Lovers of Twilight (haiku poem)

 

By Glenda Reynolds 

I stared at faces

So diff’rent, so beautiful

I can’t look away

 

I looked at Edward

Our worlds did not coexist

Should be friends only

 

Edward persisted,

“I can’t stay away from you.”

Now I couldn’t breath

 

When I thought of him

His hypnotic eyes had me

Sheer magnetism

 

His face close to mine

Brushed his lips from ear to chin

I simply trembled

 

As I lay sleeping

I said his name, unnerved him

He heard and watched me

 

Truth made known to him

Resurrect being human

Lovers in meadow

 

Just Stand (haiku poem)

 

           

By Glenda Reynolds

As in Exodus

We flee an opposing force

Hope wav’ring each day

 

We’re in the middle

Between tyrants and the sea

With fear in our hearts

 

“Do not be afraid!

Stand still; see God’s salvation.

See tyrants no more.”

 

And God also says,

“The Lord himself will fight for

You, and just stay calm.”

 

Fix eyes on Jesus

When the seas are very rough

He is your captain

 

For He calms the storms

And He walks on the water

He’ll never leave you

 

Words I leave with you

“Be still and know I am God.”

Leave burdens with Him

My General Writing Process

I wrote this as a monthly challenge for my group at Writers 750 Good reads: Prepare to Write. See link below. 

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22621441-october-prepare-to-write

I would first like to address the journey for my published book. I have only self-published one book, and that was in 2012 Mayan World of Vampires. This was back when vampires were on the big screen and TV (Twilight and Vampire Diaries). It inspired me to write a paranormal romance novel. At the time, I had a coworker with two young daughters. All three of them would read chapters I wrote for this and gave me critiques. I wrote it for young adults. There was violence and adult subject matters, but no bad language or graphic sexuality. I also wanted to interject a subtle Christian perspective, basing this thought on Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.” That is why I wrote about Brotherhood of the Eagle in my book. This is why the main character, Tez the vampire doesn’t drink human blood; he drinks the blood of large animals and large fish. The true villain of the story is a cursed vampire named Zafrina who had her beginnings in ancient Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh, Rameses II.

*As far as research, most of my research was done both before and during my writing. Wikipedia proved to be very helpful

Mayan World of Vampires has a wide range of characters, not only vampires, but young people coming of age, a holy man from the Brotherhood of the Eagle, ghosts, and an angel named Micah which means “Who is like Yahweh?” I made a list of the characters, using Mayan names with their meanings and their relationships. At the time I was a new writer and knew nothing about doing outlines. I was a “panser” at the time, meaning I wrote by the seat of my pants – not outlined. I would envision the scenes and then write dialogue and action. It was like a movie in my head that I put to words.

*I not only took inspiration from what I learned about the Mayan history and culture, but I took inspiration from music. I still have the playlist that inspired me. I took this cue from Stephanie Meyer when she was writing the Twilight Saga.

• “Fading” by Decyfer Down, a heavy metal Christian song speaks of the transition of Tez the vampire. “Every single day a part of my soul is fading...so save me from what I’ve become.”This would be the main story theme if this were a movie.
• “Deliver Me” by Sarah Brighton is about the main character Melanna, daughter of the king. She also had an antagonistic sister. And she was being forced to marry a demonic, abusive vampire; but there was a twist in events.
• “Fight Inside” by Red is a heavy metal Christian song that reminds me of the blood lust of Tez who struggled to do good versus to give in to his vampire nature.
• “Burn Back The Sun” speaks of the struggle of Tez, and the melody speaks of good times with his love, Melanna.
• “Frail” by Jars of Clay speaks of their relationship and journey.
• “Forever With You” by Decyfer Down is another song that cries out for a relationship, falling in love, “I want a lover to love and see what you see…here I am, forever with you”.

I have a half-written novel as a sequel that I’ve never completed, The Cursed Leviathan which is a ship that is commanded by Captain Jon “The Devil” Devon, a Jamaican vampire. I used YouTube videos to help me with Jamaican pronunciation and general speech.

For this sequel, I did type out a thirteen-point outline, although the outline is only half of the story. The timeline for this story is around the time that the Spanish occupied parts of the United States, primarily Florida. The Colusa Indians were living in Florida in my story. The villain Zafrina clashes with the Colusa Indians who happen to be shifters that change into cougars and alligators. (I took a hint from the Twilight Saga). I envisioned this novel coming to a climax of a battle between the Colusa/shifters and Zafrina’s bunch. Hopefully, an end of the curse for Jon Devon since a jealous witch cursed him and his love: in the daytime, his love turns into the ship’s masthead while he is forced inside his cabin; they cannot see or speak to each other.

I have mostly done short stories throughout the years since. I have added to a story theme using the same main characters that would make a young adult book, “The Enchanted Willow Forest” that all began with a story theme and prompts by Heather Schuldt. I really enjoy writing in the fantasy genre.