Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers
    50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers
    50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers
    Ebook83 pages50 minutes

    50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers

    By Elizabeth Hicks, William R. Hicks and Joseph Hicks

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    A collection of fifty poems & musings by couple, William & Elizabeth Hicks, along with their brother, Joseph Hicks. The writings are a combination of memories & imaginings inspired by real life events, people, art & books. They are free-form & are intended to be both fun & inspiring. They capture the imagination & pull the reader away from life's mundane work, which is symbolized by the rope.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElizabeth Hicks
    Release dateApr 5, 2012
    ISBN9781476452678
    50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers
    Author

    Elizabeth Hicks

    Elizabeth Emily Hicks and William Raymond Hicks, both natives of Southern California, are a husband and wife team who met through a transformational workshop environment. During much personal growth together, Elizabeth, a.k.a. Elise, and William were inspired to write Wings, The Journey Home. Elise and William are both students of history, psychology, self-empowerment, metaphysics and quantum physics. Their intention is to teach what they have learned in a fun and inspiring way. ‘Wings’ is their first published book, and they are working on several other books, including a book of poems, short stories, and musings.

    Read more from Elizabeth Hicks

    Related to 50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers

    Related ebooks

    Poetry For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      A Symposium on Deserts

      Mar 1, 2019

      A Symposium on Deserts
      24 min read

    • Article

      The Depth Of Life

      Apr 10, 2021

      The Depth Of Life
      9 min read

    • Article

      The Spaces In-between

      Jul 15, 2020

      We were just off South Cape when a voice came out of the long-wave radio and announced that Tasmania had closed its borders. Everyone stopped moving. Eyes like plates, jaws dropped to the floor. Coffee mugs suspended mid-flight. The whole catastrophe

      3 min read

    • Article

      Arseholes

      Oct 3, 2018

      In 1990 my mate Rob and I found a wave we called “Arseholes”. No epic slab, just three feet and remote. It was our own little adventure, dreamed up around the campfire at Rob’s farm in the deep south of Western Australia. Arseholes was located beyond

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sailing In The South Pacific

      Sep 3, 2020

      Sailing In The South Pacific
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Spice islands

      Aug 13, 2020

      The Spice islands
      7 min read

    • Article

      Following The Flow

      Aug 31, 2019

      Following The Flow
      11 min read

    • Article

      At The End Of The Highway

      Feb 20, 2020

      At The End Of The Highway
      11 min read

    • Article

      Starshift

      Sep 9, 2019

      Starshift
      16 min read

    • Article

      Making Do

      Jul 18, 2017

      Making Do
      1 min read

    • Article

      Ten Sights (I Wish I’d Seen)

      Sep 3, 2019

      Ten Sights (I Wish I’d Seen)
      4 min read

    • Article

      ULA Majewski

      Dec 12, 2018

      ULA Majewski
      2 min read

    • Article

      Where The Sky Is Born

      Jun 9, 2022

      Where The Sky Is Born
      8 min read

    • Article

      Dusk In The Dale

      Jun 25, 2020

      Dusk In The Dale
      1 min read

    • Article

      Sea of Tranquility

      Oct 15, 2019

      Sea of Tranquility
      6 min read

    • Article

      Up From the Desert

      Sep 1, 2019

      Up From the Desert
      4 min read

    • Article

      OFF THE Mangrove Coast

      Feb 22, 2019

      OFF THE Mangrove Coast
      4 min read

    • Article

      Dolphins To The Rescue

      Feb 9, 2021

      Dolphins To The Rescue
      9 min read

    • Article

      Lost And Found Out West

      Nov 30, 2021

      Lost And Found Out West
      5 min read

    • Article

      Rafting The Colorado

      Mar 1, 2019

      Rafting The Colorado
      7 min read

    • Article

      Design From Experience

      Sep 12, 2019

      In 1965 a young American designer, Dick Carter, met up with Bernard Hayman of Yachting World in the cockpit of Dick’s new race boat Rabbit. Yachting World recognised a mould-breaking yacht when it saw one and Hayman went on to publish Rabbit’s lines

