WELCOME TO THE WORLD
OF RHYMING POETRY




WATERFALLING WISHES 

Like sequined strands of shimmered cashmere shawl,
Cascading drops of silvered waterfall                        
Cast rippling waves that wind through crystal stream
To spread like wistful wishes in a dream.                

Marianne McNeil Logan



POETRY EVENTS IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
Monthly Cowboy Poetry Breakfasts

2nd Saturdays
 
Enjoy the monthly Cowboy Poetry Breakfasts on the 2nd Saturday,
       at the Big Texan. on I-40-E at Amarillo, TX. This is the only monthly event of its
kind in the whole country. 
It's family entertainment in rhyming verse
by cowboy/girl poets and music by Ivan Cates  and Pat Henry
on cowboy traditions and culture.
Experiences, tragedies, hilarious happenings, homesickness,
the heritage and pride of these Old West descendants, members of the
 Southwest Cowboy Poets Association.
   Monthly Cowboy Poetry Breakfasts

As far as we know, the only monthly event
of its kind in the country
Started October 1991
           Big Texan Steak Ranch
 
         

Saturday, March 14
8:00

     Headliners       
                                                                                                                                               
CHARLIE BELL
&
BILL CRENSHAW
EMCEE
BOB MUNCY


Hi-Plains
 Poetry Chapter
  April 18, at Senior Citizen Center 2:00


Panhandle Professional Writers

March 21
Senior Citizens Center 9:30


Inspirational Writers Alive!
Kingswood Church
Thursday, March12, 7:00




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International Prizes

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FIVE INTERNATIONAL POETRY AWARDS
WON BY TWO HI-PLAINS POETRY MEMBERS 
UNITED POET LAUREATE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 
HELD IN PLAINVIEW TX AND TAIWAN, CHINA 
        
3 - 1ST PLACEs -  MARIANNE MCNEIL LOGAN, AMARILLO, TEXAS
2ND PLACE - VON BOURLAND, HAPPY, TEXAS
1 - 3RD PLACE - MARIANNE MCNEIL LOGAN

THREE MMML books won FIVE National Book Awards,

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       If you enjoy well-crafted poetry in rhyming poems
that touch the heart,
please read the sonnets listed below
and see other Books of our Poetry listed on page 7.

 

                     BOOKS OF SONNETS              
by
            Marianne Logan & Vivian Stewart          
 
                                                                  
Singing Songs of Inspiration
Marianne Sonnet Variation
 
To Fan Creative Flame
PAGE 17

God-given talent is a special gift                
that fills our lives with treasure, gives a lift
        to those who search for beauty's awesome show,
and hearts that wander, lonely and adrift. 
When inspiration strikes, the artists know 
                 that someone found their dream. They help it grow,  
then smile with pride while artisans create
and work develops masterpieces's glow.   
 
Kind words encourage, urge, and motivate
the flame of genius, but cruel words weight
can smother craftsman's creativity            
 as dreams descend to dark deserted fate.   
 
      Lord, what a barren place this world would be
without the beauty found in artistry,        
and lines of truth revealed in poetry.        
                        
      Marianne Sonnet Pattern
       aababbcb ccdc ddd or eee
 
Book
Singing Songs of Friendship
Vivienne Sonnet Variation
Past Poet Laureate of Poetry Society of Oklahoma
 
Page 1
Welcome To My Heart
 
 Come in this house and have a cup of tea,
           and tell me what you're up to, how you've been! 
I had a feeling you just might stop by  
          So baked banana muffins. They're still warm."
 "A china cup, lace napkin just for me?    
     I haven't felt so welcomed since back when--
And roses in a crystal vase--oh, my!        
   I'll have another muffin. There's no harm.
"
 
"I brought some snapshots of my family."
          We munch, catch up on news, tell jokes, and then
     Exchange advice, share secrets, laugh and cry.
  Time flies. You have to go. I twist your arm.
 
    "You must stop by more often, oh, please do!
   When we can't visit, somehow I feel blue.
       My door and heart stay open wide for you."
  
                    
                    Vivienne Sonnet Pattern         
                    abcd abcd abcd eee               
Vivian and I performed this poem as a skit
at the Poets NW Workshop in Houston

 E-MAIL SPECIAL
 
Sketches by each poet on each page
Special Price 2-Book Gift Set includes postage and handling
$12.00

To Order your books:
 
       Vivian R Stewart                       Marianne Logan
2516 Morgan Road NE                2700 S Roosevelt
Piedmont, OK 73078                  Amarillo, TX 79103
405-373-0713                                806-374-4354
 
Get autographed Copies
 Start Your
Family Library
for Your Family this Year
My New Book Moments in Mourning 
is available for Christmas giving, too

               Please take a look at my other website www.trianglemotelrt66.com                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 Winner of the Poetry Society of Texas' Hilton Ross Greer Award

2006 Winner of Southwest  Cowboy Poetry Heritage Award