CHERRY VERSES: WILLIAMSJI WRITES ON POETESS CHERIE SUMNER

 POETESS CHERIE SUMNER


Cherie Sumner is a North Carolina based author. As a girl, she always had an affinity for animals, art and writing. Later, as an adult, she began to have strange reoccurring dreams about a lost unicorn. 

She was inspired so much by the visions in her sleep that she began to jot down the themes and images of what she saw. These illustrations transformed into adventurous stories. Cherie shared them with her four children. Her family enjoyed the tales and encouraged her to write them down. Eventually, they evolved into her first published book - The Healing Touch, The Story of Falina's Gift. Since completing her first book, Cherie has experienced many new unusual dreams. Undoubtedly, they too will compile and become another creative adventure to publish.

CHERRY VERSES: WILLIAMSJI WRITES ON " CLOUD NUMBER NINE "

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on   Cherie Sumner's " Cloud Number Nine " 


ABOUT THE  TITLE
Prior to 1950's, an American Weather Bureau divided clouds in the sky  into classes from one to nine. The highest of the clouds which reaches nearly 40,000feets. A popular radio show in the 195o's Johnny Dollar, had an episode in which the hero was knocked down unconscious and was transported to a "cloud nine". Here he was revived and lived to be the hero again in future. It was through this show that the phrase came into popular use.
The poem starts
An angelic host must have witnessed how I pine
‘Cause here we are now, up on cloud number nine
(This is the place we all call the cloud No 9. It is a saying in English language.  Cloud Number 9 is an expression.   The Cloud 9 is supposed to be the highest level you can attain to heaven.....it dates way back as an expression.  To say, "I am floating on cloud number nine" is saying you are at your peak of bliss and love.  Silly, but true, says Poetess Cherie Sumner)
I never knew the way, but heaven heard my cries
Started walking up clouds while gazing in your eyes
(Here Poetess Cherie Sumner depicts the way towards love which dwells in heaven. Heaven is the palace or presence-chamber of the high and holy One, whose name is love, and who is both the cause and source of all holy love. God, considered with respect to his essence, is everywhere  God  fills both heaven and in between the earth.)

Swept off my feet, effortlessly floating in mid-air
Puffy clouds of bliss encompassed us everywhere
( There are many things in this planet that in the general are lovely, but yet are not perfectly free from that which is the contrary. There are spots on the sun; and so there are many men that are most amiable and worthy to be loved, who yet are not without some things that are disagreeable and unlovely.)
And when you held me tight in your warm embrace
I left all behind; lost my sense of time and space
( An embrace and a kiss is a symbolic instincts of  deep love)
You and me against the world; let it all disappear
No desire to ever come down; what we need is here
 (The desire should never to be lowered, but to be maintained at the level of the Cloud No 9 itself )
Each lingering kiss and loving touch just affirms
We thrive in this atmosphere; love makes its own terms
( In every heart in heaven, love dwells and reigns. The heart of God is the original seat or subject of love. Divine love is in him, not as in a subject that receives it from another, but as in its original seat, where it is of itself. Love is in God, as light is in the sun, which does not shine by a reflected light.)
Eternity in your arms would feel like paradise
To leave our former life behind is no sacrifice
(This love is not confined to such bodily exercises. It flows out in innumerable streams toward all the created inhabitants of heaven)
The view and weather is always perfectly fine
So let us stay right here, up on cloud number nine
(The lovers decide to stay back in the cloud no 9 . Congrats dear Poetess of Love, dear Cherie Sumner. This is a fabulous verse, My love, My applause to the Poetess)
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APPRECIATION
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The real love or affection is said to be always a caring love for the pleasure of another person without wanting anything in return. It’s also real love when other people think about about our happiness unreservedly. With Real Love, people are not disappointed or irritated when we make our foolish mistakes, when we don’t do what they want, or even when we inconvenience them personally. Real love or affection  is always unconditional. When I use the word happiness, I do not mean the brief and superficial pleasure that comes from money, sex, power, or the conditional approval we earn from others when we behave as they want. Nor do I mean the temporary feeling of happiness we encounter or experience in the absence of immediate conflict or tragedy. Real happiness is not the feeling we get from being entertained or making people do what we want. Real happiness is a profound and lasting sense of peace and fulfillment that deeply satisfies and enlarges the soul. It doesn’t go away when circumstances are difficult. It survives and even grows during hardship and struggle. True happiness is our entire reason to live, and it can only be obtained as we find Real Love and share it with others. With Real Love, nothing else matters; without it, nothing else is enough.
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BY
WILLIAMSJI MAVELI
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CHERRY VERSES: WILLIAMSJI WRITES ON " STAMPED "

WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on   on Cherie Sumner's Poem " Stampede" 
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I laugh until I cry, then cry until I laugh
Hoping my heart will not get torn in half
Your words hit me like horses in a headlong rush
Trampling my emotions with hooves that kick and crush

( A stampede literally means  an act of mass impulse among herd animals herd or a crowd of people in which the herd or the crowd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose.. This may happen in various situations in different countries according to their political and social and cultural actions or its after effects. Here Poetess is emphasis the stampede of herd of horses which she like the most.)

