Sarah’s Haiku
Poems About Living with Hope and Courage
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Dark early. Cold wind. Big blizzard headed this way. We’re ready. Waiting. Lying on the deck Warm sun, salt air, total peace. Soft waves under me. Your essence is pure. Constant. Flawless. Beautiful. From birth to old age
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About the Book
I started writing these poems in May 2016 as a way of distilling issues I often think about. I was seeking clarity of thought in preparation for visits with a therapist. Some poems are memories. Some are issues I struggle with in my life. Some are lessons I need to learn. Some are moments I want to hold dear.
Nonreaders can read and understand the poems because they are simple and very clear. Even rereading is pleasurable, in the same way it’s enjoyable to play a piano piece learned many years ago. The issues are timeless for people of all ages. Hopefully, a reader will be reminded of a similar experience in his or her life. These are topics of the human condition as seen from a lifetime of experiences of joy, sadness, lessons to be learned, and lessons to share. It incorporates mindfulness and meditation and encourages peace of mind, personal growth, and honesty.
The book represents courage to look at reality without pressure for perfection and with hope for being your best and brightest each day.
About the Author
Sarah Shepherd, pianist and retired teacher of English as a Second Language, is currently a Staff Officer, Communication Services, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, maintaining their website for Division 12 1NR.
Previously, she was a Teacher of English as a Second Language at the University of Minnesota in their program of English for Foreign Students. She was a co-author of “Speak Easy,” a mime video tape with accompanying book published by the BBC English by Television. After that, she was producer of “Stretch for Life”, an exercise video featuring Doreen Rivera’s stretch process which combines yoga, stretch and low impact aerobics in order to stretch and strengthen, relax and energize the body and mind. Other former positions include videodisc Courseware Designer at the MN Educational Computing Consortium, and also Publisher of videodisc medical teaching files in radiology and pathology at Image Premastering in St Paul, MN.
Sarah grew up in West Newton, MA, graduated from the Winsor School in Boston, pursued undergraduate studies at Duke University and the University of Minnesota and received a Master’s degree in ESL from the U of MN.
She raised four children in Minneapolis, MN. and now lives in Braintree, MA with husband, David.