Love Lovers and
Poetry by Ginger Zyskowski
Contents A Glimpse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A New Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A Time for Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Because of You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Burning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Cheshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Colorful Tears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Desire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fairy Tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fifteen-some-odd-thousand Miles. . . 16 Fly Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Glistening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Heartsong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Joining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Just a Dream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Let Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Life-fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Strength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Tender Touchings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 To Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Touch the Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Trilogy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Uninvited. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 When Your Lover Dies. . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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To Write I’ve pen in hand and paper bare, An empty mind, and vacant stare. Really now, it is absurd To try and force the written word!
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Touch the Earth It was the sky that did it. I couldn’t take my eyes away. The most perfect azure, The whitest white, With the rich tree-greens to contrast, Transported me With no warning. While frozen there, Moments whirled by – My senses were overtaken By the echo of notes Banging against each other From a song That almost was.
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“Poetry about love is ubiquitous—and often, to put it bluntly, merely ordinary. This is NOT the case with Ginger Zyskowski’s collection of poems titled Love and Lovers. Her poetry gives stunningly poignant glimpses into the private joys and pains of that universal human experience we call LOVE. Full of original and touching expressions of love and loss, this collection shares the confidences of someone well versed in those raw but meaningful moments of life.” —Rosemary Miller, retired English teacher and current website developer, multimedia creator, and technology learning consultant at RosemaryMiller.com
“While not fitness-themed, this collection certainly promotes significant exercise—exercise, that is, of emotions—sometimes poignant, sometimes perplexing, but never sedentary. Memories of relationships unrealized, uncomfortable or even unparalleled are awakened, leaving the reader in a place quite different than where they entered. The author has crafted powerful language, with phrases akin to color swatches on an abstract painting, allowing—no, demanding—the reader to ponder the meaning of verbal imagery that is both peaceful and provocative. A stimulating must read for anyone who thinks they have it all figured out…as well as for those of us who acknowledge we never will!” —Larry Tobias, a friend of the author for 60 years, but thrilled to be just now discovering her soul!
After a 60-year career as a professional percussionist and educator, Ginger now devotes time to other artistic projects. Poetry is one of them and this chapbook is her first step into self-publishing. Ginger currently lives in Kansas where she still performs as a percussionist, writes a weekly blog for her website, and creates functional fiber art with hand-spun and hand-dyed yarn. $10.00 ISBN 978-0-692-19816-2
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