Carl Sandburg said,
Poetry is an echo asking a shadow to dance.
Mary Morgan Brown started college as a Math major, but a summer course entitled Modern British Poetry changed the direction of her life. Her curiosity and passion were awakened by Gerard Manley Hopkins, William Wordsworth, Emily Brontë, Alfred Noyes, Dylan Thomas, & W.H. Auden.
I've learned to negotiate this balance beam of life...
The ability to love and be loved
With raw honesty, Ms. Brown chronicles the stages of love from the flirtatious risk-taking to the broken promises. The universality of love permeates her poems about letting go and learning to love yourself again. You will laugh, cry, get angry, sigh, and cheer as this romantic soul touches yours.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) said,
"There is no remedy for love but to love more."
For anyone who believes Tennyson's old adage "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, this book is for you. 21st century life is fraught with broken relationships, as the poet knows first-hand. With a triumph of the human spirit, Mary Morgan Brown rises above her painful past to discover Love
Mary's book Love Is the Remedy was published by Xlibris in 2
Love Is the Remedy: Poems for a Mending Heart
Mary Morgan Brown's tender book, Love Is the Remedy: Poems for a Mending Heart, deals with: Being Vulnerable; Sensing the Longing Within; Finding Contentment; Surviving the Storm Clouds; & Learning to Love Yourself. It ends with a sense that life and the quest for love come full circle for Love Is the Remedy.
Julien of Norwich (1342-1416) said,
"Seek...actively; wait...steadfastly; trust...completely."
Seek, Wait, Trust contains a boatload of wisdom for those on a quest for deeper meaning and purpose in life. The Foreword is the bow; the Poetry, the hull; the Prayers, the stern. Take the helm. Seek and chart a steady spiritual course. Wait for God's navigating guidance. Trust your destination to the living Lord.
Rev Dr Jim Forbes, Mary Morgan Brown, Rev Dr Gregg Brown
Collaborators of Seek, Wait, Trust
Rev. Dr. James A, Forbes, Jr., Senior Emeritus Pastor of Riverside Church in NYC, wrote the Foreword to Seek, Wait, Trust: Poems for Navigating the Spiritual Journey. The Chapters: Seek Actively, Wait Steadfastly, Trust Completely contain poems by Mary Morgan Brown and prayers by Rev. Dr. Gregg Brown, Pastor Emeritus
"God Reaches Back" is found on page 40 of Mary Morgan Brown'
Seek, Wait, Trust: Poems for the Journey of Faith
If you long to draw nearer to the Creator, crave to feel the Spirit's comfort, or desire to follow Jesus along the journey of faith, you will treasure what Robin Fletcher calls these "poignant, tender, and always relatable poems."
"Be Still" is found on Page 52 in Chapter 2 of Mary Morgan B
Seek, Wait, Trust: Poems for the Journey of Faith
Very few of us like to wait. We prefer instant gratification. No wonder God waits patiently for us to learn how to wait steadfastly with him!
"The Tree of Love" is found on Page 177 in Chapter 3 of Seek
Seek, Wait, Trust: Poems for the Journey of Faith
The more time we spend seeking and waiting for God, the more we realize he is shaping us in all circumstances...good, bad, and even tragic. With that realization, we begin to trust him more deeply into the inner workings of our lives.