the hum of trees (cherita 101-150)

the hum of trees is Book 112 in thecherita series of storytelling books.The Cherita genre was created by ai li on the 22 June 1997. It consists of three stanzas of 1 - 2 - 3 lines and it tells a story.Book 112 showcases 90 fine cherita and cherita terbalik from writers and poets who hail from UK, USA, Singapore, Iran, Japan, Italy, India and Croatia.cherita terbalik continues to capture the imagination of poets and there are again fine examples in this edition.Featured Poets as they appear in this anthology :-ai li/ Larry Kimmel/ Pegah Rahmati Nezhad/ Taura Scott/ Roy Kindelberger/ Lakshman Bulusu/ Jackie Chou/ Kathabela Wilson/ Sigrid Saradunn/ Joanna Ashwell/ Kazuaki Wakui/ Teri Messmer/ Peter Jastermsky/ Patricia Allen Smith/ Nicholas Gentile/ Leon Tefft/ Penny Lowery/ Lee Hudspeth/ Stephanie Zepherelli/ Timothy Daly/ Diane Funston/ Partha Sarkar/ Jim Niffen/ Katharine E Winnick/ Ceri Marriott/ Amir Kapetanović/ Gene Schultz/The book has been edited to be experienced two ways. It can be read as a storybook and as an anthology of individual poems.The entire book also has one poem to a page to allow the author's words to breathe.Six sample Cherita from this anthology :-trulytouchingmy heartfallenpetalspoetryPegah Rahmati Nezhad*swallows dive and dartacross the shallowmountain lakedragonfliesjoin in flittingfrom reed to reedRoy Kindelberger*all night longi swimon the edge of sleepsurfacingonly toremember his kissTeri Messmer*a whisperjust the winddearreminding methatlove has goneai li*ridinghomein adead truckanotherdeerStephanie Zepherelli*snowjustthe tastesilveringmytongueJoanna Ashwell*The cherita lighthouse has been awarded to the following writers and poets in this edition for their timeless cherita :-Joanna Ashwell/ Penny Lowery/ Lakshman Bulusu/ Jackie Chou/ Lee Hudspeth/ Stephanie Zepherelli/ Jim Niffen/ Partha Sarkar/ai li is the editor and publisher of the cherita, gembun, dua and ta da anthologies. She is an internationally published Haiku, Tanka, Cherita, Gembun, Dua and Ta Da poet and the founding editor and publisher of still, moving into breath and dew-on-line.N.B. Please be aware that all Kindle versions now match the paperback versions and do not contain any colourimages. Read more