A Kaleidoscope of Thoughts, Poems, Short Stories and Other Whimsey
Volume One
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THE SIGHT, SOUND AND FEELING OF SPRING
That morning I awoke to the sound of TAT!TAT!TAT!TAT! I lay quietly listening for the sound to come again. Was I dreaming? TAT!TAT!TAT!TAT! The sound seemed to be coming from out doors. Not yet ready to get up, I turned towards my bedroom window. Through the screen enclosed porch, which connected my bedroom to the outside, I could see the tree tops and noticed immediately that young, green leaves, which had been buds the night before, had opened under the night's heat and were now covering the trees. It appeared that over night a forest had sprung up in my backyard. But that did not tell me what was making that noise. TAT!TAT!TAT!TAT! The sound came again. It sounded almost like workmen drilling concrete. I decided to get up and invesitgate.
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A Kaleidoscope of Thoughts, Poems, Short Stories and Other Whimsey, Volume One is full of personal experiences, reflections, thought provoking poems and one-liners. In this book Elvera takes the reader from serious to silly.
Elvera opens her book with a challenging statement on thinking followed by the poem 'For What', as she leads the reader down the paths of captivity, slavery, the civil rights movement and to the present. It's theme, History forgotten, History bound to repeat, becomes evident as you follow its progression and its seemingly regression.
In her comments on Being Silly, Elvera writes "silliness should flush through your mind every now and then like a laxative through your system". To this end, she explores some old Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes giving them a new look and a different spin.
'The Trial of the "Big Bad" Wolf ', gives the wolf's version of the Three Pig's story. Although it's intended to be humorous, Elvera still manage to deal with the issue of hatred and being bullied. This is a story not only for adults but for children as well. Even before this distribution, Elvera's 'The Trial of the "Big Bad" Wolf ' was adapted in play format and performed for elementary age children by the Fine Arts Department of Howard Community College.
Her one-liners on Thinking, says a lot in so few words. Years before becoming Maryland's Majority leader in the State Senate and a family friend, the late Senator Clarence Blount as her elementary school teacher, would say to her class: "Think young people, Think!" Elvera never forgot those words and in remembrance of him, wrote the one-liners to jog our thinking process.
This thought provoking book is also designed to give the reader another insight into Death, Depression, Alzheimer and Aging.
In Elvera's questioning 'Who is Schindler', you may be surprised at the answer.
Scattered throughout the book are blank pages to encourage the reader to immediately jot down any thoughts they wish to elaborated on later.
What is Faith takes the new believer through the ups and downs of a faith walk and is written to encourage.
And this book is designed to expand your mind as it explores the everyday ways of seeing and hearing God. So grab a pencil and ENJOY!
Look for her books: The Trial Of The "Big Bad" Wolf and Another Look At Old Tales And Rhymes in Children format.
About the Author
Elvera Smith Cochrell has lived in Maryland most of her life. Born in North Carolina, all of her schooling took place in the Maryland area. She is the mother of three grown children as well as the stepmother of three grown-ups.
She and her husband live in the suburban area of Maryland and enjoy a vacation home in the mountains of Western Maryland. There she can find a quieter and slower pace of living. There she can re-group and get renewed insights.
At the age of thirty, Elvera decided to shake off her shyness to explore her stage presence. She performed in numerous community plays, one of which landed her a part in a few Television commercials. She also modeled for small community groups.
Her career spanned from Nursing to that of a Computer Analyst. She never thought of writing as a career, even though many of her works were published in various community newspapers. It wasn't until she joined a toastmaster's group that she began to seriously think about her writing skills. Through the Toastmaster's club, she was able to put her voice to her written works. Over the years, she saved those thoughts, stories and poems. Her first adult book, A Kaleidoscope of Thoughts, Poems, Short Stories and Other Whimsey, Volume One is a collection of those earlier and later writings.
In putting her collection of adult reading in volume format, Elvera hopes those readers who like what she has to say and like the different spin she put on the stories she write, will be able to relate to her title and look for the changing volumes. She chose to add the word Kaleidoscope to her title, because as one look into a kaleidoscope, the colors keep changing and merging. That is what she attempts to do in her book.