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Violets Of Spring (1987)

I found when winter's breath had hushed,
A sprig entwined upon itself
And a tiny head peeped through the snow
to gaze and gape.
My heart stirred silently to think
How a seedling braved the wind
And endured through barren frigid dawn
to herald spring.

I heard the trill of a whippoorwill
In echoing song across the wood
And I welcomed well its cheery note
of things to come.
It called to mind sweet violets
To grace a lady's golden tress;
Sweet violets of lustrous hue
the babes of spring.

Where once my darling bloomed with child
The woodland soft with thistle crooned
A lullaby, and violets blossomed
for her there.
But the autumn dimmed my lady's glow
And when its deathly cold came forth,
She lived no more but left behind
a lovely violet.

Now cries a soft and pretty thing,
This babe of the forest wood,
She's a blossom from her mother's heart,
my Violet.












This book was published in October 2002 by Southern Charm Press and on these pages appear some of my little tales about the adventures and pitfalls facing all who possess a desire to write their own stories. Dione Glover, Books Publicity Ltd, of London, UK, reviewed this book and advised, "I was laughing aloud by page three which is why this volume will also find a niche in the humour pages of the BPL site. Lynn takes us on a journey, which to those familiar with creating patchwork, is known as the 'Drunkard's Walk'. That is to say there is rhyme and reason in the text, but some very seriously funny whimsical diversions en route.

"The humour and wit is, as we say in UK, 'very dry' and all the more enjoyable for that. It's very reminiscent of Mark Twain and James Thurber, the latter Lynn admits is on his list of admired writers. By 'talking us' through his childhood aspirations, adult forays into literature, especially poetry, to the present we encounter off-beat conversations with luminaries such as Edgar Allen Poe which present a new, and wildly surreal interpretation of events in their lives, or rather death in this instance.

"Lynn is a Georgia gentleman and his book is very American in cultural context, but I'd urge any poet or writer, anywhere, to pick it up and browse because the sentiments, the woes and the imputations regarding editors and the everyday working existence of the freelancer are utterly universal. Who hasn't devised conversations held between editors who are indisputably idiots? Especially since they've been brainless enough to turn down your masterpiece. Apart from provoking a fellow feeling, dipping through the pages will put you in a very good mood. You can return to your ever ready computer with new gusto, smiling and perhaps a little inspired to mentally kick down those pillars of editorial indifference."

Other published works include the following:
  • Portraits (poetry chapbook) published in 1987 by Editor's Desk
  • Affordable Quality Word Processing (article) published in 1988 by Writer's Journal
  • The Last Battle (fiction) published in 1988 by Sandpiper Press
  • Shoplifting: A Serious Game (article) published in 1993 by Anterior Bitewing Ltd.
  • Old Comrades: (poem) engraved on Korean War Memorial in Bangor, Maine
  • Gurney's Squad (fiction) published in 1996 by Sharing & Caring Magazine
  • Father Of The Jeep (article) published in 1997 by Periodical Magazine
  • Lest We Forget (poetry chapbook) published in 1997 by Cameo
  • The Female Physicians Guide To Guy Patients (article) published in 1997 by Mediphors
  • Wayward Spirit (fiction) published in 1999 in O! Georgia by Humpus Bumpus Books
  • A Gallery of Children's Verse (poetry chapbook) published in 1999 by Ocean 21
  • Cliches: Avoid Them Like The Plague (essay) published in 1999 by Writer's Guidelines
  • Me And Dave (essay) published in 2002 by Magnolia Quarterly
  • Jeremy (fiction) published in 2004 by Lindenhill Publishing
  • Lady of the Well, Summer Portrait, and Search and Rescue (fiction) published in 2008 in Medley of Fiction An Anthology by Westmorland Publishing
  • Secrets of Blaney's Mountain (fiction) published in 2009 by Westmorland Publishing
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