Saturday, July 21, 2018

Goodreads Giveaway of Mad Days of Me, trilogy




Goodreads Book Giveaway


Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy by Henry Martin

Mad Days of Me, the complete trilogy

by Henry Martin


Giveaway ends August 19, 2018.

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Goodreads is currently running a Giveaway of 100 eBook copies of the entire Mad Days of Me trilogy. To enter, please visit Goodreads via the link below

Of course, the book is also available on Kindle Unlimited for free to Prime members and Amazon subscribers via this link: https://www.amazon.com/Mad-Days-Me-Complete-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00ZAKVSG0

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

More Twitter Poetry

I have a few more Twitter poems to share.

Written live on 07/16/18, these are on the word prompt - Accolades:


We say farewell
small teardrops
molten silver notes
falling upon the piano

Black and white keys
like steps we took
steps we skipped
together yet far apart

In our hearts
silent accolades
for what we did not share
but had to follow

Goodbyes
never flow easy
from lips
twisted in pain

_____


On a beach at dusk
my insides twisted by hunger
watching seagulls soar freely
Envious of the scavengers
I replay the day I left
in my wake
burnt bridges and hearts that never heal
including yours
It's too late to sing accolades
to all that could have been
if only I . . .

______

Aroused by your scent
I lie awake disturbed
clutching the clothes you left behind
23 days, 2 hours, and 15 minutes ago
not that I obsess

There was a time
when my accolades made you smile
but my actions brought you pain
that no sonnets could take away
even if you were to hear them


Written live on 07/14/18, these two are on the Song Prompt - Wish I knew You by The Revitalists:


My unknown stranger
lost at the sea of memories
I had sailed far too long
while you shone like a lonely star
When all was dark
I needed you the most
to escape on wings of time
the scorching past
and soar higher than ever
Where were you
when I burned bright
when I still could fly

______

The brightest light amidst lights
a star burning up from within
I cannot discern the source of your fears
as you scorch what could have been
had we met when I was young
we could have merged
and like the sun burn all
until all stars lost and we remained one
alone and beautiful





All poems Copyright by Henry Martin

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Linkin Park tribute Poem

As part of a Poetry group on Twitter, I receive daily prompts - sometimes words, other times images, and, most recently a song prompt.

With Image Prompts, it is simple - interpret the image in a poem any way you see fit.
With Word Prompts,  it's also simple - use the daily word in a poem.
But this latest prompt, a song, is a different game altogether.

Songs are, in a way, poems. Well, at least the good songs are poems. Songs tell stories, expose emotions, intents, psychological responses . . . But then there is also the music, which plays a vital role in how we interpret the meaning of the song.

The song selected for this week's prompt is Waiting for the End by Linkin Park with the talented late Chester Bennington. This being so close to the first anniversary of Chester's untimely death, I thought to concentrate only on the chorus, which were his lines:

"We're waiting for the end to come
Wishing I had strength to stand
This is not what I had planned
It's out of my control

Flying at the speed of light
Thoughts were spinning in my head
So many things were left unsaid
It's hard to let you go

I know what it takes to move on
I know how it feels to lie
All I want to do is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got"

Now being about the same age as Chester, having experienced some messed-up things myself, and knowing what I know, I decided to interpret these lines not as part of a song about an ending relationship, but as a song about inner suffering.

The exercise is in no way meant to disrespect the memory of Chester Bennington. He was a very talented vocalist, and an amazing songwriter. I wish he was still around.

So, without further ado, here is my poem.


Friday, July 6, 2018

Coffee, Cigarettes, and Murderous Thoughts Sale

My short story collection, Coffee, Cigarettes, and Murderous Thoughts is currently on sale on Amazon Kindle both in the US and the UK.



For those interested, the offer is $0.99 instead of the regular price of $2.99 and it expires on July 11, 2018

US link: https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Cigarettes-Murderous-Thoughts-Martin-ebook/dp/B00AZSCD84

UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coffee-Cigarettes-Murderous-Thoughts-Martin-ebook/dp/B00AZSCD84