[Completed] An eclectic collection of my own haiku poetry. Poems are mine. Cover artwork is mine. © 2020-2021 SkittishReflections - L. M. Shayle

Adventure calls to seekers from different eras, different towns, even different worlds. Paths cross. Journeys intertwine. This poetry book highlights mysteries that drive us. It explores loss, endurance, and the struggle to find truth. Featuring gripping fictional narratives with characters that spring to life, Heartpen is an energetic page-turner whose wisdoms stick around long after they are read.

[Completed] Yet another eclectic collection of my own haiku poetry. Updated every 1-2 days. Poems are mine. Cover artwork is mine. © 2021 SkittishReflections - L. M. Shayle

Verses our hearts might sing, had they voices. Highest ranks, #1 in Book of Poetry, #1 in Deep Poetry, #1 in Mantra, #1 in Enlightenment, #7 among nearly 300,000 poetry collections at Wattpad.

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A collection of free verse poems to read at your leisure. Subject matter and overall mood varies heavily based on my source of inspiration. I'll add new ones whenever I feel compelled to write them. I hope you find something that resonates with you.

Thought provoking #1 perception #2 Ponder #3 Think Everything worth reading will take of your time but it should also BLOW your MIND that is time well spent.

❝ 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗'𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 ❞ - @𝟹𝟷𝟺𝙺𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚒𝚗 ❝𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢❞ - @𝟽_𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕_𝟽 ❝ 𝙸𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚕 ❞ - @𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚓𝚒𝚔𝟶𝟶𝟷 ❝𝚄 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚞𝚜 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 ❞ - @𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚗𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚣𝚢𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕 ❝ 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝 ❞- @𝙼𝚘𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚛 ❝ 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 ❞ - @_𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐_𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕_ ✵✵✵ ❗ᵀᵃᵇᵒᵒ ˢᵘᵇʲᵉᶜᵗˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ˢᵃʳᶜᵃˢᵐ ᵍᵘᵃʳᵃⁿᵗᵉᵉᵈ❗ ᴊᴀʏᴅᴇɴ ᴄʀɪᴍꜱᴏɴ is not an ordinary 17-year-old. As crazy as it sounds like, he can read minds and found out when he was just in nursery school. Exposing himself was the worst mistake he could ever do, but what else to expect from a little child, who was excited to brag about it? Bullies started calling him 'ꜰʀᴇᴀᴋ' until he reached high school, making his life miserable. His only best friend ʜᴜɴᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀʀʏ decided to stand with him against all odds, even though he has his own struggles to face. Soon his friendship circle grows, when the new student, ꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴀꜱꜱɪᴅʏ stands up for him one day. After all the blood, sweat and tears he discovers that everyone seems to be battling with their own life, including the ones who seem to have it all. Started: someday in May 2020 Ended: 12/04/2020 Copyright © 2020 M.L (ORIGINAL WATTPAD BOO

Chloe wants to show the kingdom of Sarias, where music is everything, that song should be filled with emotion and passion. But living in the shadow of her popstar step-sister, she has no choice but to hide who she is, even when her voice captures Prince Ethan Alexander's heart... ***** In the kingdom of Sarias, popularity and worth are defined by a ranking on Musetunes. Music is how every Ace in the land discovers their mate. Only when two Aces sing to each other can they find their true love. Chloe Leighton has decided to give singing a try - as long as no one finds out who she is. There is no profile picture. No age. No name. Just Anonymous. That's how she must stay. But can she hide her identity when she gets to the top of the charts? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by April Alforque