      8 min read

    • Article

      Lift Off In Cappadocia

      Mar 28, 2024

      OUR EUROPEAN ODYSSEY pt 27 The menacing shadow over our motorhome got bigger and bigger, like an unidentified spaceship hovering threateningly above. I held my breath. “Look!” said my five-year-old daughter Dorothy, excitedly. She was bundled in a du

      7 min read

    • Article

      A Greek Odyssey

      Apr 11, 2024

      A Greek Odyssey
      10 min read

    • Article

      Back From The Brink

      Apr 7, 2022

      Back From The Brink
      5 min read

    • Article

      A Passage To Greenland

      Oct 16, 2018

      A Passage To Greenland
      8 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for 50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers - Elizabeth Hicks

      50 Poems & Musings for Ropepullers

      by

      Elizabeth Emily Hicks

      William Raymond Hicks

      Joseph John Hicks

      Copyright 2012 William Raymond Hicks, Elizabeth Emily Hicks, Joseph John Hicks

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.

      Cover painting Ropepullers by William Raymond Hicks

      ***~~~***

      Ropepullers - Part I

      by Joseph Hicks

      (inspired by the painting Ropepullers by William R. Hicks)

      The sun is ablaze in the African sky.

      Majestic stone pyramids tower over the burning desert sands of Ancient Egypt.

      The time: 3,000 B.C.

      Barefoot, bare-chested, with a simple cloth protecting their sweat drenched heads,

      the slaves shuffle along, one behind the other, across the burning sand.

      They are lined up in several, carefully structured rows.

      Heavy, taught ropes are slung over one shoulder.

      They heave, every muscle of their bodies straining to pull the massive blocks of granite across the sand to their destination.

      The crack of the slave drivers’ whips, and the responding cries of pain, permeate the still, dry air.

      The sun is ablaze in the American sky.

      Majestic structures of glass and steel tower over the burning black asphalt of the modern freeway.

      The time: 2007 A.D.

      Fully clothed, some fully made up or making themselves up, showered and scented,

      the commuters in their mechanized vehicles inch along, one behind the other, across the burning asphalt.

      They are lined up in several rows, separated by painted lane markers.

      Belt straps are pulled over one shoulder and across their chests.

      Their hands are clenched tightly on the steering wheels.

      The sound of blaring horns, and the responding angry cries and curses, permeate the heavy, smog filled air.

      ***~~~***

      Martinis on Mars

      by William R. Hicks

      The plane takes off from LAX Airport

      Elise and I ease back in our massage chairs

      We read books, chat and listen to music

      Eat, drink and watch movies

      Search the web, e-mail, journal and sketch

      It’ll be a long flight, a pretty long flight

      Thankfully, this plane is like a cruise ship

      With all the amenities, once we reach outer space

      We’ve got our own room and bathroom

      And large window to view the earth below

      We can see the horizon curve more and more

      As cities, countries and continents get smaller and smaller

      The Earth becomes swirls of blue, green and white below

      After awhile, the sky turns from light blue to black

      And we are weightless

      We’re free to float about the airship

      Visit the bar, library, slots, or virtual game room

      See a show, or whatever, it’s fun to move about the cabin

      Lighter than a feather

      Earth below is simply gorgeous!

      It shrinks below us as the moon grows in size and brightness

      We pass the dark side of the moon on our way to Mars

      Using some highly advanced technology

      We’re off at super speeds toward the red planet

      Without atmosphere, there’s not much to see

      Except blackness, and the Earth and Moon

      Falling behind us

      And the Sun as just a very bright star in the abyss

      It’s a little creepy being out here in the void

      After days and nights of cruising, we reach Mars

      The beautiful red planet looms ahead of us

      Photograph of Mars by NASA

      It’s absolutely breath-taking!

      We allow its gravity to pull us in

      And we make our descent to the surface

      The ship lands next to a giant clear dome

      And we exit through a tube into the large hemispherical structure

      We’re at the Mars Lava Lounge

      With a circular bar in the middle

      The room is filled with comfy-looking, spherical silver chairs

      Around oval glass tables

      Some chairs are

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1