Accompanied

<p>Love Grief Beauty Fear Spirituality Mysticism Transformation Choices Nature.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Twinkle Marie Porter-Manning'</strong>s writings have been included in publications and services around the world. For the first time bound in a poetry book all their own her selected writings some mystic in nature others raw with physical-world portrayals of the landscapes we live in created with passion emotion reflection and thoughtfulness.      </p><p>Throughout it is clear she recognizes our journeys are <strong><em>Accompanied </em></strong>with those who weave in and out of our lives: the people the places the creatures. Upon reading one quickly realizes that even in mundane things the Divine is right there too.</p><p><br></p><p>A compelling collection worthy of contemporary exploration. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Writer. Author. Poet. Artist. </strong></p><p><em>Semi-retired award-winning television-producer. </em></p><p>Minister and Retreat Leader. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Twinkle Marie Porter-Manning </strong>is an interfaith minister who has been leading workshops retreats and seminars in the secular and spiritual worlds for more than two decades. She began writing poetry as a teenager and uses it to this day to process and share life's experiences. </p><p><br></p><p>She resides in Maine with her husband and their youngest son. On majestic Moosehead Lake she leads all manner of collaborative nature-based spiritual artistic and writing retreats.</p><p> </p><p>Her published works include <em>The Blessing Book Series; </em></p><p><em>Women of Spirit Sacred Paths of Wisdom Keepers; </em></p><p><em>Intentional Visualization </em>and her seminal theology book<em> </em></p><p><em>Living Life as a Prayer </em>which was published in 2020.</p><p><br></p><p>Among her favorite types of poetry to write are 20-line pantoums several of which are included in this collection.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>www.MatrikaPress.com/twinkle-marie-manning</strong></p><p><strong>www.TwinklesPlace.org</strong><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Accompanied</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Poetry by Twinkle Marie Porter-Manning</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Cover Image: Resin art by Joscelyne Drew Surf & Earth Designs</em></p>