Mountainbird Melodies Book One--Dances with Waterfalls

Mountainbird's poetry challenges women to face each day as an adventure. This poetry for women chronicles the maturing of the poet herself, a woman who transforms from youthful depression and insecurity to mature confidence, self-esteem and inner strength, faith and peace.

Through these empowering story poems, Mountainbird Melodies: Book One--Dances with Waterfalls, Mountainbird takes the reader by the hand and gently leads her through a metamorphosis. While most women will struggle at times much like a caterpillar in its cocoon, these poems will inspire them to awaken to healing and growth, inner strength and confidence. Laugh, cry, and reminisce as you read empowering poems about nature, motherhood, empty nesting, grief, as well as love and relationships. The female poet, Mountainbird, encourages each reader to embrace a life imbued with joy and gratitude during each day's events. As you read, discover your own emotional healing, growth, inner strength, perseverance, and beautiful metamorphosis.

Throughout the first three sections, the poetry reflects transformations the poet went through: Cocoon, Awakening, and Fullness. The last section of story poems, Herstory, records heartfelt personal events. As the reader explores each poetry section, she discovers heart wrenching events and challenging emotions that transform a woman as she matures and heals.

Mountainbird shares to empower women to discover, choose and chart their own marvelous self and future. May each woman enjoy these poetic melodies, while filling up her personal treasure chest with bountiful precious memories.

As a newly divorced young mother, Mountainbird began sharing her writing when she tossed her first poetry submission into an old-fashioned post office box on the side of a country road. She, then, quickly shut the lid, so she could not change her mind. Thus, Mountainbird's publications began with the poem, By a New Salem Brook during Midwinter's Thaw, first published in the small, country town newsletter, The Wendell Times of Wendell, Massachusetts. As the years passed, she published poems, scholarly articles, educational manuals, local newspaper columns, and (eventually) books.

Her first book is Lookin' Up in Down Times: Stars Shine Bright on a Moonless Night. Her second is a children's picture book, The Healing Circle. Mountainbird Melodies: Book One-Dances with Waterfalls is her third book.

At only twelve years old, Lydia Noble rose to the challenge as illustrator. Lydia is a student of art, dance, quilting, nature, and all things beautiful. Her inspiration is her faith and the unique coastal scenery of eastern North Carolina where she resides. Mountainbird Melodies is her first experience as a book illustrator. She genuinely hopes her artwork blesses and encourages others.