I am vulnerable, standing on shaky ground
Allowing your boisterous thunder to tread and pound
While you flail insults like dirt clods and flinging rocks
I cower under the pressure, taking your knocks

(Group associated with stampede behavior include wild horses, cattle, elephants, rhinoceros and also humans I am very particular to state that, each stanza  is worthy of praise and admiration to Poetess Cherie Sumner)

Just when I think the stampede is about to end
You change direction, come back to trample again
Once out of control, your panicked herd instincts stay
I am crushed under your hooves, no place to get away

(The Poetess depiction of the scenes or visuals are excellent. A reader  could see the stampede, loud and clear running over the words upon read, and it takes   in our stride,  Congrats and I am proud of who you are, great expression of angering words with force, again well narrated by the Poetess Cherie Sumner)

Despite your wild driving force beating my soul down
I refuse to hate; Christ loved me in his thorny crown
I forgive your charging herd, your need to stampede
God’s spirit of love leads upon a gentle white steed

(The lines are having such an in depth thoughts and painful on God's love and kindness which is the most honorable and noble cause in all kinds tragedies of historical events.)
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A stampede is an act of mass impulse among a crowd of people. The poem is highly powerful in nature and for the faith and unconquerable spirit that drives the Poetess to be bold and beautiful in all respects by this verse.  The worship to God and love in return from God is stronger than any revulsion of man, and the poem focus on God's ways of loving to teach and lead us in our daily life. Every stanza is well written, with stirring and persuasive contents, the metaphor, pitch, rhythm; musicality, transitions, and tempo at its maximum powers and that Spirit of God is love.  If we connect to that, there is no room for aversions or hatreds in life. This is the message from the Poetess Cherie Sumner.
Anything unusual may start a stampede. Especially at night, things such as lighting a match, someone jumping off a horse, a horse shaking itself, a lightning strike, tumbleweed blown into the herd, or "a horse running through a herd kicking at a saddle which has turned under its belly have been known to cause stampedes. A large stampede typically eliminates everything in its path. With livestock, cowboys attempt to turn the moving herd into itself, so that it runs in circles rather than running off a cliff or into a river and avoids damaging human life or property. Tactics used to make the herd turn into itself include firing a pistol, which creates noise to make the leaders of the stampede turn.

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Animals that stampede, especially cattle, are less likely to do so after having eaten and spread out in smaller groups to digest. To further reduce the risk of stampedes, cowboys sometimes sing or whistle to calm the herds disquieted by nightfall. Those on watch at night avoid doing things which could startle the herd and even distance themselves before dismounting a horse or lighting a match.Sometimes people purposefully induce cattle to stampede as a component of warfare or hunting. Or even to kill them at a buffalo jump  
Human stampedes most often occur during religious pilgrimages and professional sporting and music events, as these events tend to involve a large number of people. They also occur in times of panic (e.g. as a result of a fire or explosion) as people try to get away. However, more common causes are when the crowd are trying to get toward something as in the former examples, because the crowd is so big that those in the back continue pushing forward not knowing that those in the front are being crushed.
As mentioned earlier by this writer, Cherie Sumner is a world class poetess, The metaphor is powerful and touches all the senses, that alone makes this poem extraordinary, a stampede is Omani-present Wonderful and a marvelous poetic creation from the golden pen of Cherie Sumner



BY
WILLIAMSJI MAVELI


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CHERRY-VERSES:WILLIAMSJI WRITES ON " CHALLENGE OF WILLPOWER "

