Title: maroon daydreams
Author: Cheyenne Raine
Publisher: CreateSpace
Format: Paperback
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Synopsis:
maroon daydreams is a collection of poetry that dives into experiences of healing, living life, daydreaming and all the aftermath of decisions we make and wishes we chase after.
loved this short poetry collection! i thought it was vivid with imagery and the words flowed together beautifully. cheyenne raine divides maroon daydreams into four different sections which are healing, experience, daydreaming, and aftermath. each section has poems centered around the sectioned themes.
what i love most about this collection is the way i felt while reading it and how i felt afterwards. cheyenne raine left me with feelings of hope, love, and self-reflection. she took her emotions and wrote them down with every ounce of her soul.
i thought this collection was very dreamy and magical. i cannot wait to read more by this author!
some of my personal favorites from the collection:
pressed flowers have dried up in between the journal
entries i created, they have the faintest scent of life. i
once wrote about you and how you managed to create
a resounding echo of bliss in my life. i once found the
words that embodied your untamed spirit and
described your captivating smile. once. now, there
are dead flowers that smell like the rain and small
entries that cannot grasp who you are.
– scent of life
i choke on cigarette smoke. i want to leave these
strangers, yet, their stories are so wild and unique.
so, i stay and listen. their eyes close as they
remember who they were and why they were rebels.
my eyes are wide with curiosity, waiting to hear their
words fabricate a tale of good and old times.
– they were rebels
i will rise,
my fists full of flowers
and my soul full of light.
isn’t is the gentlest of things
that show the most strength?
where the blossoms push through dirt
and the sun illuminates the dark–
there, you will find me.
– fists full of flowers
you make it easy to
believe in magic and light.
your smile is a million
ocean waves crashing
into my small soul.
– easy to believe
that is all for this review! cheyenne raine is a self-pub author, please remember to cross review on amazon! it helps us out. let’s chat in the comments!
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Sounds like an amazing read i really love the poems you highlighted, especially the last one . I will definitely be picking this one up !
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thank you!
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Love the pressed flowers poem! you’re absolutely right in regards to the vivid imagery twin, adding to my Poetry TBR 😉
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thanks twin!!! hope you like this one ❤
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❤
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What beautiful poems! They Were Rebels in particular really sticks with me. That reminds me so much of my own childhood. Plus, the cover is gorgeous. How did you find Cheyenne Raine’s works?
And thank you for the reminder about Amazon reviews! I really struggle to remember to do those. They are so important for budding authors!
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Thanks Jackie! Cheyenne and I pretty much just met via social media because we had other mutuals in the poetry community. She’s such an amazing human being.
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I love that social media is capable of bringing so many amazing people together like this. Thank goodness communities have closer ties now — I know I’d be woefully alone without my bookish community.
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I definitely get that!!
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[…] maroon daydreams by Cheyenne Raine ★★★★★ Genre: Poetry Filled with beautiful vivid imagery, this collection of poetry will have you feeling love and light by the end of it. I have a short review with some of the poems here. […]
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