Poems of Ash Covered Roses

by A Shy Rose

About The Book

Poems of Ash Covered Roses won the Christlit Book Award 2025!!

This book is a compilation of 20 years of raw feelings. Sometimes normal words and activities don't describe the deeper contents of the heart. Poetry is a beautiful way to express some of the pent up feelings inside of us.

Metaphoric, blunt, emotional, abstract, scenic, orderly, messy, vivid or discrete... Find a connection perhaps with your own raw feelings through reading this collection of poems.

Laugh, cry or ponder; wheresoever your heart and mind take you... Enjoy!

A Shy Rose

Artistic Drctr|Dancer& Cert. Pilates Instructor| AwardWinning Author| Speaker|Entrepreneur

A Shy Rose (Ashley Rose Marcum) is an award winning author - an ambitious artistic director, choreographer, ballerina, dancer teacher, certified Pilates instructor, musician, painter, poet, and momentum building Speaker. Her aim is to spread hope and encouragement to people of all ages, abilities and interests. She has been working with those in the neurodiverse spectrum for the past 20 years and hopes to keep advocating for those who are beautifully different. Ashley is also creator of the Momentum app! What she enjoys most is finding peace in Gods spectacular nature on her little farm. She has six kids, three are now adults. She gives God the glory for having the opportunity to publish books. Her Grandma was an accomplished Author and she feels honored to walk in her footsteps.

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