 Cherie Sumner's Challenge of Willpower

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 WILLIAMSJI MAVELI writes on  Cherie Sumner's " Challenge of Willpower ".
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Poem & Image : Copy Right to Poetess Cherie Sumner 
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This poem is a conventional in its way of erotic expression and story narration. The poetess Cherie Sumner is trying to depict poetically, the erotic fun by way of an attempt to portray a couple challenging sexual willpower's, by way of a competitive approach to see who can tempt and who to breaking the climax point  and win the pleasure, in a most erotic way  indeed.
Challenge of Willpower
A battle raged from heaven, a challenge of stubborn wills
A man and a woman stirred inside with amorous thrills
Of carnal desire and deep needs they refused to confess
Instead, they tempted one another to make each obsess
(Sex desire is the most influential of human desires. The above lines depicts the transformation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation)
A competition, to see which one was weaker, and would cave
To succumb to flesh’s tempting call to make them misbehave
The woman used her sensual playfulness and feminine wiles
She flashed her hidden treasures, and did a dance to beguile
(When driven by erotic desire, men develop keenness of thoughts, courage, will-power, diligence, and creative ability unknown to them at other times)
Her cascading long hair served as a scanty covering veil
To cover her breasts, for a show that teased him very well
The man was consumed inside with burning flames of passion
So he sat upon his hands for self control to resist action
{A strong and impelling is the desire for sexual contact that everyone freely run the risk of life and reputation to indulge it. Among couples, there will be a competitive spirit in indulging sexual pre-play and pleasure)
To escape his vice and to preserve his wavering power
He tempted her, with his Rock of Gibraltar - mountain tower
Covered only by a small towel to display his length and girth
He straddled a chair to tease the woman for all it was worth
(The metamorphosis of sex energy calls for the exercise of will-power, to be sure, but the reward is worth the effort)
An effective strategy that her quivering desire took notice
So in return, she spread her legs to reveal her peddled lotus
A frenzy of emotions raced courses through their veins
As they both were on the brink of breaking under the strains
(The desire for sexual expression is inborn and natural. The couple need not feel shy over it. Instead, they need to be involved in sex as a pleasure to create more energy and power)
Then, in the still of the moment, a softness filled his face
And when she saw his eyes, her built tension was replaced
By an overwhelming need to simply take his warm hand
A reciprocated feeling that their hearts could understand
(The creative imagination functions best when the mind is vibrating (due to some form of mind stimulation) at an exceedingly high rate. That is, when the mind is functioning at a rate of vibration higher than that of ordinary, normal thought)
Suddenly, the conquering game transitioned to a truce
No longer a want to break one’s will in order to seduce
They both flew into each other’s arms, to savor skin on skin
An embrace wrapped in angelic wings and rushing wind
(The creativeness becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations, originating outside the individual's subconscious mind, the more this faculty is used, and the more the individual relies upon it, and makes demands upon it for thought impulses)
In rhythmic waves of exaltation, their wills were laid to rest
As each became absorbed with giving their lover all their best
In sweet surrender, two souls soared heaven like a dove
Trading a moot competition, for selfless making love
(The faculty of creative imagination is the direct link between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence. All so-called revelations, referred to in the realm of religion, and all discoveries of basic or new principles in the field of invention, take place through the faculty of creative imagination.)
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The word transmute means in simple language, the changing, or transferring of one element, or form of energy, into another.The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind. Because of lack of knowledge on the subject, this state of mind is generally associated with the physical, and because of improper influences, to which most people have been subjected, in acquiring knowledge of sex, things essentially physical have highly biased the mind. The emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive potentialities, such as perpetuation of mankind, the transformation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation and grabbing the end results of erotic pleasure between the bodies of the two who are involved.

Sex transformation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other nature. When driven by erotic desire, men develop keenness of imagination, courage, will-power, persistence, and creative ability unknown to them at other times. So strong and impelling is the desire for sexual contact that men freely run the risk of life and reputation to indulge it. When harnessed, and redirected along other lines, this motivating force maintains all of its attributes of keenness of imagination, courage, etc., which may be used as powerful creative forces in literature, art, or in any other profession or calling, including, of course, the accumulation of riches.

 The metamorphosis of sex energy calls for the exercise of will-power, to be sure, but the reward is worth the effort. The desire for sexual expression is inborn and natural. The desire cannot, and should not be submerged or eliminated. But it should be given an outlet through forms of expression which enrich the body, mind, and spirit of man. If not given this form of outlet, through transmutation, it will seek outlets through purely physical channels.

The flow of a river may be stopped or dammed, and its water controlled for a period of time, but eventually, it will force an outlet. The same is true of the emotion of sex. It may be submerged and controlled for a time, but its very nature causes it to be ever seeking means of expression. If it is not transmuted into some creative effort it will find a less worthy outlet. Congratulations to Poetess Cherie Sumner for posting this poem with a novel concept in poetry which is being depicted in a true, fair and methodical writing.

