Reading in the Quiet of Nature: Wordless Wedneday

Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, GA, October 10, 2025 Posted for Wordless Wednesday from Poesy Perspectives. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express written permission from the author and/or owner of this blog is strictly prohibited.

A Good Book Will Ruin a Good Night’s Sleep

Needless to say, I suffer many a night without ample sleep because I can't rest until I know the end of the story or the culprit. With bookshelves full of hardbacks and a Kindle with over a hundred books, I will be missing a lot of sleep. I have learned not to start a Daniel... Continue Reading →

Storytelling Expand the World of Possibilities

Daily writing promptWhat job would you do for free?View all responses When I finish my second Master's degree in May, I plan to spend more time in an activity that I would do for free. I want to return to being a storyteller. I love stories, for they allow us to make the lessons we... Continue Reading →

Reading Brings Much-Needed Light into the Darkness of Ignorance

Image Credit: Esra Korkmaz @Unsplash Reading gives us first-hand knowledge of the world. It brings light into our hearts and into our souls. The darkness of ignorance that divides us into categories Keeps us from knowing we need each other to be whole. Reading opens worlds untold and dares us to see Similarities in the... Continue Reading →

Answering Fandango’s Provocative Question #159

Fandango asked the following question, and I felt compelled to answer it: If there are only three things in life that truly matter, what do you think they are and why did you choose those three? In no particular order, my answers to the question are: Being Loved as a Child: it is in being... Continue Reading →

Why Hope is Still Alive for America

I was determined not to tackle this subject, but hope is needed today. I still believe in the American democracy. I believe that the idea that the election was stolen rests on the fact that in urban areas blacks and other people of color voted in record numbers and they voted overwhelmingly for Democrats, especially... Continue Reading →

Living in Unexpected Worlds Through Books: Photo Challenge #347

Photo by Annija Veldre What's next in life when you've lived beyond your dreams? I've been to places I could never have imagined as a little girl? I've gathered the momentos of each impossible adventure, And carry them in my heart as if I hold in my hands the world. Looking back at the poverty... Continue Reading →

The Comfort of a Good Book: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge

Kauai, Hawaii 2012 Open a good book! Escape to another world! Solace and pure joy! Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Solace and Open.

Teaching Reading is a Lifelong Gift: First Line Friday

From Mindlovemisery's Menagerie Untouched books crowded his shelves, shiny leather spines and faded first editions, meticulously dusted and never read. Brian always sighed when he thought of all of the knowledge denied to him because he was illiterate. He was successful, so people assumed that he could read, but because of the immense shame he... Continue Reading →

Water from a Book!

From Mindlovemisery's Menagerie This week's prompt, reading, for Tale Weaver #277 from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie is an extension of last week's prompt on books. She walked into the place with the books, And her jaw dropped in utter pleasure. So many books to take home and read, Her joyfulness was without measure. She learned very young... Continue Reading →

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