Showing results by narrator "Mike Blake" in All Categories

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Cranberries, was a powerful wee singer, an incredible projectionist of her voice. It lifted people that heard her, and she amassed a great following as a consequence of her vocal beauty. She also played a part in the peace process with her release of Zombie and performing at the Nobel Prize for peace in Ireland.

This is A.C. Valhalla poem Part 1. It follows the journey of Eivor from her birthplace in Norway to England and her quest with her brother Sigurd, to conquer the 4 Kingdoms.

This poem, Assassins Creed II: Ezio, the second in the series, is a mixture based around the fictional video game series, film, the real Assassins founded by Hassan e Sabbāh in 1090, and other embellishments.

This song/poem lyrics was written sometime ago, but has only now been published for the first time on Amazon. The theme of this song lyrics is about the dangers for all of us (esp children) on the roads with cars/vehicles and their misuse.

A Poem about the acclaimed U.S. Poet Mary Oliver. She represented all things bright and beautiful in Nature, and encompassed the less bright in her accomplished Poems.

Pillars of Creation: Is a poem based around the rekindling of interest in them from the the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.

Christine and the Queens - Is a very popular French lady artist, singer and creator of the band, Christine and the Queens. She is vogue right now and famous for her innovative style both in the UK, USA, and wider world. I have written this poem as a kind of homage to her work and to understand her unusual tone of writing.

A poem about the cubist painter of the last Century (20th). He was a surrealist artist, and in his earlier works painted in the neoclassical. Born in Spain, he escaped Franco's regime by being in exile in France. Some of his cubist art may have been influenced by his knowledge of the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil war, especially in his Masterpiece Guernica. A lot of his Art is treasured Worldwide, and many of his paintings fetch huge sums at auction.

All the poems cover nature or healing as their main themes.

This Poem / rap lyrics, Groovy Satin Glutes is based on the fitness regimes of using the latest resistance bands that many Gyms and exercise classes employ. This has become quite a craze for women in general, but also some guys want the benefits of this novel way of fitness. I don't blame them! The ladies have it sussed. It was inspired by a certain Zumba lady, who unfortunately didn't want to subscribe to the cover of this poem so it has gone to another Zumba lady..

This is the newest version of 'The Shortest Day' which is bridged with new bridging verses to give it a different outlook and flavor to the poetry. It is not as compact and tight as the original but it has its own dynamics I actually prefer the bridged version, what do you think?

Mind-Deep (Ex Machina) is a poem based around the popular Sci-Fi film Ex Machina released in 2015. This poem was written on Saturday 25th November 2017 while watching the film on UK tv. What an experience, and thus inspired.

Back When Kings Led: A time in history when Kings had to be on the battlefield and do their share of the fighting & possibly dying.

Nature Health Healing: 5 Poem Book Deal comprises of five poems here listed on nature and healing.

This poem, In the Eyes of Laura Mars, is a poem about a girl you've always been infatuated with, and the qualities she beholds. All in beauty, elegance, and poise. The woman you would want to partner with, or would want to marry.

The rain has a tendency to make people run for their houses, or any other nearby available shelter. Sometimes, you should consider staying out in one of nature's best refreshments!

GAZA Today: Would You Turn Your Back. Everyone knows what Gaza is. A strip of land in the Middle East, being vociferously fought over. I don't want to get into the Politics of it, but at least a brush with it is unavoidable if you attempt any kind of dialogue or description of the occurrences that are happening there — truly awful. This poem is a short one, and keeps to the suffering of its people, and not delving too much into sides of the Political spectrum. I think the suffering in a modern day scenario with instant and graphic footage of this one-sided war is horrific.

We are all guilty of misconception at differing times in our lives. This short story Gold Taps Nice House highlights our misconceptions and mistakes about people and places that we all too frequently do in our everyday situations. The woman in this short story will be misconceived by the reader as being both really nice and really nasty at different times within the storyline.

In all its guises, it represents a new era in remote 'close contact'. The Drone itself being sent from a remote location and controlled at a remote location, but the target being an individual, small group or military vehicle like the Tank.

Matters of Urgency (Biz): A poem about the cut and thrust of the Business world. How businesses in the boardroom deal with the aspects of promotion.