BY
WILLIAMSJI MAVELI
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CHERRY-VERSES: WILLIAMSJI WRITES ON "LOVE COMES ALIVE"

 Love Comes Alive

 Cherie Sumner

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POEM & IMAGE: COPY RIGHT TO HONORABLE POETESS CHERIE SUMNER
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Not another day could I stand being apart
From my beloved, so I painted him in art
With vibrant red to represent his heart’s pleading
Conveying with each brush stroke my love bleeding

(Love Comes Alive is a poem from an Artist and an author. She is depicting the poem in her most positive way. Her poetic rhymes are excellent. See the ending of each and every line of this stanza. Superb and lovely)

His gaze, piercing through my soul, locked into my eyes
The likeness of his gentleness took me by surprise
And as I was adding the last finishing touch
The portrait moved, I felt his hand take mine in clutch!

(The Artist is getting into a love affair of the art work itself. "His gaze of love is piercing through the soul" Amazing and alluring lines)

My lover’s eyes met mine, as he held onto my hand
My painting turned alive! His movements did expand
To reaching for me to help pull him out and through
The transporting canvas, and hold me standing in full view

(The Poetess is getting into a virtual world of love, both wer holding a hand in hand. Lovely imagery)

Fantasy transformed into reality like kismet magic
I kissed him hard, as his absence had been tragic
My ache to be with him, was mirrored in his face
We were separated too long by distance and space

( The fantasy has become a reality, the love started its own  journey)

Our passion consumed us both, and we were unable
To resist temptation, so we cleared off the art table
In one long sweep, paint and brushes spilled on the floor
With reckless abandon, our love’s needs did implore

( The colors of love got spilled out on the table, temptations conquered throughout and the spirit of  both the ART and ARTIST united into one life as itself Amazing)

On a makeshift bed, living art spread in a canvas of skin
Kisses, in artistic expression, imbued desire therein
The painted colors of his love poured inside of me
As I became his art pallet to thrust his masculinity

(The poem reaches in its climax of love and lust, beautifully depicted by Cherie Sumner)

His careless whispers swirled in hues of love in my ears
In rhythmic unison, our climax brought me to tears
A masterpiece, making love an art form that fateful day
But when I blinked my eyes, my beloved faded away

(Directly or indirectly, this poems intoxicates everyone's life, as human beings, we all are like artist's doing an art of love and its own life)

I sat up on the art table to behold the sad circumstance
My lover was back an art portrait, with loving glance
He stared back at me on canvas and broke my heart
Right back to missing him, for the miles we live apart

(The contrast between the lover and the loved is depicted beyond the borders of intimacy and affection. Hats off to my beloved and favorite Poetess Cherie Sumner. This is a romantic verse on love)

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For centuries, Painting is being considered as  poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Everything you can imagine becomes a reality or a show, or a way of life and it is real.Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth and the rawness in real life.The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.Art and love, both are the same in one way, both are attracted each other, the art and the artist, the poem and the Poetess- It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.I dream my painting and I paint my dream.Many great artists have been drawn together in real friendship and in love. In " Artists in Love" , curator and writer Veronica Kavass delves into the passionate and creative underpinnings of the art world's most provocative romances. From Picasso and Francoise Gilot to Lee Miler and Man Ray to Saul Steinberg and Hedda Sterne, Kavass' graceful and daring text provides a generous glimpse into the inspiring and sometimes tempestuous relationships between celebrated artists throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. From poetic beginnings to shocking endings, and vice-versa, the various dimensions of the artist couple archetypes are  ceaselessly explored.  Some are enduring and collaborative, yielding astonishing parallel bodies of work, as with Robert and Sonia Delaunay and Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Others are adoring and explosive, such as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Essays revealing what compelled these dynamic artists to partner, how their pairing influenced their work, and why their love may have faltered, are accompanied by lush illustrations of their art and documentary photographs of the couple. This is About Artist's in love. But Poetess Cherie Sumner is bringing a beautiful poetry of an artist who falls in love with the art work and dwells in a fantasy mood. A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light of a real life within us. I am an emotional person who only understands  life lyrically, melodiously, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason.

I am so thirsty for the spectacular that only the art has power over me. Anything I cannot transform into something artistic or spectacular, I let it go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape,one way or another. No more canvas, no more picture, no more colors.  Congrats dear Poetess Cherie Sumner for sharing your wonderful poem "Love Comes Alive" with us.

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WILLIAMSJI MAVELI
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