Shadows on the Carpet I

I have finally finished the cover for "Shadows on the Carpet I".  I was not able to work on it while I was in Nevada visiting my grandchildren because neither my son's nor my daughter-in-law's computer worked.  I just submitted it for approval.  I pray that I will be able to get copies of the book in time for the Tamale Hut Cafe Reading Series where I will be the featured reader for May.  If not, I will just read from "The T. Collection" and I still have a few of  "Dearest and Most Precious: A Love Journal" left.  I would like to include "Shadows on the Carpet I" if I could.  That way, I will have something for my readers' varied tastes.

Shadows on the Carpet I

With all the company from the Czech Republic coming and going, I have not had much time to work on getting the book ready for publication.  But I am making some slow progress. 

Sharing the revised front cover for the 1st book of the Shadows on the Carpet Trilogy.  I have finished making the manuscript adjustments and am now being challenged getting the book cover to look the way I want it to.

Working hard on "Shadows on the Carpet Part I"

After getting through the holidays and then the snow and more snow and deep freeze, I have been busy working on preparing "Shadows on the Carpet I" for publication. I decided to split Shadows on the Carpet into 3 books (each book with 3 sections and containing about 35 poems). Part I - Shadows, Visions and Luna-cy is almost ready.  Formatting is still the biggest challenge for me.  I finally have a revised front book cover for part 1. Neither software nor hardware were cooperative and every thing took me longer than I expected due in part to some 'operator error' and program incompatibility.  I still need to come up with something for the back cover and finish formatting the manuscript to fit the template and be aesthetically pleasing to my eye. 

This 1st part will contain the most direct and overt social/political commentary poems with some relationship under tones - a descent into the abyss so to speak. The 2nd part will be falling deeper into the pit and part 3 will be hitting rock bottom and the climb back up and out.  Two and three will contain more overt relationship poems with social/political undertones. 

Sharing the revised front cover with you today.  Comments welcome!

Czech/English - Nicota/Void

This is one of the very few poems I actually wrote in Czech first, and so I will put the Czech version 1st and the English 2nd. The English version is also one of the poems in "Shadows on the Carpet" section 3 - 'Lunacy'.

NICOTA

photo by AVR

Stojím v stínu měsíce,

bez duše,  bez srdce.

Není iluze,

není sen,

není naděje.

Jen před očima temno

a pod nohama střepy

© Alice Vedral Rivera 1989

VOID

Standing in the shadow of the moon,

Without a heart,  without a soul,

There is no illusion,

There is no dream,

There is no hope,

Darkness before my eyes,

Shattered pieces beneath my feet.

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 1989

 

Shadows on the Carpet - Section 3 - Luna-Cy

The 3rd section  of "Shadows on the Carpet" is 'Luna-Cy'.  At this point, there are 5 poems tagged for this section and I have not decided which should be first.  I am sharing this one with you today.  Your comments are always welcome as I assemble this manuscript or on any post.

Coercive Satellite

 

photo art by AVR

Cold globe of night

You lie lifeless

On a background

Of a dark gray

Starless awning

Unaware of

Dragons stirring

On your behalf

Intense dramas

All taking place

Because of your

Violent power

Wreaking havoc

On virtuous

Passionless lives

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 2007