Tag: Awakening

the way

On By Amrita Skye BlaineIn Awakening, chilla/test, Daily reminders, home, mind, Musings, Non-duality, nonduality, notes from self, Poetry, simple pleasures, spirituality2 Comments

the way

seeking, searching
probing for the way
the enigmatic track
I hungered for—
awakening

advertised as special,
something to achieve
it’s hidden from sight
you have to find it
or so they say

pursuit’s the problem
and the remedy
that yearning fire,
necessity

the maze called
I passed through the gate
ten-foot hedges
lined my path

I was lost
tried to find my way
a teasing sky led me on
the sharpest blue

labyrinthine wanderings
took me further
further away,
four distracting decades
before I made the turn
the trust
there is nowhere to go
already, I am home

2023 ©Amrita Skye Blaine
I’m writing a poem a day. These are drafts—not final versions.

“Unleashed” is published!

On By Amrita Skye BlaineIn book, dogs, novel, writing2 Comments

My novel, Unleashed, was just published and is available in paperback and Kindle versions. Below the cover image is the synopsis, and then the Amazon links here and around the world. The young girl, Rowan, is awakening.

Please tell your friends and share with your networks!
All the best,
Amrita Skye
Synopsis:
After her father’s death, eleven-year-old Rowan Graham wrestles with depression. Carolina, her mother, looks for a way to ease her daughter’s grief and decides to adopt another dog. Rowan chooses a wolfhound-deerhound mix and believes she and the pup, Zephyr, communicate through mind-pictures, a phenomenon that her mom rejects.
While vacationing, the family is embroiled in a multi-car accident; Zephyr is pitched from the van and bolts into the wilds of central Oregon. Medics airlift comatose Rowan to Portland for head trauma care.
Best-selling author Moss Westbury is haunted by devastating nightmares. A veteran of the Afghanistan conflict, he writes to expunge his demons. When his nightmares are fueled by unfamiliar howling on his isolated land, he sets out to find the culprit.
Unleashed is a story of devastation, courage, hope, and love, told through the eyes of Moss, Rowan, Carolyn, and Zephyr—each struggling to resolve challenges and fears.
Australia for Kindle: http://amzn.to/2g0RVdk
The Netherlands for Kindle: http://amzn.to/2fAt8fv