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    A diverse collection of poetry dating from 1983 to 2008.

    Many of these poems have been previously published in "Moonstone" and "Touchstone" (the journal of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdele Cosgrove-Bray
    Release dateJan 3, 2012
    ISBN9781466123601
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    Adele Cosgrove-Bray

    Adele Cosgrove-Bray is a writer and artist. Her writing has been widely published traditionally in magazines and anthologies, and she has also explored self-publishing. Her Artisan-Sorcerer novels have drawn an impressive cult following. Other activities include photography, gardening and walking with her dogs through the ancient woodlands of the Wirral peninsula in England.

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      Other Titles by Adele Cosgrove-Bray

      Dark Tides

      Entering the Grove

      Spanish Jones

      Tamsin

      Author's website: http://adelecosgrove-bray.blogspot.com

      Note

      Many of these poems have been published previously in Moonstone, and Touchstone (the journal of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids), plus several anthologies. A full list appears at the end of this book.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One - Autumn

      Chapter Two - Spring Snow

      Chapter Three - The Veil of Immortality

      About the Poems

      Chapter One - Autumn

      The Tale of Tristram Gnome

      Tristram Gnome stood up to leave the beer-strained bar,

      Leaving the last drops of buttercup beer lying

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