when the roots don’t growunderground and the rain goes up instead of down… Continue reading
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Delay of Autumn
a free verse poem of the season Delay of Autumn The Autumn wreath with plastic applesaged pine conesresides in closeted bin Temperatures dipdays shortensignaling yellows, deep reds, bursts of orangethe ushering in ofpumpkin — everythingnot this year the corn has been cuthusk-less stalks, sparse, driedscatter the field in muted gold this year the heat hangs… Continue reading
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Epiphany– a free verse poem on the creative process
Epiphany I can attach my entire existenceto the golden bleed of sunthrough the whisp-staccato edges of a cloud Such moments steal my breath. I can spiral into cornersand come out of them painting with words. I can feel the energyflowing from life breathing lifeparalleling, combining, releasing. Epiphany moments, what hidesin plain sight, screaming“mental illness” at… Continue reading
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6 Word Story Prompt
The following 6 word story is written from this story prompt by The Soul Searcher Site: 6 Word Story Prompt Betrayal I found your dating profile today. Thank you to The Soul Searcher Site for this prompt! ~ Christina Stay in touch! ~*~ Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry ~*~ Follow me on Twitter! Continue reading
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12 Poetry Quotes that Teach us Self Love
you are worth it “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds or bends with the remover to remove — it is an ever-fixed mark.” — from some Shakespearean sonnet I had to memorize in high school. This poem still plays in my head fairly often and its meaning has deepened for me… Continue reading
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Life is Too Short to Read a Boring Book
it is ok to take out the bookmark and move on Internal messages I don’t know at what point in my life I got the message that it is somehow sacrilegious to not finish a book that I have started reading. But because of this strong message in my mind I have books all over… Continue reading
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On the Outskirts of the Blue Ridge
a poem about an afternoon drive through the beautiful foothills of the N.C. mountains Hilltop mobile homes parked in rows with weary cars and tufts of unruly grass. They are weathered, as am I. Collections of scrap-metal, small gardens boasting late tomatoes, plump red flashes on the vine. Corn fields in thick mounds that hug… Continue reading
About Me
Christina M. Ward is an author and freelance writer from the beautiful state of NC where she resides with her two furbabies. She’s edited over 50 poetry collections from around the world, published three of her own, and is working on her second novel. Christina is the sole owner and operator of Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services through which she does freelance SEO content writing and editing.
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