Wherefore come the mists in the vale but as clouds hung low and heavy with flights of fantasy to tell which brim, but not break, the levee? Such mists might come stampeding wild lest the shepherd guide them with calm, ram and lamb and ewe all made mild with blessings from his phantom palm. He shepherds half-glimpsed, as a ghost, amidst the moisture of the morn, a patient specter on the coast— who is to say he is forlorn? Mists and dreams manifest his flock, fading, half-forgotten at light, floating far from the lonely loch, their fleece foggy…drifting…cool…white. Do not rouse at the passing flock or the flock is quickly dispelled, and do not blink at the reed stalk by the shepherd’s easy hand held— it is the bane of goblin kin who covet the flock for their own, eating dreams of sleeping children as they toss and turn, weep and moan. Thus, the shepherd tends his flock well, though his eyelids may droop down low; sentinel even when storms swell, lightning strikes, and the strong winds blow. Highlands, lowlands, valley and moor, the flock wanders on hooves unheard, guided gently from shore to shore, quiet as his unspoken word.
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He also writes Supernatural Romance under the name S.C. Foster (because his fiancee pushed him to do so). He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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